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  Blur Debut First New Songs Since 2010 Live on a Rooftop

  July 2, 2012 – Damon Albarn, during performances of his new opera, Dr Dee, looks down at the stage from the point of view of what the show's director recently described to the Economist as "a nation in decline." That's an often-missed distinction from the '90s Britpop wars between Blur and Oasis: Although both English band's mid-'90s albums draped themselves in the Union Jack, Albarn's songs often explored a nation's tattered promise, while the Gallag …
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  Damon Albarn May Have Played a New Blur Song at Poetry Olympics

  June 15, 2012 – "More champagne," requests Damon Albarn drolly, after messing up the guitar intro to a new song during his solo set at London's Poetry Olympics. When his bubbly finally arrives, after a brief organ interlude, he tells the audience, "I just recorded [this song] last week," before playing what many people, including the fan who captured it on the video below, are speculating is a new song by his band Blur. …
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  London Olympics Are Killing Local Music Fests

  June 12, 2012 – Though it may seem like a boon, hosting the Olympics is a very expensive endeavor. Not only do the years leading up to the events require billions of dollars' worth of infrastructural preparation, but economists also say that tourism in general suffers during the games themselves (call it the "We're Staying Way the Hell Away From That Insanity on Our Summer Vacation" Syndrome). …
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  Coldplay Are Probably Going to Be at the Olympics

  May 3, 2012 – Chris Martin and the gang aren't necessarily known for their sense of humor (unless you count unintentionally reviving the Dancing Thom Yorke meme on national television or inviting Frank Ocean on tour instead of suing him like everybody else), but they certainly seem to be Coldplaying with us now. …
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  Damon Albarn: Reports of Blur and Gorillaz's Deaths Are Greatly Exaggerated

  April 25, 2012 – Earlier this month, Damon Albarn left Blur and Gorillaz fans despondent by implying both of his beloved projects were dead in an interview with the reputable British newspaper The Guardian. But now he's taking a few steps back from the ledge in a new conversation with the U.K.'s Metro. "No," he replied bluntly to the question of whether the two projects were finished in the wake of his newer, shinier project, opera Dr. Dee. …
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  Blur Will Now Sell You a Shelf-Busting Array of Old Music

  April 19, 2012 – In the dial-up '90s, American fans who wanted to own Blur's intermittently fantastic B-sides had a couple of options: Pay import prices, or freak out your parents by giving your home address to complete strangers and asking them to compile the songs for you on a tape. …
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  Damon Albarn Kills Hopes for Blur and Gorillaz in One Fell Swoop

  April 9, 2012 – Damon Albarn's most famous projects may not make it to see 2013. The British musician all but destroyed Blur and Gorillaz fans' hopes of new material, seemingly to divert attention to his new-ish solo project Dr. …
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  Listen to Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000's 'DoYaThing' a Day Early

  February 22, 2012 – Let it never again be said that ripping songs from the radio died with the dawn of the MP3: this afternoon, DJ Zane Lowe of BBC's Radio 1 dropped a rip of the long-awaited Converse track from Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000, "DoYaThing," on Soundcloud (via Pitchfork). …
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  Brit Awards Breakdown: Adele Is Sassy! Blur Return! Lana Del Rey Is Adored!

  February 22, 2012 – The U.K. press is well-known for its ruthlessness, but last night at the Brit Awards, which took place at London's O2 Arena, they came off as far more forgiving than our own media. Not only did Adele, who naturally won top accolades for British Female Solo Artist and Mastercard British Album of the Year, get away with what M.I.A. …
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  Blur Headlining Olympics 'Best of British' Show

  February 21, 2012 – Move over, Sir Paul. Sit down, Sir Mick. Sir Eric, would you please step away from the guitar? Organizers of the 2012 Olympic Games have booked a lineup billed as "Best of British" to play a concert in London's Hyde Park as part of the closing ceremony festivities, and it features a whole different generation of U.K. bands. …
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