Blur tour: how get tickets for the newly announced intimate gigs and other Europe dates Blur are stopping off in a couple of small venues before embarking on their big European summer tour Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023
Blur announce special Newcastle show this May in a surprise treat for fans Ahead of Blur's big double-date at Wembley this summer, the band will perform four warm-up gigs including one at the 02 City Hall which will be offering early access tickets from this Wednesday morning Chronicle Live · Apr 26, 2023
With NFTs, the only constant has been change. How full-time artists are navigating the chaos The argument over creator royalties at NFT marketplaces has artists like Melissa Wiederrecht adjusting to a new reality. Fortune · Apr 12, 2023
Busted are back – and so are Blur and Blue. Why are we so hooked on replaying the past? Nostalgia rules this wave of arena tours. When we look back at the culture of the 2020s, will it have any flavour of its own, asks culture writer Rachel Aroesti The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023
This Week in the Metaverse: NFT market jumps to $4.7 billion, Drone Racing League enters the chat, and Wildcard is hosting a public mint The NFT market had a great first quarter, but with the rise of Blur and lower creator royalties many artists are questioning their futures. Fortune · Apr 7, 2023
This week in the metaverse: Solana loses y00ts and DeGods collections, Argentina gets Web3 plane tickets, and Grimes launches NFTs The move by y00ts and DeGods is a loss for the Solana blockchain, but SOL is still up roughly 100% since the start of the year after getting hammered post-FTX collapse. Fortune · Mar 31, 2023
"How do you tune a B string? You can't." What Blur’s Graham Coxon learned – and didn't learn – from folk legend Bert Jansch The Blur guitarist and solo artist on the pressures of playing – and even tuning-up – in front of your heroes MusicRadar · Mar 26, 2023
Bottomless brunches to enjoy in Newcastle as Victors adds to mix with Bank Holiday special Here's a top pick of restaurants, bars and pubs around Newcastle where you can enjoy a summer season of boozy brunches including a new one-off option for this Saturday Chronicle Live · Mar 11, 2023
Britpop icons Blur reveal they were nearly AXED by record company before success New documentary Britpop: The Decade That Changed Music starts on Channel 5 hears Blur drummer Dave Rowntree admit the band were given their 'last chance' with record company bosses Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023
Here's the week's top NFT and metaverse news NFT volume reached $2 billion—the highest level since May. Fortune · Mar 3, 2023
Upstart NFT marketplace Blur has left OpenSea in the dust—for now Over the past 30 days, Blur has recorded $1.04 billion in trading volume compared with OpenSea’s $479 million. Fortune · Feb 26, 2023
Gorillaz, Cracker Island review: Damon Albarn’s band of apes return with their best album since 2005 There’s a loose-limbed elation to the indie-funk groove of their eighth record – helped along by Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala and Thundercat The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
Steve Davis to DJ in front of 90,000 as Blur Wembley support - 36 years after last visit The six-time world snooker champion Steve Davis now has a thriving new career as a DJ and will open up for Britpop legends Blur at two packed-out Wembley Stadium shows Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023
Gorillaz: Cracker Island review – smaller, subtler, and better for it Damon Albarn has reined in the excess – though there are still cameos from the likes of Bad Bunny and Stevie Nicks – for a trim album that is one of the band’s best The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023
Axios · Feb 21, 2023 NFTs are down, but they're not dead While the frenzy has come out of the market, more than $480 million worth changed hands in the past 30 days — and the market is changing in a fundamental way.
Fortune · Feb 17, 2023 Here's the week's top news on NFTs and the metaverse After being shunned for years, NFTs took a big step this week.
The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023 Why this is the perfect moment for an Oasis reunion Rumours of a Liam-Noel reunion have dragged on for as long as a soppy soap storyline but with a renewed love for Britpop and the 30th anniversary of ‘Definitely Maybe’, Mark Beaumont makes the case for why 2024 is the ideal moment for Oasis to reform
Dublin Live · Feb 6, 2023 Dublin pub pleads for return of iconic Blur 'Coffee & TV' milk carton The Big Romance said the milk carton has huge sentimental value and has pleaded for its safe return
Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2023 My London: Dave Rowntree Blur drummer Dave Rowntree romances in the shadows at Tamarind Kitchen, clothes his pets at Bow Wow and once had a rather unusual overnighter in Kentish Town
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023 Blur’s Dave Rowntree: ‘I still wake at 3am thinking I’ve frittered my life away’ Drummer, lawyer, composer, politician… Blur’s busiest member on the troubled childhood that influenced his new solo album, and the band’s summer reunion gigs
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 Every single Coachella headliner and lineup poster since the California festival began Throughout its 27 years, the desert festival has led with the biggest names in music. Inga Parkel runs through Coachella’s entire history of star-studded headliners since 1999 ahead of the 2026 event
The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022 Terry Hall death: Damon Albarn posts touching piano tribute to The Specials ‘Terry, you meant the world to me. I love you,’ wrote the Blur frontman
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022 Blur’s Graham Coxon says he ‘worried every hour of the day’ because of ‘unhinged’ fans The guitarist said he suffered ‘months and months of not sleeping’ during the peak of the band’s fame
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022 Graham Coxon: ‘Music has always been there for me’ The Blur guitarist, 53, on his addictive personality, making music as you age and being a Britpop brat
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022 Primavera Sound 2023: lineup, dates, and how to get tickets With stellar headliners such as Blur, Depeche Mode, Calvin Harris and Kendrick Lamar, the two-weekend Spanish festival is set to delight music fans