
Blur's Damon Albarn on Alex Turner: "He's great – I sing a lot like him on the new album"
The singer previously called Arctic Monkeys “the last great guitar band”

Blur debut new songs live and perform rare deep cuts for first time at intimate Hammersmith gig
Watch the band deliver classic B-sides for the first time and launch 'The Ballad Of Darren' in London

Listen to two new Blur songs, 'The Rabbi' and 'The Swan'
The two new tracks are featured on the deluxe version of 'The Ballad Of Darren'

Alex James says going back to Blur was more "relaxing" than parenting
“Playing the bass in a rock band is the easiest thing”

Blur debut new song 'Barbaric' and air classics at BBC Radio Theatre show
Phil Daniels also joined the Britpop heroes for 'Parklife', who previewed their new album 'The Ballad Of Darren' in London

Blur - 'The Ballad of Darren' review: their brilliance continues
The band's joyous reunion only gets more emotional with this tear-jerking, soaring epic

Watch 'The Inbetweeners' star James Buckley jam to Blur song with his son
Complete with a gallows prank at the end

Blur's Dave Rowntree shares his thoughts on Keir Starmer
The Britpop drummer is also a former Labour councillor for Norfolk County Council

‘The Rise and Fall Of Britpop’: what happened to the key players next
As the BBC share their new podcast, NME looks back at the highs and lows of the cast of characters

‘The Rise And Fall Of Britpop’ charts Pulp’s impact on the scene and Blur and Oasis’ rivalry
The second half of the new podcast from BBC 6 Music is available to listen to now