Perez Hilton — Woo Hoo!!! This single from Big Time Rush is a grrrreat summer jim-jam! It's no wonder why! Windows Down was produced by the fabulous CJ Baran, who used an amazing sample from Blur give the song some extra humph! Ch-Ch-Check out the boys' fun-fest... more info

Guardian Music — 'Damon wasn't comfortable doing the verses – he just couldn't get into character'Graham Coxon, guitaristModern Life Is Rubbish [Blur's second album] was overlooked because of the rise of grunge, but we were halfway to somewhere, and with Parklife w... more info

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ContactMusic — Recently reunited British Indie Rockers Blur are set to perform a live gig on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music on July 31st at the BBCs historical Maida Vale studios The concert will air between 8pm and 9pm following a 4pm interview with 6 Music presenter... more info

The Independent — Blur are to play a live show for BBC radio ahead of their Hyde Park comeback and warm-up gigs. more info

ContactMusic — Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is writing songs for a film about Britpop The musician is teaming up with Ash frontman Tim Wheeler to pen tracks for a fictional Britpop band in a movie called The Wanderers The film is set in 1996 - the heyday o... more info

Chorus.fm — Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to attend Warped Tour for two days. One day as a spectator and one day working for No Sleep Records. I found out two things: I'm bad at trying to sell samplers to kids, and that a lot of work goes into the festiva... more info

Chorus.fm — A video of *Blur* (http://www.blur.co.uk) performing and recording their new single "Under The Westway" in a London studio has now been posted online, you can check it out in the replies. more info

Guardian Music — Joshua James Coal War (Intelligent Noise) There's a lot going on here, perhaps a consequence of its creator not getting out much. Joshua James lives in a cabin up a mountain amid America's mid-western emptiness where he seemingly spends his time post... more info

411 Mania — Check out "Under the Westway"... more info