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Blur’s Alex James recalls ‘car crash’ meeting with bandmates before reunion tour

‘I’ve sort of blocked it out,’ said guitarist

The Independent UK

“They all started running towards me. Couple of dozen. I ran for my life.” How a world-famous Britpop superstar narrowly escaped being trampled to death by a herd of young raging bulls

The music business has lost too many hugely talented artists who've died too soon, but only one, as far as we know, has faced the prospect of being trampled to death on an English farm

Louder

Scottish rockstar blasts Blur bassist for hanging out with David Cameron

FRONTMAN for Scottish rock band Primal Scream Bobby Gillespie has hit out at Blur bassist Alex James over a picture he took alongside ex-Tory Prime…

The National (Scotland)

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Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie hits out at Blur’s Alex James for ‘hanging out with David Cameron’

‘That’s obviously social climbing going on there, right?’ he said, adding, ‘I don’t mean it like that’

The Independent UK

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie calls Blur's Alex James a 'social climber'

Bobby Gillespie claims the different between himself and Blur's Alex James is the fact he's never tried to be a "social climber".

BANG Premier

“Maybe when we’re 120 we’ll be wheeled onstage in bath chairs and play music with the power of our brains.” Blur aren't going away any time soon

Blur are enjoying their new lease of life, and see no reason to quit

Louder

Blur: To the End review – sentimental journey for four likely lads on their way to Wembley

The latest documentary about the Britpop Monkees finds them reassembling for a stadium gig, though we’ll have to wait to hear complete songs

The Guardian - UK

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“Sometimes, it out-earns the entire Blur catalogue”: Blur bassist Alex James on making Fat Les’ enduring football classic Vindaloo

The Blur man is set for the song's popularity to be reignited ahead of the Euros

Louder

“He expressed being upset by my horrible remix, which made me even more proud of it!” Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore once mixed a quote from Oasis' Noel Gallagher into a Blur song purely to annoy bassist Alex James, a petty gesture we can all respect

Blur + Oasis x Sonic Youth = one hell of a racket if Thurston Moore's remix of Essex Dogs is anything to go by

Louder

The £2 million revamp of Richard James — Elton John and the Gallagher brother's favourite Savile Row tailor

Savile Row’s Richard James made wedding day suits for both Liam and Noel Gallagher — now they are back with a £2 million refurbishment

Evening Standard

Arsenal's best ever signings

Ranking Arsenal's finest transfer acquisitions throughout their history

FourFourTwo

‘Unfinished business’: the cosy world of Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton

The new foreign secretary, snug in his coterie of ‘louche, power-hungry and amoral’ friends, is keen to be remembered for something other than Brexit

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron to become Lord of Chipping Norton with new peerage

Chipping Norton - known as Chippy by locals - was the centre of British and political media power in the 2010s

The Independent UK

School students try their hand at designing integrated circuits

The Hindu

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The Hindu

Kerala trains its sights on becoming hub of graphene research and development

The Guardian - UK

Blur: The Ballad of Darren review – mature melancholia spiked with adventure

Comparing it to a surprise baby, late-life Blur’s ninth album finds them on eloquent, emotional form, casting a wistful eye over past glories while pushing forward musically

The Independent UK

Blur review, The Ballad of Darren: The band’s best record since 1999

Songs that elevate Damon Albarn’s suburban tristesse into moments of sheer ecstasy

Louder

"It’s the most shambolic performance by Blur possible": Watch Blur perform on Italian TV with a cardboard cut-out of guitarist Graham Coxon

No Graham Coxon? No Alex James? No problem for Blur

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Wales Online

Blur star Alex James starts selling cheese in Morrisons

The musician says the blue cheese should be "smushed on a Frazzle for the ultimate canapé"

The Guardian - UK

Blur review – glorious reunion buzzes with energy and ragged joy

The enduring friendship between Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree shines through in a set that veers from lairy capers to bittersweet ballads

Evening Standard

Injury throws Blur’s comeback Wembley shows into doubt

Blur’s Wembley Stadium comeback concerts have been thrown into question after drummer Dave Rowntree injured his knee.

Irish Mirror

Blur frontman Damon Albarn spotted in Dublin city venue after Malahide Castle show

The Girls and Boys singer was seen around town

LiveScience

Solar maximum could hit us harder and sooner than we thought. How dangerous will the sun's chaotic peak be?

The sun is quickly approaching a major peak in solar activity. Experts warn it could potentially begin by the end of 2023, years before initial predictions suggested.

Daily Mirror

Laura Anderson says ex Gary Lucy is in 'two minds' about attending birth of their baby

Love Island star Laura Anderson is expecting her first baby with ex Gary Lucy. Laura has revealed to the Mirror she tried hard to reconcile with Gary after they split shortly after she discovered she was pregnant

The Guardian - UK

Blur’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As they return with their first new music since 2015, we rate the best of a band who ponder heartache, London, fame and more – and used Britpop to contemplate Britishness

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