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  Blur's Graham Coxon: I Wanted to Kill Myself

  May 8, 2009 – With Blur set to reunite this summer, happy days are here again for the Britpop greats. But according to guitarist Graham Coxon, things weren't always so sunny during the band's '90s glory days. "I tried to jump out of a sixth-story window," Coxon told UK newspaper The Daily Mail, explaining that his suicidal thought was directly fueled by the hoopla surrounding the Britpop phenomenon in 1995. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  February 15, 2009 – Leading up to Valentine's Day, love was certainly on tap this past week: Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore got engaged, the Mobius Band gave away a sonic love letter to their fans, and Trail of Dead showed some love to SPIN's new offices with a private performance. …
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  Watch: Blur in the Studio

  February 13, 2009 – You know that Blur have reunited. But how will you fill all that time until their July 3 show? We suggest you raise a pint of ale in homage and watch this just-released video documenting the making of Blur's 1994 classic Park Life. "The thing that comes over is not only how talented these guys are, but also how much fun they were to work with," producer Stephen Street says, introducing the video -- and he's not joking. …
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  Pete Doherty Solo Album Due Soon

  January 13, 2009 – Babyshambles vocalist/guitarist and tabloid fixture Pete Doherty has unveiled details for his much-awaited solo album, which will arrive March 9 in the U.K. NME.com reports. Details on the album's U.S. …
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  Blur Bassist: "Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty Will Die"

  December 30, 2008 – Blur bassist and onetime cocaine abuser Alex James has a grim prediction for Amy Winehouse and Babyshambles rocker Pete Doherty: Both will be dead before 2010. James, who appeared in the BBC America documentary Cocaine Diaries: Alex James in Colombia, and has plenty of firsthand knowledge to draw on, having admitted to spending "a million pounds on champagne and cocaine," recently voiced his predictions about the cost of hard-partying  …
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  Mogwai Call Blur Reunion "Disastrous"

  December 15, 2008 – Well, we know at least one band that won't be sending "congratulations" balloons to Damon Albarn and Co. Scottish post-rockers Mogwai responded to the recent announcement that Blur would be reforming with a melodramatic blog entry to their website, claiming the reunion "could have catastrophic effects on our youth and middle-aged citizens." [via Exclaim!] They even brought in an expert to bolster their claim. "Only Patrick David Xavi …
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  Blur to Play First Show in Six Years

  December 9, 2008 – Call it spidey sense. Call it months and months of rumors and statements from band members about meals that went well. Call it a hint this morning about "a world exclusive announcement" that fans are "going to like." Not to brag, but we had a feeling this was going to happen. Reunited and it feels so "not completely useless or pointless." Those are the words Damon Albarn used to announce that yes, indeed, Blur is back together. …
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  Oasis Call Feud with Blur "Pathetic"

  December 8, 2008 – Loudmouthed Britpop legends Oasis may still be out for Coldplay's blood, but it seems singer-songwriter Noel Gallagher has officially ended his band's long-standing feud with Blur, calling their quarrel "pathetic." [Via NME.com] "Looking back now that fight's so pathetic -- [it's] over two really quite shit pop songs," Gallagher said of the chart battle between Oasis single "Roll With It" and Blur's "Country House." "He's different fr …
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  Blur Confirm Reunion for 2009

  November 25, 2008 – It's a story as old as time. Boy meets boys. Boys sing about girls who are boys who like boys to be girls who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys. Boys break-up. Boy blogs about things other boy did that hurt his feelings. Boys do lunch, and then check out other boy's opera. So what comes next? Boys rehearse, of course. …
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  Collaboration Buster!

  November 13, 2008 – These days, rumors of artist collaborations start more quickly than you can say, "The lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish has the No. 1 Country album." Below, we weed through the reports to set the record straight. James Iha and Billy Corgan: After a dissatisfied fan at the Smashing Pumpkins show in D.C. …
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