
The Blur vs Oasis 'Battle Of Britpop' to be retold in new on-stage comedy by John Niven
"When music was so central to the culture that two pop groups could dominate the entire summer, the evening news and the front page of every newspaper in the country. We're going to take you back there"

Blur's Alex James on "wonderful" Oasis reunion: "It's awful that most bands end up hating each other"
The bassist said he was "delighted" for his former Britpop rivals, adding that a reunion was "great for Blur" and would be for Noel and Liam

Record Store Day 2025: watch the unboxing of this year's must-have vinyl releases
Tolley and Jodie Ward from Banquet Records show viewers some of the releases ahead of the weekend, including Taylor Swift’s exclusive 7″ white vinyl of ‘Fortnight’

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”