Earlier this month, Damon Albarn bummed a lot of people out with a Guardian interview in which he claimed that Blur and Gorillaz, his two most successful musical projects, were probably pretty much…   Read Story »

Damon Albarn is always working on about 15 different projects at the same time, but those of us who write about him still refer to him as "Blur/Gorillaz frontman." Now, though, we may have to tack…   Read Story »

The Caption Contest is mostly Videogum's territory; it's been over a year since we've run one. But then, it's been over a year since we've seen a photo this monumental: Britpop-era archrivals Damon…   Read Story »

Blur's big festival-circuit reunion tour came three years ago, and the group has mostly been inactive since then, though co-leaders Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon did get together to debut new song…   Read Story »

At a Brit Awards War Child benefit show last night in London, Blur co-leaders Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon got together to debut a brand-new Blur song called "Under The Westway," with Coxon on…   Read Story »

Damon Albarn must not sleep. The Blur/Gorillaz frontman is always juggling a few dozen projects, and from the looks of things, we'll hear more from a couple of them soon. First up, there's the debut…   Read Story »

Ever since Britpop greats Blur first got back together, they've been engaging in a long and often-frustrating dance with the press, dipping and dodging and teasing questions about whether the reunion…   Read Story »

Daman Albarn is not fan of Glee. He's made this known previously, basically saying he wouldn't allow his music to be used on the show, calling the covers they do "a very poor substitute for the real…   Read Story »

Yesterday was Record Store Day, and 1,000 lucky blokes picked up this 7", the first new Blur song in (appropriately enough) seven years. It was recorded in London weeks ago. Their last single was…   Read Story »

Another reason to get excited for Record Store Day: Blur will honor the occasion by offering up their first new single in seven years. It will be released as a 7" vinyl single, and 1,000 copies will…   Read Story »