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Africa Express provides a moveable platform

4625 days ago
Guardian MusicTrain hired by musicians' collective including Baaba Maal and Jupiter Bokondji embarks on tour of British cities by railThe train ready for departure from Euston station at 11.30am on Sunday wasn't the usual Virgin service to Stoke-on-Trent.For one t... more info

Blur's Alex James Says He Wants To Work With Johnny Marr

4626 days ago
411 ManiaWith Marr's new band... more info

museum: traces of

4630 days ago
Here Comes The Floodphoto: Marius Stapelfeldt Berlin indie rock quartet museum took their time building a following on the internet. Their previous two EPs became quite popular on last.fm and with the release of their first full-length traces of they are trying to atta... more info

Reading festival 2012 gets an A* in Having It

4632 days ago
Guardian MusicGraham Coxon cranked it up, and Kasabian set their phasers to fun, as Reading syndrome set in en masse. Perhaps the Cure's punishing set had something to do with that"They're either celebrating their good results, or they've abandoned life because of... more info

Music festivals try to weather hard times

4633 days ago
Guardian MusicAfter cancellations and slow ticket sales, organisers hope to bounce back in 2013Festival organisers are blaming a combination of bad weather, the Olympics, the economy and the absence of Glastonbury this year for a summer of poor ticket sales and ca... more info

Africa Express: a magical mystery tour

4633 days ago
Guardian MusicEighty musicians, one train and a string of stops across Britain. This could be the most extraordinary tour of the year…It's late afternoon in west London and the Senegalese star Baaba Maal and Damon Albarn, from nearby in the neighbourhood, are lo... more info

Damon Albarn: 'We're there to spread the joy'

4633 days ago
Guardian MusicThe singer, one of the driving forces behind Africa Express, on his hopes for the tour, which features 80 musicians on one train as it makes a string of stops across the UKDamon Albarn's creative period didn't end when Blur pressed pause in 2003: it ... more info

Paul Weller - Paul Weller Blasts Musical Reunions

4635 days ago
ContactMusicPaul Weller is sick of bands reforming The 54-year-old rocker feels disappointed that the music industry is celebrating the likes of The Stone Roses and Blur for getting back together as it is damaging for up-and-co... more info

New band of the day – Luke White (No 1,336)

4636 days ago
Guardian MusicThis low-key London artist makes unfashionable tunes that suggest the sweetly sung ballads of a 1976 that punk passed byReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Luke White (vocals, guitar, keyboards).The background: What can we tell... more info

Sleeve notes: Bowie, Blur and the Gallagher brothers

4641 days ago
Guardian MusicCatch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. David Bowie among UK stars who turned down Olympic closing showLondon 2012 finale used video montage of Bowie classics, and prerecorded slots for other absentee... more info

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