NME — Kate Nash, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien and Blur drummer Dave Rowntree are among the artists hoping to establish a new committee dedicated to give bands in the music industry more of a voice. more info

NME — Kate Nash, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien and Blur drummer Dave Rowntree are among the artists hoping to establish a new committee dedicated to give bands in the music industry more of a voice. more info

Q4Music — Blur would have been dropped before reaching breakthrough album if they were starting out now, says James more info

ContactMusic — Influential ska band the Specials have confirmed they have reformed ahead of a full UK tour. The Coventry group - heralded as a major inspiration for the ... more info

Orange Music Blog — As we rush headlong towards a new year, and with the recession biting hard into pop stars’ savings, thoughts inevitably turn to getting the old band back together for a bit of extra cash to pursue unfinished artistic business. The big one is B... more info

Orange Music Blog — As we rush headlong towards a new year, and with the recession biting hard into pop stars??? savings, thoughts inevitably turn to getting the old band back together for a bit of extra cash to pursue unfinished artistic business. The big one is Blur, ... more info

NME — This week's NME Music News is available to watch now on NME.COM (scroll down for the video). more info

NME — This week's NME Music News is available to watch now on NME.COM (scroll down for the video). more info

Silent Uproar — The saga continues: Damon Albarn revealed in an interview before the London performance of Monkey: Journey To The West that Blur are "certainly going to rehearse and see if we're into it." more info

XFM.co.uk — The ‘will they/won't they' sags ends as Damon Albarn confirms all four original Blur members are working together again. more info