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Coachella Festival 2013; Who To See?

25th January 2013

Today saw the announcement of the Coachella Festival 2013 line-up, to be run on the weekends of April 12, 2013...

What, No Holograms? Stone Roses, Blur, Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers Headline Coachella 2013

25th January 2013

How do you top having a dead man headline your festival? Well, in all honestly, you’re not going to. Coachella’s...

Blur, The Stone Roses, Phoenix & Red Hot Chili Peppers To Headline Coachella

25th January 2013

Blur, The Stone Roses, Phoenix and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline this year's (13) Coachella festival in California.British...

Primavera Line Up Revealed: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Phoenix, My Bloody Valentine And The Postal Service Stand Out

23rd January 2013

 The full Primavera lineup has been released, with The Postal Service, Jesus And Mary Chain and Nick Cave & The Bad...

Professor Green Upset By Hmv Closure

15th January 2013

Professor Green and The Cribs have mourned the loss of HMV. The last remaining British high street music retailer announced...

Take That Top Reunited Bands Rich List

14th January 2013

Pop stars Take That have seen off competition from reunited rockers Blur and the Stone Roses to be named Britain's...

Depeche Mode Snubbed By Brits?

8th January 2013

Depeche Mode feel snubbed by the BRIT Awards.The electronic music pioneers believe they deserve the Outstanding Contribution award for conquering...

Paul Weller Keen To Reteam With Graham Coxon For Full Album

11th December 2012

British rocker Paul Weller is eager to head into the studio to work on a full album with Blur guitarist...

Noel Gallagher Hints At Possible Oasis Reunion

6th December 2012

Noel Gallagher has hinted that a possible Oasis reunion is ''forever'' on the cards.The 45-year-old rocker - whose departure from...

Noel Gallagher Wants Damon Duet

5th December 2012

Noel Gallagher wants to play with Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon when they support him at a Teenage Cancer Trust...

Marvel Studios' Mandarin Isn't -- Mandarin, That Is

23rd October 2012

In what appears to be Hollywood's latest effort to avoid offending the Chinese, the super villain in Disney/Marvel's Iron Man...

Blur, Pulp And Muse Dominate The Q Awards

22nd October 2012

Britpoppers Blur fought off competition from The Stone Roses to be named best live act, but lost out to Muse...

Q Awards: Are Muse Really The Best Act In The World Today?

22nd October 2012

The answer, of course, is no. But it's that time of year again folks: the Q Magazine Awards! Muse picked...

Blur Heading Back To The Stage

7th October 2012

British rockers Blur are making plans to play live shows in 2013, just two months after taking to the stage...

Paul Mccartney Joins Damon Albarn On Stage

10th September 2012

Sir Paul McCartney joined Damon Albarn at his Africa Express show in London this weekend.The Beatles legend was a surprise...

Reunited Blur And Stone Roses Lead Q Awards Nominations

6th September 2012

Reunited '90s acts Blur and the Stone Roses are set to do battle for two of the big prizes at...

Q Awards Nominations Revealed

6th September 2012

Blur, The Stone Roses, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds lead the nominations for this year's...

Damon Albarn's African Party

4th September 2012

Damon Albarn is having a ''24 hour party'' touring the UK for his Africa Express shows.The Blur singer - who...

Alex James Wants To Work With Johnny Marr

31st August 2012

Alex James wants to work with Johnny Marr,The 43-year-old bassist says his group Blur's recent string of shows - which...

Paul Weller Blasts Musical Reunions

24th August 2012

Paul Weller is ''sick'' of bands reforming.The 54-year-old rocker feels ''disappointed'' that the music industry is celebrating the likes of...

Blur To Release Final Show As Live Album

15th August 2012

British rockers Blur are releasing their post-Olympics final concert as a live album.Damon Albarn and his bandmates played their final...

To The End: Was Olympic Concert Blur's Final Gig?

13th August 2012

As the last few notes of an emotional 'The Universal' faded into the night air, what was going through the...

Tears All Round As Blur Close Olympics Celebration Concert

13th August 2012

Blur packed a punch that could rival one that Olympic boxing champion Luke Campbell would struggle to match, as they...

Blur Earned $480 For Olympics Gig

13th August 2012

British rockers Blur were paid just $480 (£300) to perform in London's Hyde Park to mark the closing of the...

Blur Rock Olympics Closing Concert

13th August 2012

Blur headlined the Olympics closing ceremony concert in London's Hyde Park with a mammoth set last night (13.08.12).The Britpop legends...

Blur Play London Show To Mark End Of Olympics

13th August 2012

British band Blur marked the end of the 2012 Olympics on Sunday (12Aug12) with a massive gig in London.As many...

Blur Stun Swedish Festival Fans At Penultimate Gig

12th August 2012

Blur prepared for their London Olympics finale concert with a stunning festival show in Sweden on Friday night (10Aug12).The British...

Olympics Closing Ceremony: Inside The Secret Rehearsals (Which Feature Madness)

9th August 2012

Muse are putting the finishing the touches to their rock odyssey on the stage, George Michael's in the corner doing...

Who's Bringing The Music For The Olympics Closing Ceremony?

9th August 2012

The closing ceremony for the Olympic Games is, sadly, ever nearer to us, with the past two weeks seeing London...

Blur Argue Over Set List

8th August 2012

Blur have been arguing over the set list ahead of their Hyde Park show.The reformed group perform at the outdoor...