Stereogum — Before last night, Britpop legends Blur hadn’t played on American soil in nine years. Just a few months ago, Damon Albarn said that he was finished with the Blur reunion, at least for now. That turned out to be a misdirect. This weekend, Blur wi... more info

New York Post — Pour one out for Champagne Papi — these are the last 2 'It's All A Blur, Big As The What Tour?' concerts. more info

JamBase — Watch Lil Wayne and Drake team up at recent tour stops. more info

Stereogum — One of hardcore’s biggest festivals went down this past weekend in Louisville. LDB Fest — now known as LDBBB because of the involvement of Triple B Records — is an annual heavy-mosh tradition, and this year’s war of all against all feature... more info

Stereogum — We’re looking at a spring full of big-deal album releases, and now we can add another one to the list. Dua Lipa has been building up to the announcement of her Future Nostalgia follow-up for a while now. She’s referred to her third album as ... more info

Stereogum — Blur released their comeback album The Ballad Of Darren last year and they’re getting ready to play Coachella in April. As if the English rock band is not busy enough, drummer Dave Rowntree was selected as a Labour candidate in the UK general ... more info

Consequence Of Sound — He'll be running as a Labour candidate for the Conservative-held Mid Sussex seat. Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree Running for UK Parliament Eddie Fu more info

Stereogum — Raye was nominated for seven awards at the 2024 BRITs, breaking the record previously held by Craig David, Gorillaz, and Robbie Williams. At tonight’s show at the O2 Arena, the 26-year-old English singer broke the record for most wins in a singl... more info

Chorus.fm — One Step Closer will release  All You Embrace, due May 17th. Pre-orders are now up. The band also released the lead single “Leap Years” and announced some new tour dates with Koyo and Anxious. Track Listing Color You Leap Years Blur My Memory Th... more info

JamBase — Blur added an intimate theater show in Pomona, California this April ahead of their appearances at Coachella. more info