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Mad for London: Oasis' chaotic supernova years in the capital

The benders, the bust-ups, the legendary gigs... Oasis were made in Manchester but London was where all their dreams came true

Evening Standard

"Fire it up and rage with us against the dying of the light." Ash share new single Give Me Back My World, announce ninth album Ad Astra, featuring assists from Blur's Graham Coxon

Ash return with first taste of forthcoming album Ad Astra

Louder

“That song is overplayed now": Blur's Graham Coxon has had enough of Parklife

Guitarist also claims he knows all the words to Bat Out Of Hell

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"It's got the filthiest tenor saxophone solo ever." Blur guitarist Graham Coxon reveals the prog rock song that changed his life

Blur guitarist Graham Coxon was a progressive rock fan as a teenager, and one song in particular captured his imagination

Louder

“An album misinterpreted by lesser talents”: What do Syd Barrett, Kevin Ayers, Peter Hammill and Robert Fripp have to do with Britpop? See Blur’s Modern Life Is Rubbish for details

Okay, it’s not all-out prog – but the band’s second record contains the spirit of the genre, with its English eccentricities, non-linear approach to playing and rule-breaking flair

Louder

“It began as a sharp abdominal pain. A decade later I received the shock diagnosis – I had ‘Telecaster Rib’”: I spent thousands trying to identify the source of my pain – it turned out to be my Fender Telecaster

Medical experts took the money but couldn’t stop the pain until the real culprit revealed itself

Guitar World

Tim Burgess, Graham Coxon and Lars Ulrich join musicians paying tribute to Marianne Faithfull

Adding to the flood of tributes to the late singer, musicians Tim Burgess, Graham Coxon and Lars Ulrich have paid tribute to Marianne Faithfull.

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Blur bassist Alex James: ‘I’m so happy for Oasis. Liam is an incredible singer, and he can’t help being a rock star’

The musician on struggling to fit into his Britpop pants, his ambition to make giant Frazzle, and the football song that keeps him fed

The Guardian - UK

Blur’s Alex James recalls ‘car crash’ meeting with bandmates before reunion tour

‘I’ve sort of blocked it out,’ said guitarist

The Independent UK

“There is money being made and it’s just being funnelled somewhere. It needs someone to give back out to the people”: Michael Kiwanuka suggests fairer cuts for musicians from big promotions companies

He says Live Nation and co need to open their pockets

MusicRadar

SNL enrages UK viewers with ‘cringe’ Oasis sketch that’s ‘agony to watch’

‘Never knew Oasis were secretly from London,’ one person wrote

The Independent UK

Blur’s Graham Coxon shares verdict on Oasis reunion

Blur and Oasis enjoyed a famous rivalry during Britpop’s heyday

The Independent UK

'It's good for fans': Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is thrilled about the Oasis reunion

Blur guitarist Graham Coxon has expressed his delight that the band's old rivals Oasis will be reuniting after Noel and Liam Gallagher ended years of feuding.

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“It was suggested we try making a Dumble-style clean. They’re so mystical – I’d never played one. You can look at the circuit and still be none the wiser”: The unstoppable rise of Victory Amps – and what comes next

Chief designer Martin Kidd tells how the UK amp firm went from boutique amp beginnings to an expanding portfolio of high-end amps for your backline and pedalboard, championed by the likes of Guthrie Govan, Mastodon, Ritchie Kotzen and Graham Coxon

Guitar World

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“I did it in 40 minutes and thought little of it”: How Phil Daniels saved Blur’s classic Britpop anthem Parklife

The iconic title track from Blur’s third album turns 30 later this month…

MusicRadar

“At Coachella, it’s taken you 14 hours to get there, and then you’re playing to people who don’t give a shit”: Graham Coxon is philosophical about Blur’s Coachella debacle

Graham Coxon addresses Blur's Coachella debacle

Louder

“Maybe when we’re 120 we’ll be wheeled onstage in bath chairs and play music with the power of our brains.” Blur aren't going away any time soon

Blur are enjoying their new lease of life, and see no reason to quit

The Independent UK

Where are the punks? Dua Lipa’s Camden docuseries completely misses the point

The pop star taps the biggest names in her phonebook for a Disney+ documentary about London’s music hub. It’s a shame so few of them have anything to do with Camden, writes Mark Beaumont

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“He expressed being upset by my horrible remix, which made me even more proud of it!” Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore once mixed a quote from Oasis' Noel Gallagher into a Blur song purely to annoy bassist Alex James, a petty gesture we can all respect

Blur + Oasis x Sonic Youth = one hell of a racket if Thurston Moore's remix of Essex Dogs is anything to go by

The Guardian - UK

The 50 best albums of 2023, No 8 – Blur: The Ballad of Darren

Blur’s ninth album is a perfect combination of middle-aged regret with swooning pop, a powerful career summation

Guitar World

“Forget grunge music. Get a pint of Guinness down your neck and pick that guitar up”: The rise and fall of Britpop, the Nineties’ other massive guitar movement

The UK got its guitar mojo back in the ’90s with a new generation of rock and indie bands. This is the story of how it all got consumed by the rivalry between Blur and Oasis, and the catch-all category of Britpop

The Guardian - UK

Blur: The Ballad of Darren review – mature melancholia spiked with adventure

Comparing it to a surprise baby, late-life Blur’s ninth album finds them on eloquent, emotional form, casting a wistful eye over past glories while pushing forward musically

MusicRadar

Blur's Graham Coxon: "The Coffee + TV chord shapes are just ridiculous"

"That’s another case of me making life very difficult for myself!”

The Guardian - UK

Blur: The Ballad of Darren review – middle-age regrets voiced in gorgeous tunes

Nostalgic melancholy fills Blur’s ninth studio release, a courageous album that shows the band have something germane to say about getting old

The Independent UK

Blur review, The Ballad of Darren: The band’s best record since 1999

Songs that elevate Damon Albarn’s suburban tristesse into moments of sheer ecstasy

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