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Graham Coxon: 'It's not 1975. It's a confusing world'

4628 days ago
Guardian MusicGraham Coxon on his new album A+E, Blur's Hyde Park Olympics gig and his reaction to last summer's riots'My default setting is nine years old," says Graham Coxon, 43, as he wolfs down a cheese and ham toastie in a Camden brasserie. And there is somet... more info

Birmingham garage project stories

4628 days ago
Guardian MusicMike Skinner emerged from the Birmingham garage scene, a musician poet who captivated a generation of fans with his wit and honesty. Now he writes about those years – the binges, the feuds, the need for authenticity that would end in illness and... more info

Rocket Juice & the Moon: Rocket Juice & the Moon – review

4630 days ago
Guardian MusicHonest Jon's RecordsDamon Albarn does supergroups as regularly as other people do the washing up. This year's ensemble includes Tony Allen, Flea, Erykah Badu, Fatoumata Diawara and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Allen is the centre of the group: from t... more info

Fatoumata Diawara: 'Singing is a medicine'

4631 days ago
Guardian MusicShe might work with Flea and Damon Albarn, but Fatoumata Diawara is still singing to her countrywomen in MaliIt would be easy for someone as in demand as Fatoumata Diawara to forget exactly who she is at times. The 30-year-old singer, who now lives i... more info

The Streets - Mike Skinner Clears Up Damon Albarn Remarks

4632 days ago
ContactMusicBritish rapper Mike Skinner has spoken out to clarify his comments about Damon Albarn insisting he admires the Blur frontmans musical output but finds his stage presence silly The former The Streets star hit headlines on Monday 19Mar12 when he sugges... more info

Damon Albarn - Damon Albarn's Dr Dee Is 'spookily Evocative'

4633 days ago
ContactMusicThe music of Damon Albarns Dr Dee project is spookily evocative The opera about the life of an Elizabethan scientist first opened last year at the Manchester International Festival and has been turned into a studio album which is described... more info

Damon Albarn unveils new solo 'Dr Dee' track

4634 days ago
GigwiseBlur frontman debuts 'Apple Carts' from new project - listen now on Gigwise more info

The Streets - Mike Skinner Has No Regrets About Ending The Streets

4634 days ago
ContactMusicThe Streets star Mike Skinner has no regrets about retiring his hit act insisting he didnt want to end up like ageing rocker Damon Albarn The rapper shot to fame in the U K in 2002 with the release of The Streets debut album Original Pirate Material.... more info

Paul Weller: get your Sonik Kicks

4635 days ago
Guardian Music(Island)Somewhere in Paul Weller's attic, there is a painting of him, bearded, with flares and an untamed Afro, blowing a panpipe. In recent years, Weller's appearance – the silver pineapple-top hair, the bespoke threads – has become increasingly... more info

Old music: Blur – Country House

4638 days ago
Guardian MusicThe runt of Blur's litter turns out to be a sturdy beast when you look more closely – Shed Seven could never have done itYou can see why Country House winds people up. Thanks to the 1995 chart battle with Oasis's lumpen Roll With It, it was release... more info

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