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  Hear Blur's New Acoustic Song 'Under the Westway'

  February 20, 2012 – Damon Albarn is stepping out in 2012. …
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  Blur Will Perform at the Brit Awards in February

  December 19, 2011 – Blur won't just be taking home a prize at the Brit Awards in February. The Damon Albarn-led Britpoppers will also be performing, bass player Alex James has revealed. In an interview with British station XFM, James said the band will play at the ceremony, where Blur will receive an Outstanding Contribution to Music award. "I saw the guys this week, we had a Christmas cuppa," he's quoted as saying. …
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  Blur Win Brit Award for Lifetime Achievement

  December 8, 2011 – Woohoo! Blur will receive an Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the Brit Awards in February, event organizers have revealed. The honor has previously gone to U2, Oasis, Paul McCartney, and other acts of similar renown. Probably best known in the U.S. for the two-minute grunge goof "Song 2," from 1997's self-titled album, Blur achieved massive stardom in the group's native Britain, with an eclectic and commanding discography. …
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  Has Britpop's Biggest Feud Between Blur and Oasis Finally Ended?

  October 20, 2011 – A day without an outrageous quote from one of Oasis' Gallagher brothers is like a day without sunshine. In one interview, Liam says he's never heard Radiohead's OK Computer. …
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  Pearl Jam Reissues, Blur's Recording Plans + More

  February 3, 2011 – Blur's Graham Coxon has suggested that the band might be working on new music. On his Twitter, Coxon posted, "Now off to see the Blur boys and have coffee and maybe switch a tape recorder on!" Frontman Damon Albarn hinted last year that the group would hit the studio in 2011. [NME] To celebrate their 20th anniversary of making records, Pearl Jam will reissue deluxe editions of their albums Vs. …
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  Q&A: Damon Albarn Forms New Band with Flea

  November 2, 2010 – Damon Albarn is a busy man -- and he's only getting busier. He recently released Gorillaz's third album, Plastic Beach, and his all-star band, including members of the Clash and special guests like Lou Reed and Mos Def, are currently touring North America. …
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  Gorillaz Announce North American Tour Dates

  July 27, 2010 – Blur frontman Damon Albarn's animated group Gorillaz will come to life this fall on a 19-date North American tour. The Brit band will kick off their "Escape to Plastic Beach" trek on October 2 in Montreal, then hit arenas in cities across the U.S., from Boston to Dallas to Seattle. Gorillaz will also drop into New York City for a rock'n'roll right of passage: their first headlining show at Madison Square Garden on October 8. …
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  LISTEN: Gorillaz Track with Mos Def

  January 20, 2010 – Blur's short-lived reunion is kaput, so the limelight is shifting from singer Damon Albarn to his virtual band Gorillaz. The animated quartet's third studio album, Plastic Beach, is now confirmed to drop on March 9 -- but its lead single, "Stylo," featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack, just leaked online. Listen below. "Stylo" finds Gorillaz in their signature dub and trip-rock sound, but now with more flowing soul grooves and vocals. …
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  Blur Triumph at London's Hyde Park

  July 6, 2009 – Even for a summer packed with high-profile arena shows -- Oasis, U2, Coldplay, and even Jay-Z -- there's really only one gig in London this week: Blur are back. Ten years after they last played together, and seven years since guitarist Graham Coxon left their ranks during the making of final album Think Tank, the '90s Britpop heroes have buried their differences and reunited for a string of gigs. …
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  Blur Reunites Live at Glastonbury Festival

  June 29, 2009 – Recently reunited Britpoppers Blur performed their first major concert in six years Sunday night, rocking more than 100,000 fans at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset, England.The quartet played a 24-song set that spanned their entire career, from hits like "Song 2" and "Coffee and TV" to early singles such as "Parklife" and "To The End." Here's a roundup of reviews from intrepid critics who strapped on their wellies and brave …
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