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

Stereogum — Over the weekend, Damon Albarn joined his Africa Express collective on-stage at the Bahidorá Festival, which took place in Morelos, which is just outside of Mexico City. Albarn helped out with a cover of the Smiths’ “Panic,” in the group al... more info

Consequence Of Sound — The Blur frontman shared his gripes with the band's new album Hackney Diamonds and their "Angry" music video. Damon Albarn Slams The Rolling Stones for Co-Opting Hackney, “Objectifying” Sydney Sweeney: “It’s All Nonsense” Abby Jones more info

Stereogum — Damon Albarn had a busy year with the release of Blur’s The Ballad Of Darren and Gorillaz’s Cracker Island . He recently said he’s done with the Blur reunion, and in that same interview with French magazine Les Inrockuptibles, he discusse... more info

Consequence Of Sound — “It is time to wrap up this campaign,” Albarn said. “It’s too much for me. It was the right thing to do… but I’m not dwelling on the past.” Damon Albarn Is Done with Blur for Now, Ready to Focus on Gorillaz Again Jo Vito more info

Stereogum — Blur broke up in 2003, and the Britpop greats got back together in 2009. They’ve been back together ever since, and they’ve released two more albums since reconvening. But that reunion hasn’t been a constant thing. Earlier this year, Blur re... more info

Stereogum — Peter Hook guested on the Gorillaz song “Aries” in 2020. Saturday at London’s Eventim Apollo, Hook and Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn performed that song in front of a live audience for the first time. (Georgia, who also appeared on the tr... more info

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Stereogum — Last weekend, the Australian producer Flume performed at the first weekend of Coachella and brought out a roster of special guests that included Beck, Vince Staples, and Caroline Polachek. Yesterday, he took on Coachella weekend two and brought an... more info

USA Today Music — Billie Eilish tells the Coachella crowd, "I should not be headlining," then makes triumphant return in powerful set. Damon Albarn and Khalid guested.           more info