Stereogum — At age 15, the Icelandic indie musician Kaktus Einarsson played trumpet on Gorillaz’s “Stop The Dams” and then worked on Damon Albarn’s 2014 solo debut, Everyday Robots. Now, Albarn is joining Einarsson on his new song “Gumbri.” more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Marianne Faithfull released Before The Poison. PJ Harvey! Nick Cave! Damon Albarn! Jon Brion! Adrian Utley! The post Marianne Faithfull Released “Before The Poison” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Amidst all the noise about the Oasis reunion this week, let’s spare a thought for their onetime rivals Blur, whose own most recent reunion did not wrap up the way that they might’ve hoped. Nevertheless, the members of Blur move on. Damon Albar... more info

Stereogum — The new reunion-era Blur documentary To The End is out today in theaters across the UK and Ireland, with the live album Live At Wembley Stadium to follow next Friday, and Damon Albarn is making the press rounds to promote them both. Speaking to ... more info

Stereogum — Glastonbury ’24 commenced earlier this week. So far the massive UK festival has been full of memorable moments: IDLES, Damon Albarn, and Aurora all showed support for Palestine; Kevin Parker and Fred again.. both did surprise DJ sets; Voice Of B... more info

Stereogum — American rock veteran Joan As Police Woman has been making music for three decades and has performed with artists like Lou Reed, Rufus Wainwright, Damon Albarn, John Cale, and more. Today, she announced her tenth studio album Lemons, Limes And Orc... more info

Consequence Of Sound — After a lackluster response to their weekend one performance, Blur’s set on Saturday night may have been their very last. Damon Albarn: Blur’s Coachella Set “Is Probably Our Last Gig” Jo Vito more info

Stereogum — Last weekend, an unenthusiastic crowd for Blur at Coachella irritated Damon Albarn to the point where he said on stage, “You’re never seeing us again so you might as well fucking sing this.” It was their first big North American concert in n... more info

Stereogum — Blur performed at Coachella on Saturday evening, and it was their first big North American show in nine years, save for a warm-up gig for the festival that took place last week. Frontman Damon Albarn has said that he’s done with the current Blur... more info

Consequence Of Sound — "You'll never see us again, so you might as well f*cking sing this," Albarn warned the crowd at one point. Blur’s Damon Albarn In Response to Lackluster Coachella Crowd: “You’re Never Seeing Us Again” Scoop Harrison more info