Last summer, when Blur were reuniting to record a couple new tracks and play the closing ceremonies of the 2013 Olympics, I wrote here about the great English band's 10 best songs. I opened that post…   Read Story »

We've been down this road before with reunited Britpop greats Blur. They've spent the past few years alternately teasing new music and the end of their reunion, and the two new studio songs they have…   Read Story »

Peel back the surface and look past the picturesque valley backdrop. Forget about the gorgeous, sun-kissed young folk wearing next to nothing (or, on occasion, nothing). Go ahead and ignore the…   Read Story »

“It’s the homeland!” one of the girls on the hotel shuttle yelped as we neared the festival. It really begged the question -- who is the most common Coachella archetype? The only data I have to…   Read Story »

Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn took the stage together last night in London at the Royal Albert Hall to play a charity event for Teenage Cancer Trust. The former frontmen of Oasis and Blur…   Read Story »

"Under The Westway" came in at No. 5 on our list of Blur's 10 Best Songs -- lofty praise for a brand-new song from a band going on their 25th year -- and in making that pick, I admitted I might be…   Read Story »

Last Friday, Blur announced they would headline Belgium's Rock Werchter festival next July, and teased more live dates to come. They didn't keep us waiting long. According to a tweet from Primavera…   Read Story »

It was a pretty excellent summer in music, but for me, no development was more exciting than the extended Blur reunion, which started with the announcement of a few lives dates that would lead into a…   Read Story »

During the official Olympics closing ceremony last night, a brass band played Blur's song "Parklife." But the band themselves held their own sort of closing ceremony nearby at London's Hyde Park,…   Read Story »

I never should have signed up for this. Volunteered, even. It doesn't matter what criteria you apply or artificial boundaries you create to make the task easier, there's no way to pick 10 songs from…   Read Story »