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Paul Morley on music: the Mercury music prize

5197 days ago
Guardian MusicIt might turn a blind eye to frivolous pop and conceptual sound-art, but the Mercury is diligent in its balancing of everything in betweenAs you may have noticed, on Tuesday this week there will be a new Mercury album of the year, the 19th. Even thou... more info

Paul Morley Showing Off ... Ms Dynamite, M People and Portico Quartet

5197 days ago
Guardian MusicPaul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panelAfter a couple of decades, there are a couple of hundred acts to choose from when it comes to assembling a panel to discuss what it was l... more info

Ask the indie professor: Are gender stereotypes still present in indie music?

5199 days ago
Guardian MusicIndie likes to pride itself on having an enlightened sense of gender relations. But that doesn't stop female audience members from being groped at showsI've often thought that indie kids try to purport a more enlightened sense of gender relations bet... more info

Alex James - Alex James Classical Saviour

5199 days ago
ContactMusicAlex James says classical music saved him when Blur were "disintegrating".The band's bassist says that after they originally parted ways with guitarist Graham Coxon... more info

Why your favourite band should split up

5212 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom the Pixies to the Zombies, Jude Rogers talks to the bands who chose to burn out, not fade away"People get into bands, and just keep going because it's that's what's in front of them, don't they?" Down the line from New York, sounding world-weary... more info

Blur - James Almost Missed Babys Birth

5214 days ago
ContactMusicBLUR rocker ALEX JAMES almost missed the birth of his fifth child - he had a "high-level cheese meeting" on the day his wife was due to deliver.The bassist owns a dairy... more info

FLYING SOLO

5214 days ago
The Vinyl Villain And a really fine job he did too.....I'm guessing that most folk would have thought that the days of chart success for Graham Coxon were over when he took his leave of Blur in 2002. The fact is however, that seven times he has found himself a place ... more info

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and the Cairo Gang; Trembling Bells | Pop review

5224 days ago
Guardian MusicShepherd's Bush Empire, LondonAs their triumphal end-of-tour show draws to an end, Bonnie "Prince" Billy – the profane, witty, riveting enigma also known as Will Oldham – is on his knees, serenading Trembling Bells's Lavinia Blackwall, an angel-v... more info

Blur - Movie Reviews The Other Guys

5225 days ago
ContactMusicWill Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg's The Other Guys is described in many of the publicity blurbs about it as a "satire" of cop buddy movies. But many critics refuse to go along... more info

Oasis Fan Katy Perry

5230 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comKaty Perry has revealed that she is a fan of Oasis.The 'California Gurls' singer - who got engaged to comedian Russell Brand in India on New Year's Eve (31.12.09) following a whirlwind romance - admits she loves the defunct rock bands work, even if s... more info

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