Guardian Music — Guitarist Graham Coxon says Blur are recording new material, but don't expect it to see the light of day any time soonBlur are recording new music, and have been for months. Despite hints and promises, the reunited band have only released one new son... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Gorillaz have allegedly split, with rumours suggesting that a "massive argument" between collaborators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett is to blame.According to The People newspaper, the... more info

Guardian Music — Cardiacs singer Tim Smith suffered a heart attack and a paralysing stroke two years ago, and musicians are now flocking to cover his strange, unique songs to help fund his treatmentIn June 2008, Cardiacs singer Tim Smith attended the last night of My... more info

Guardian Music — Musician turned farmer's four-day event will showcase music and food, with appearances from KT Tunstall and Richard CorriganBlur bassist turned country squire Alex James once confessed that in the heady days of Britpop he had spent £1m on champagne ... more info

NME — Guitarist meeting up with Damon Albarn and co again more info

Guardian Music — Five-year-old spin-off from classical music Proms axed because of efficiency savingsBBC Radio 2's Electric Proms has fallen victim to the corporation's latest-round of cost-cutting with last year's event, featuring Robert Plant, Neil Diamond and Sir ... more info

DrownedInSound — Gypsy rock isn’t all high-brow, strange instruments, ethnic noises, and Damon Albarn gurning in the corner with an erection. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — A pop song inspired by a Grayson Perry artwork? Yes, and with a rather fine video tooMap of an Englishman – the first single from Erland and the Carnival's second album, Nightingale – is named after a Grayson Perry artwork that hangs in the studi... more info

ContactMusic — BLUR rocker DAMON ALBARN is writing the musical score for a movie adaptation of a children's book written by his sister, according to a U.K. report.Jessica Albarn's story The Boy In The Oak, about a young boy trapped by fairies in an enchanted tree, ... more info

Gigwise — Says Jamie Hewlett... more info