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News: Gorillaz unveil ambitious animated short film as ‘The Mountain’ launches new era

For a band that has spent more than two decades blurring the line between cartoon fantasy and pop reality, Gorillaz somehow still find new ways to stretch their universe. Created by Damon…

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News: Graham Coxon Shares Single ‘Alright’ Ahead Of ‘Castle Park’ Release

Graham Coxon has released “Alright”, the second single from his shelved 2011 album Castle Park. The track lands like a message accidentally trapped in amber, carrying all the bittersweet melody and…

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News: Castle Park finally arrives as Graham Coxon reopens solo catalogue

Graham Coxon has spent much of his career hiding side doors inside already successful buildings. Best known as the guitarist and restless engine room of blur, Coxon’s solo catalogue has long offered…

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Track: HOO HAs – Rantra

The HOO HAs‘s new single, ‘Rantra’, is an angry, loud, swaggering beast with a sneer and a studied pose. It’s a brilliant. Think of the shouty side of The Fall…

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Not Forgotten: Blur – 13

At the peak of their success I was distinctly unimpressed with Blur and their run of chirpy-chappy chart toppers. Parklife and the Great Escape both sold by the lorry full,…

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Album Review: Blur “The Magic Whip”

It’s been a long time coming and a lot of water has passed under a lot of bridges in the 16 years since Blur released their last studio album as…

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Feature: Britpop – A music fan remembers…

I don’t know when I became aware of Britpop as a ‘scene’. In late 1994 I had read a few articles on a hotly-tipped band called Suede, and then watching…

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Not Forgotten: Blur – Modern Life is Rubbish

Most people remember the time they heard ‘the’ album – the one that became their moment of musical epiphany. And most people also remember the first time they fell…

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