Orange Music Blog — Ahead of Blur's hotly anticipated return performance at Glastonbury next week, guitarist Graham Coxon sat down to give us a wonderful acoustic performance of 'Brave The Storm' from current solo album, The Spinning Top. You can buy the album here, and... more info

Rollo & Grady — UK Band Reunions: Blur - Confirmed for 2009/2010 The Libertines - 2010, depending on needles/airplanes/booze/cars getting in the way. The Stones Roses - Unfortunately, not until hell freezes over, hopefully I’m wrong. ***Side note: I love Oasis, bu... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Blur have spoken about the possiblity of recording new tracks after their live dates this summer.   Speaking to BBC 6Music bassist Alex James told them about rehearsals saying: "Damon... more info

NME — Band have been 'jangling along' with each other more info

Stereogum — Last fall Peter Hook called late-period New Order an "empty shell." The guys have since filled up said shell by adding Blur bassist Alex James, labeling themselves Bad Lieutenant, and recording an album due for release in October. Details at NME . more info

NME — Bassist writes about Saturday's (June 13) gig in Essex more info

NME — Britney Spears, Blur, Gary Barlow - your music gossip stop more info

The Red Radio — We can't tell you how many times we wished we lived in the UK. Reason #1,257 being... Last night Blur played an intimate in-store at the Rough Trade shop in London to celebrate the release of their new career retrospective... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Black Bubblegum Blur @ Rough Trade East What happens when you take a recently disassembled New Order, subtract one, and add in a partial Blur. Apparently, you get an Abel Ferrara film starring Harvey Keitel. Confused? Frontman Bernard Sumner,... more info

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