Blur News

BLUR frontman Damon Albarn steps out looking cheap and cheerful - in a T-shirt bearing a "99p" sale logo.

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree unsuccessfully ran for a Westminster City Council in London, England in 2007, and also ran for a Labour Party seat in the city in 2008, but now he's preparing for an even bigger political campaign.

Walthamstow's famous dog racing track closed down in August last year to great sadness so the site could be redeveloped into housing.

Limited edition art by the man behind the pop group Gorillaz has gone on sale ahead of a charity exhibition in Bristol.

The Labour Party candidate for Cities Of London And Westminster says politics is a "slog" Blur 's Dave Rowntree has played down his chances of becoming an MP at the next general election.

Defending the underdog has led Dave Rowntree into fighting music piracy, studying law and becoming a Labour candidate Dave Rowntree, left, with Damon Albarn and Alex James.

Experience the eight sons of Sun Ra trumpeter Phil Cohran, as they meld the bombast of the experimental jazz era with the groove of the hip hop age.

Five songs I'm listening to this week: Adam Lambert, "Time for Miracles" Yes, it's a generic ballad servicing a big-budget disaster picture, and yes, it sort of sounds like 3 Doors Down territory.

THE Royal Mail has gone rock 'n' roll with its own "top 10" - a set of stamps celebrating some of the best-known album covers from the past four decades.

Tommy Reilly is the skinny jeans-wearing, guitar-playing equivalent of X Factor protege Alexandra Burke.

THE Somerset Cider Brandy Company in Martock has been shortlisted for The Best Food Producer award in this year's BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards 2009.

LOCAL producers gathered in Derby this weekend for a new food and drink fair - and for one business it was a chance to share some good news with customers.

BLUR are leading the charge at the sixth annual UK Festival Awards. The band, who reunited for a summer of open-air gigs this year, are the first to be nominated twice in the Best Headline Performance category - for their shows at T in the Park and Glastonbury.

The members of Blur are set to become animated avatars in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band game.

Blur have joined David Bowie and Iggy Pop in becoming block stars for the new Lego Rock Band game.

Classic album covers by The Clash, David Bowie, New Order and Led Zeppelin will soon be depicted on British postage stamps.

Jamie Hewlett's paintings of Bangladeshi villagers capture the beauty and fragility of their flood-threatened existence.

Blur, David Bowie, Queen's Brian May and Iggy Pop are among those who will appear as playable characters in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band video game, out Nov.

NOW this could get ugly. LETHAL BIZZLE says he's "out to get" ALEX JAMES after his initial go-ahead to sample BLUR track Song 2 on his new album was overturned by the rest of the band.

At the livestock project in Gourcy, north-east Burkina Faso, run by Reseau Marp, farmers are given livestock, which they breed and then hand one animal back to the project.