ContactMusic — Damon Albarn plans to record a "proper ballad record".The Gorillaz and Blur frontman said he's always promised himself he'd make an album which will see him singing... more info

ContactMusic — DAMON ALBARN hates watching reality TV competitions such as AMERICAN IDOL and THE X FACTOR - likening the contestants' audition process to animal slaughter.The Blur... more info

Guardian Music — The Hereford-born singer-songwriter on the joys of Pearl Jam, Björk and BlurHereford-born Elena Goulding began 2010 in the spotlight, anointed the next big thing by the entire UK music business after winning the critics' choice award at the Brits. T... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley re-introduces Heaven 17 as they dive into the nostalgia circuit As pop music has spiralled back and forwards across its own time and space over the past 20 years, while simultaneously fragmenting into thousands of genres and sub-genres, a... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Spinner Interview Michael Buckner, Getty Images Since Damon Albarn helped define British youth culture in the '90s with his iconic Britpop band Blur, the singer, songwriter, label head and activist has produced a staggering culture clas... more info

Totally Fuzzy — VINYL OBSCURITY said... more obscure new wave pop from ROCK FICTION - S/T EP out of San Francisco 1984 just posted at http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com Eclectic downloads said... Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (Deluxe Edition) (2004) Rubén González - Chanc... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — It's startling how well-documented - in print and on celluloid - British music from the '90s has become. Muscling into that crowded marketplace, Danny O'Connor's Upside Down picks Creation Records as its subject, with the label's founder Alan McGee a... more info

Guardian Music — Singer rules out having his music featured on the US TV show, saying it will be 'forgotten in a few years'Damon Albarn has joined the ranks of musicians lining up to criticise Glee.The Gorillaz and Blur frontman claimed the US TV series would be "for... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tabayo Yatukishi said... - Kim Gordon / DJ Olive / Ikue Mori - "SYR 5" (SYR, 2000) - Sonic Youth / Tim Barnes - "SYR 6 : koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui" (SYR, 2003) - Sonic Youth - "SYR 7" (SYR, 2008) - Sonic Youth / Mats Gustafsson / Merzbo... more info

Press Play — Gorgeous! Absolutely stunning song by blur. I feel like quite the fool for overlooking this song when it first came out. I just heard it today and the bold strings in the song absolutely amazed me. My favorite Blur song? I don't know, but it's h... more info