Stereogum — When Blur played The Tonight Show last week, the whole massive expanded ensemble reconvened backstage to record an unplugged rendition of “Tender,” the timeless opening track from 1999’s landmark 13, with Jimmy Fallon sitting in. Below, watch a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Blur @ MHOW 5/1/2015 (more by PSquared) If you follow Blur on Instagram you may have seen them, over the weekend, post little mini-films about each track on their new album The Magic Whip. Turns out those were snippets from... more info

Stereogum — Last week, Blur released their reunion album The Magic Whip, and they also played their first New York show in 12 years. The album came about in an unconventional way. The band members had reunited for shows, but they didn’t expect to record anythi... more info

MTV.co.uk News — As Blur's first album for 12 years goes in at top of albums chart... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - British band Blur hit the top of the UK album chart on Sunday with "The Magic Whip", the group's first number one album in 12 years, the Official Charts Company said. more info

The Independent — Blur have scored their first number one album in 12 years with their latest record The Magic Whip. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by PSquared; words by Bill Pearis Blur @ MHOW 5/1/2015 Blur played Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday (5/1), a free surprise show sponsored by Converse Rubber Tracks which marked a number of firsts: it was Blur's first live... more info

Stereogum — Scott called it a week ago, when he heard Blur were playing Fallon. Hell, for all I know, Scott made the whole thing happen through sheer force of will. Or maybe it was just magic. This is what he tweeted on Friday, April 24: Blur play @JimmyFallon T... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Blur are in NYC and played The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (4/30), their first US television appearance in over 15 years. They performed the rousing "Ong Ong" from The Magic Whip and sounded very... more info

Stereogum — Blur weren’t the only ’90s Britpop OGs who had a moment on American late-night TV last night. Actual British person James Corden is the new host of The Late Late Show, so he presumably had something to do with this. Manic Street Preachers were an... more info