Brooklyn Vegan — photos by PSquared; words by Bill Pearis Blur @ MHOW 5/1/2015 Blur played Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday (5/1), a free surprise show sponsored by Converse Rubber Tracks which marked a number of firsts: it was Blur's first live... more info

Stereogum — Scott called it a week ago, when he heard Blur were playing Fallon. Hell, for all I know, Scott made the whole thing happen through sheer force of will. Or maybe it was just magic. This is what he tweeted on Friday, April 24: Blur play @JimmyFallon T... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Blur are in NYC and played The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (4/30), their first US television appearance in over 15 years. They performed the rousing "Ong Ong" from The Magic Whip and sounded very... more info

Stereogum — Blur weren’t the only ’90s Britpop OGs who had a moment on American late-night TV last night. Actual British person James Corden is the new host of The Late Late Show, so he presumably had something to do with this. Manic Street Preachers were an... more info

Stereogum — Blur have landed! The Britpop greats have only played two U.S. shows since their 2009 reunion (both at Coachella), and they haven’t been on American TV all together since Graham Coxon left the band in 2002. But Blur have a new album, The Magic Whip... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Blur @ Berlin Fest 2013 (more by Dana [distortion] Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Blur, Honduras @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Blur are full of surprises... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the FREE Blur show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, their first in NYC with Graham Coxon since 2000, become available today at noon. "Fans who receive a confirmed 'ticket' will be allowed to enter the venue on... more info

Stereogum — Blur’s comeback album The Magic Whip is a quiet, experimental piece of work, but the lads still found time to record something zany. The hilariously titled bonus track “Y’all Doomed” is a playfully frantic, mostly instrumental rave-up that ma... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned, Blur are playing The Tonight Show on Thursday and we wondered if they might do a show while here...and yes they are. Blur will play Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday (5/1). It's an early show (Trail... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Weepies' Sirens and Mew's + - are my favorite new music releases this week. Blur's The Magic Whip, Robert Pollard's Faulty Superheroes, and Mumford & Sons: Wilder Mind are also out today. Reissues include vinyl editions of three... more info