Blur release video for ‘Under The Westway’
Ending a longtime drought with a seeming flood of new goodies, Blur follow up last week’s simultaneous release of new tracks, The Puritan and Under The Westway with this simple, understated video for the latter. Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon and their original Blur bandmates are just weeks away from performing a sold-out August 12 gig...
Two brand new tracks from Blur
The UK’s illusive and non-committal Blur, despite persistent on-again-off-again rumors, are not only still on but have released two brand new singles in anticipation of their forthcoming, sold-out Hyde Park gig: The Puritan and Under The Westway. The latter was first performed by core members Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon back in February at a...
Blur back on?
In a recent interview with UK paper The Guardian, Damon Albarn suggested that both of his well-loved bands, Blur and Gorillaz, would likely be disbanding. More recently however, according to Metro, Albarn revised his earlier statements and indicated that the opposite might now be true. “Some days I feel one way and other days I...
Damon Albarn debuts ‘The Marvelous Dream’
Former (?) Blur frontman Damon Albarn is soon to release the soundtrack to his forthcoming opera entitled Dr Dee – an ambitious, 18 track opus recorded with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and inspired by the life of Elizabeth I John Dee. Hitting May 8 on Virgin, Albarn debuts this video for The Marvelous Dream from...
RIP Blur?
Despite a previous split in 2003 and subsequent reunion some years later, Damon Albarn has suggested to the UK’s The Guardian that Blur “in all likelihood” are officially done. When asked if future Blur records could be expected, Albarn reportedly replied, “No, I don’t think so,” and added: “I find it very easy to record...
