Stereogum — My Wonderful Boyfriend are a new-ish NYC indie rock band informed by the classics. In promo materials, the band claims influences such as “Pavement, Big Star, Blur, Wilco, and Vampire Weekend,” and I hear a lot of that in “My New Shirt,” t... more info

Stereogum — Amidst all the noise about the Oasis reunion this week, let’s spare a thought for their onetime rivals Blur, whose own most recent reunion did not wrap up the way that they might’ve hoped. Nevertheless, the members of Blur move on. Damon Albar... more info

Stereogum — The new reunion-era Blur documentary To The End is out today in theaters across the UK and Ireland, with the live album Live At Wembley Stadium to follow next Friday, and Damon Albarn is making the press rounds to promote them both. Speaking to ... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, Keir Starmer became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in a sweeping, historic election that ended 14 years of Conservative party rule. The UK’s various third parties made big gains, while Labour won more than 410 Parliamentary seat... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the Waeve released “City Lights,” their first material since last year’s eponymous debut. Today, the project of Blur’s Graham Coxon and the Pipettes’ Rose Elinor Dougall is announcing its sophomore LP, City Lights, and sharin... more info

Stereogum — Have you ever wondered what “Song 2” would sound like as a rap song? Lucky for you, Jeshi is here to show you. The British rapper transformed the Blur hit into a totally new track titled “Total 90,” out today. more info

Stereogum — It’s hard to believe that the Smiths were only together for five years. In addition to four studio albums, they have a handful of compilations, a live LP, and a session with John Peel. The Manchester outcasts are known as one of the most influen... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 60th birthday Dave Rowntree (Blur). Sober greetings, county councillor. Read our review of Blur’s essential 2015 album: The post Happy 60th Birthday Dave Rowntree (Blur) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Last year, Blur’s Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall released their debut album as the WAEVE, a project that got started during lockdown. Today, they’re back with their first new single since then, “City Lights,” which they introduced in... more info

Consequence Of Sound —  Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms This year’s Coachella will be remembered for many things: Blur’s final show (apparently), Grimes’ “technical difficulties,”  Billie Eilish joining Lana Del Rey... more info