Guardian Music — After the Manchester band's acrimonious break-up, three of their members – minus Peter Hook – have joined with Blur's Alex James to form Bad LieutenantFirst came Joy Division, then New Order, and now there's Bad Lieutenant. Following th... more info

Clickmusic — The band play their first show of the summer at Colchester's East Anglian Railway Museum. more info

PopSugar UK — Susan Boyle did not perform last night on the Britain's Got Talent tour after being advised to rest. - The Sun Big Brother contestant Noirin has gone on hunger strike because she wants to remove the drawn on glasses and moustache from her face. - D... more info

NME — Graham Coxon reveals how you can get tickets via Twitter more info

LargeHeartedBoy — BBC News reviews the first show of the Blur reunion tour. Variety reports that author Michael Cunningham has written a slasher movie. The Houston Chronicle offers summer reading suggestions. I am still aggregating summer reading lists at Delicious. T... more info

BBC News - UK — Britpop heroes Blur begin their comeback at the scene of their first ever concert, playing to just 150 people. more info

Undercover, Australia — Blur is back on stage. The UK band that defined the term Britpop performed their first gig with the original line-up in more than a decade last night (June 13) in Colchester. more info

The Independent — The musician Neil Young will tonight entertain thousands of fans at the Isle of Wight festival before packing up his guitar and heading off to a sold-out Glastonbury, where he will headline along with Bruce Springsteen and a reformed Blur in a fortni... more info

NME — Band play 'first gig in 10 years' for friends and family more info

Britpop heroes Blur are going back to the scene of their first ever gig in Essex to begin a string of comeback concerts. more info