NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Sacred Cows is an occasional series in which NME writers question the critical consensus around revered albums. Here, John Doran asks if Blur's 'Parklife' is just a touch over-rated Damon Albarn has come a long way since Blur first split up after 20... more info

ContactMusic — BLUR star ALEX JAMES is not a fan of MOTLEY CRUE - he has branded the group's music "rubbish" and the rockers "muppets".The bassist has dismissed the American group's... more info

ContactMusic — Damon Albarn doesn't party when he tours with Gorillaz. The singer admits his lifestyle has changed dramatically since his days as the frontman of Blur in the 90s,... more info

Gigwise — Both bands schedule same release date... more info

Guardian Music — Unless you're in the Rolling Stones, chances are your pop career isn't going to last a lifetime. But there can be professional life after musical death – as assorted former performers testifyMany former pop stars never quite leave the public eye â€... more info

Guardian Music — Two Door Cinema Club, On tourIf it once seemed the last refuge of the scoundrel, the last five years have seen indie dance become an almost respectable idea. Operating in a similar area to British groups like Foals and Friendly Fires – all fast BPM... more info

Guardian Music — This London band's manic musicianship recalls the herky, jerky pop of Sparks, Roxy Music and XTCHometown: London.The lineup: James Orman (vocals), and his band of glammy men.The background: If yesterday's new band, Films of Colour, are a commercial "... more info

The Independent — As musical feuds go, it wasn't exactly Oasis versus Blur – but the resolution that came last night was a big moment nonetheless. Twelve months after the rapper Kanye West visited mortification upon the music industry by insulting its youthful super... more info

Guardian Music — (Soft Limit)Sometimes when a band decides to self-title an album mid-career, it's to signify some grand narrative – such as Razorlight telling us that America's nasty or Blur telling us that they're really into Pavement. Here Interpol follow in the... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — It's not often you hear a compliment for Damon Albarn from Noel Gallagher. Time has moved on from the Britpop nonsense of the late Nineties but the rival songwriters are still as different as bitter and beaujolais. But both the lyrics giants of the U... more info