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Blur share new clip from documentary ‘New World Towers’ that plays in NYC this weekend
Blur's new documentary/concert film New World Towers will have its U.S. premiere this weekend as part of the DOC NYC festival, playing Sunday (11/15) at the SVA Theater...
DOC NYC fest 2015 lineup includes films about The Residents, Blur, Sharon Jones, Janis Jop…
The 2016 DOC NYC Festival happens from November 12 - 19 and includes a number of music films on this year's roster, including Peelander-Z's Mad Tiger and Miss Sharon Jones...
Mitski suggests Damon Albarn go see a Downtown Boys show
Blur have not been the most pleased with the current state of music lately. Bassist Alex James, who spends most of his time these days as a cheesemaker, said "that culture of independent music that I grew up with has disappeared really" but that the same independent spirit lives on in the …
pics: Blur and Courtney Barnett @ Madison Square Garden
"It looks like we made it to the end," Albarn sang in "To the End," a certainty in numbers that kept turning up all evening: in the gospel pastiche "Tender" from 1999's 13; the young, clinging lovers of "For Tomorrow" on Modern Life Is Rubbish; even durin…
Blur played Madison Square Garden (setlist)
Blur headlined MSG tonight (10/23) one of only two U.S. shows this fall. With a very similar setlist to what they played in L.A. earlier this week, the band hit most of the best notes from throughout their catalogue...
Blur played Hollywood Bowl, brought out Fred Armisen for “Parklife” (video, setlist); MSG …
Blur are in America as we speak and played their first of two shows in the country on Tuesday night (10/20) at LA's Hollywood Bowl. Unlike their show at Music Hall of Williamsburg this spring that mainly showcased new album The Magic Whip, the Hollywood Bowl show trotted out the hits, from Madc…
Gorillaz working on new LP for 2016 says Jamie Hewlett
Gorillaz will be back in 2016, according the group's visual designer, Jamie Hewlett, who told DIY they're in the early stages now:I don't want to say too much about it, but I'm at that phase of experimentation...
Damon Albarn carried off stage + win Blur vinyl & tix to MSG!
Damon Albarn played Denmark's Roskilde Festival over the weekend (7/4) as part of Africa Express, the project he founded that brings together Western and African musicians...
Courtney Barnett opening Blur’s NYC & LA shows (win tickets to MSG & ‘The Magic Whip’ on v…
To follow their (very tiny) first NYC show since 2003, Blur are returning for much larger US shows at LA's Hollywood Bowl on October 20 and NYC's Madison Square Garden on O...