Brooklyn Vegan — Damon Albarn at SXSW 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) Governors Ball hit's NYC's Randall's Island from June 6-8, and like in past years, a few of the artists playing will play afterparties in various NYC venues. This year's afterparties include:Kurt... more info

NME — New albums by Brody Dalle, Wye Oak and Sleaford Mods also out now more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Observer interviewed author Hilary Mantel. The Observer interviewed Damon Albarn about his new solo album and Britpop. Matthew Olshan talked to the Baltimore Sun about his novel Marshlands. The Quietus features two new poems by Juliet Escoria. An... more info

NME — Blur frontman describes class rivalry between the two bands as "insane" more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Perspective: Blur frontman Albarn and Everything But the Girl's Watt release intimate, low-key solo albums, while the Pixies stick with the familiar.The lead cut on the new Pixies album is called "What Goes Boom?," and one answer to that question is ... more info

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ContactMusic — Glamourizing drugs is a crime punishable by censorship and criticism, but Damon Albarn’s detractors – the ones who weren’t happy when he said... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Blur singer stuns drinkers with impromptu performance of Blur track... more info

Stereogum — In case you missed the last five days: it was Britpop Week on Stereogum. We celebrated the 20th anniversaries of His ’N’ Hers and Parklife, released a week apart in the spring of ’94. We also recalled Britpop’s B-list, watched the Live Foreve... more info

Chicago Tribune — 'Everyday Robots' more info