Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. David Bowie among UK stars who turned down Olympic closing showLondon 2012 finale used video montage of Bowie classics, and prerecorded slots for other absentee... more info

Guardian Music — ParkLive is already available on iTunes, and a deluxe box set is due in November featuring a 60-page bookBlur have released a live album of their Olympic closing concert. Just days after the band played Hyde Park in London, a recording of the gig is ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Damon Albarn was asked is there was a track by his former Britpop rivals Oasis that he wished he'd writtenDespite cajoling the Blur frontman wouldn't tell Gordon Smart which song is his favourite - but did reveal he's a fan of album Definitely Maybe... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers Blur are releasing their post-Olympics final concert as a live album Damon Albarn and his bandmates played their final show together at Londons Hyde Park on Sunday 12Aug12 and now the concert recording titled Parklive is set... more info

411 Mania — The release will include a bonus disc… more info

Chorus.fm — *Blur* (http://www.blur.co.uk) will release a five disc live album later this year titled Parklive. This special hardback book-bound edition will feature full live recordings from their recent 100 Club warm up show, their Olympics Closing Ceremony gi... more info

NME - Festivals — How amazing have these Converse Represent @ 100 Club gigs been? We've seen Blur tear the roof off the legendary venue with a set that drew heavily on 'Modern Life Is Rubbish' but also featured seldom-heard B-sides, as well as new track 'Under The Wes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Blur/The Specials/New Order, Hyde Park 8/12/2012 Blur's frontman and driving force, Damon Albarn, had said this might be the band's final performance. But then Albarn has always been a competitive soul, and you wonde... more info

411 Mania — That's not why they were there... more info

411 Mania — The crowd loved it... more info