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“I don’t think Joe would’ve been happy retreading any steps he’d made already”: Paul Simonon on why The Clash never reunited

The Clash bassist added that he still keeps in touch with his old bandmates

Louder · Mar 16, 2024

Watch David Bowie and Blur's Damon Albarn duet on Bowie classic Fashion on French TV

David Bowie was one of Damon Albarn's musical heroes, making this rare TV duet a special moment for Blur's frontman

Louder · Mar 13, 2024

Jack Antonoff Fiercely Defends Taylor Swift's Songwriting Skills Against Criticism

Jack Antonoff defends Taylor Swift against critics questioning her songwriting skills. Their successful partnership continues to produce critically acclaim...

Top News · Feb 29, 2024

The 50 best albums of 2023, No 8 – Blur: The Ballad of Darren

Blur’s ninth album is a perfect combination of middle-aged regret with swooning pop, a powerful career summation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023

Blur's Damon Albarn takes swipe at Rolling Stones and their new album Hackney Diamonds

Blur frontman says he can find "no joy" in Rolling Stones' new album and slams their promotional tactics

Louder · Dec 10, 2023

Damon Albarn slams The Rolling Stones and their new album Hackney Diamonds: “Making exactly the same music but not that good. There must be no joy in doing something like this"

“I love the idea of devoting your life to one thing, in search of the sublime. But the truth is, they’ve become worse”

MusicRadar · Dec 8, 2023

Gregor Gall: In search of protest songs as popular music leaves a void

‘TOO many protest singers/Not enough protest songs.” So sang Scots former Orange Juice frontperson, Edwyn Collins, on his 1994 hit single, A…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2023

Bukayo Saka, Rachel Weisz, Damon Albarn and Iris Law take to London's streets for Burberry

Stars strew London’s streets for Burberry’s Spring 2024 campaign

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023

“Forget grunge music. Get a pint of Guinness down your neck and pick that guitar up”: The rise and fall of Britpop, the Nineties’ other massive guitar movement

The UK got its guitar mojo back in the ’90s with a new generation of rock and indie bands. This is the story of how it all got consumed by the rivalry between Blur and Oasis, and the catch-all category of Britpop

Guitar World · Nov 13, 2023

Bombay Bicycle Club: ‘People were still calling us landfill indie’

Now comfortably in their second-era stride, Noughties indie rock’s most celebrated escapees talk to Mark Beaumont about class, Keir Starmer, and getting Damon Albarn to noodle around on their new album

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023