Blur's Alex James announces Britpop Classical concert at The Big Feastival 2025: "I am really, really fucking genuinely excited"
As well as delivering orchestral covers of '90s bangers, James also played a DJ set of Britpop classics at a special launch party in London last night (April 3) – check out footage here
Damon Albarn teases new Gorillaz album for 2025
The album would serve as a follow up to 2023's 'Cracker Island'
Robbie Williams says covering Blur's 'Parklife' with Danny Dyer "made no sense on paper"
"But we make all the sense in the world when we're on stage together"
Damon Albarn previews new "electro-opera" 'The Magic Flute II: La Malédiction', premiering next week
"The idea of me writing an opera and for it to be a continuation of 'The Magic Flute' sounds ridiculous, it was and is"
Gene on reuniting for first live show in over 20 years: "We don't want any half measures – it needs to be spectacular"
Frontman Martin Rossiter tells NME about Alan McGee persuading the band to reform, returning to his role as the "nation's favourite miserable indie star", reveals whether more dates are on the cards, and recalls crossing paths with The Prodigy's Keith Flint in the '90s
Blur's Graham Coxon on Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer’s ‘Parklife’ cover: "It’s flipping bizarre"
That song is overplayed now
London's ‘Live Odyssey’ immersive experience to include David Bowie, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys: “A time capsule for British music”
The experience is “a groundbreaking tribute to the sounds that shaped Britain”
Blur announce 10th anniversary editions of 'The Magic Whip' and new merch capsule
The merch includes clothing and accessories inspired by the distinctive album artwork
Blur's Damon Albarn on getting "quite lairy" with Marianne Faithfull
"She was always a bit cynical about how people were transformed into pillars of the establishment. But she was always true to her creed"
Sleeper's Louise Wener says Britpop "imploded" after becoming "embarrassed of itself"
The band recently announced a tour to celebrate 30 years of their debut album