Stereogum — The thing about concept albums is that they're more for the artist than they are for the listener. And by concept album, I don't mean that term in the loose sense of "every song is about this one topic" sort of thing, like Alice In Chain's Dirt or Bl... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Britpop outfit performed "Tender", "Song 2", and the live debut of "Clover Over Dover". more info

Stereogum — Roxy Music weren't the only big British rock band reuniting last night. During Damon Albarn's Africa Express: The Circus show in East London, which brings musicians from around the world together to perform onstage, Albarn's band Blur reunited to pla... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Blur's set, which happened at a show for lead singer Damon Albarn's Africa Express project, included their first-ever live performance of "Clover Over Dover." Continue reading… more info

DrownedInSound — 13 stands up today not only as a dense, fraught bout of musical self-examination but as a classic in its own right more info

Obscure Sound — Elegant Elephant are a band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in early 2017. They recently released their first single “Cogwheel,” a fun and melodic success that reminds of a cross between ’90s Brit-pop and modern indie psych-rock. The initial ver... more info

Rock Sound — There's also a vocal feature from Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix. Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton has released the details of his upcoming solo album- here's everything you need to know. 01. It's called 'Anesthethic' ... more info

Stereogum — Gorillaz capped off last night's Demon Dayz Festival in Los Angeles with a 30-song headlining performance. They brought out special guests like De La Soul, George Benson, DRAM, Little Simz, and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. During the encore, Damon Al... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: George Benson shared the stage with Gorillaz for the first time to perform "Humility", their collaboration off The Now Now more info

Guardian Music — Blur’s guitarist reflects on the state of pop music, swearing, and why he’s glad he doesn’t have to wear makeup any moreGraham Coxon enters the studio through a thick cloud of vapour. “Banana and yoghurt,” he announce... more info