Blur

1995 was the peak year for Britpop with the “Blur Vs Oasis” feud, and nearly every major player in the scene releasing an album. We ranked the 20 best.

Listen to new songs by Disclosure, Tyler Childers, Lomelda, LEYA (Actress remix), Necrot, Red Fang, Unreal City, Loma, Kronos Quartet (Pete Seeger cover), and more…

Members of Kiss, Genesis, The Pop Group, The Smiths, Blur, Testament, Franz Ferdinand, E Street Band, Sleaford Mods, and more have also paid tribute to the legendary Fleetwood Mac co-founder…

Devin Townsend, JG Thirlwell, Oceansize’s Mike Vennart, Dutch Uncles, and others have also paid tribute.

Albarn was to have debuted music from this Iceland-inspired project, The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows, on a European tour that was to have been underway now.

We spoke to Chris Simpson about his post-Mineral band The Gloria Record, who are reissuing the classic ‘A Lull In Traffic’ EP for its 20th anniversary. As for a potential reunion? ”That would be really fun.”

‘Cover Two’ also has Joan taking on songs by Prince, Blur, Outkast, The Strokes, Talk Talk, Michael McDonald and more.

Today’s picks for live videos to watch while you’re home and every show is cancelled include Rush in 1980/81, The Wedding Present in 1989, Mobb Deep in ’96, and more.

Listen to new songs from Norah Jones, Pottery, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Bing and Ruth, Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Nicole Atkins, Mavi, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Amber Mark, and more.

The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess is organizing online interactive listening parties of classic UK Britpop, shoegaze and alternative albums, via Twitter, all hosted by members of the bands.