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Lots to catch up on‏ (from blur fan club)

2-Apr-09

Firstly, support acts have been announced for the Manchester date as The

Klaxons and Florence & The Machine.

Secondly, there are some UK Graham shows on sale for May. They are:

3 May Norwich Arts Centre

4 May Brighton Digital

6 May Tunbridge Wells The Forum

7 May Hertford Marquee

12 May Cambridge Soul Tree

15 May Wolverhampton Civic Hall Bar

Thirdly, the Gorillaz documentary, Bananaz, gets a DVD release on 1 June

with an on-line premiere on 20 April. There is now an official site

counting down to those events - http://www.bananazfilm.com/

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.blurfanclub.co.uk...

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Blur perform together on stage for the first time in 9 years

26-Feb-09

Awful qality but its something to wet the appetite! Thanks to BFC

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovm3_UjISiQ...

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Blur, Manchester MEN, June 26. (News from blurfanclub.co.uk)

10-Feb-09

In the lead up to the Hyde Park and Festival appearances this year, Blur

will play the Manchester MEN Arena on Friday June 26.

Tickets go on general sale from Friday 13 February from 9am.

Booking lines are: 0844 847 8000; 0871 2200 260 and 0844 826 2826

Also available from www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.blurfanclub.co.uk...

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Blur booked to play 'T in the Park' and 'Oxegen'

8-Feb-09

The latest on the blur comeback trail....

TEXT FROM OXYGEN: Blur, one of the most important bands of the past twenty years are set to play OXEGEN 2009 ….a tremendous coup for the festival and fantastic news for music fans! This one and only appearance in Ireland this year will be a welcome return for these superstars who burst onto the scene more than a decade ago and who have not played live since 2003. This will be an extremely rare opportunity to catch the band that shaped a generation and is one not to be missed!

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.oxegen.ie/2008/node/483...

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Damon presenting the Zane Lowe show on Radio 1 (News from blurfanclub.co.uk)

9-Jan-09

Damon will be presenting Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on Wednesday of next week:

There are unconfirmed reports that Damon will use the opportunity to showcase some as yet unreleased material.

Also, there is a BBC4 programme on Suzi Winstanley, Damon's partner, at 10pm on 2 Feb. I'm unsure if the programme features Damon, but promises to be an interesting documentary on her work as a wildlife artist.

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/takeover_2009.shtml...

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Alex backstage at Hyde Park (News from blurfanclub.co.uk)

17-Dec-08

The Independent newspaper, for which Alex writes, is holding it's annual

charity auction. One of the lots is 2 tickets and a meeting with Alex backstage at Hyde Park. To bid, visit the ebay listing:

EBAY LINK

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.blurfanclub.co.uk/...

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Alex's cheeses available to purchase (News from blurfanclub.co.uk)

17-Dec-08

Paxton & Whitfield have Alex's cheeses available to purchase mail order:

Blue Monday, his New Order inspired soft blue cheese, Fairleigh Wallop,

Alex's 2nd Goats cheese, Little Wallop - the original goats cheese available

in the New Brits gift pack, and all three, along with chutney and crackers

in an extravagant gift pack for the more affluent. Go here to purchase or just drool.

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk/index.php...

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Blur Tickets and Interviews on Absolute Radio

11-Dec-08

Absolute Radio have a pre-sale happening for their Hyde Park gig, it commences at 9am Thursday and tickets will be available from http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/tickets

They have a top 10 chart which is going out tonight between 11pm and 12 midnight, as voted for by Absolute Radio listeners. The vote results will be published shortly.

They have 4 live session tracks from a few years ago on the site too, here's a link: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/blur/article/3541.html

And last but by no means least, Damon and Graham popped in Tuesday night and Alex James the other day, they have both interviews and some photos here:

http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/blur/article/3550.html

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/tickets...

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Damon and Graham were on Zane Lowe's Radio 1

10-Dec-08

Thanks to Martin at Blur Fan Club for the news;

Go to I-Player and listen again:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_one?page=2

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_one?page=2...

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Blur Reunion - NME Cover Strory!

9-Dec-08

In this week's NME... (08/12/08)

In this week's special issue of NME, dated December 10, we put the Blur rumours to bed for the final time and confirm in a world exclusive interview that Blur are definitely back.

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.nme.com/magazine...

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Blur will play a live show in Hyde Park in summer 2009

9-Dec-08

Thanks to Martin at Blur Fan Club for the news;

Graham Coxon will join Alex James, Dave Rowntree and Damon Albarn onstage

for this first time since their Royal Festival Hall performance in 2000.

The concert will take place at London’s Hyde Park on Friday 3rd July 2009.

Tickets will be on general sale from 9am Friday 12th December 2008 at

www.livenation.co.uk. All tickets are £45.00, are limited to six per person,

and subject to a booking fee. Promoters recommend fans purchase tickets from

official outlets only.

Blur.co.uk page has been updated with video of the band.

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.blur.co.uk...

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Damon Albarn: 'Blur are reforming for rehearsals'

25-Nov-08

All four band members will reunite in 2009, says singer.

Damon Albarn has confirmed that Blur will be reuniting next year.

The singer revealed his old band, including guitarist Graham Coxon, will be working together. Albarn made the comments just before a special one-off performance of his opera 'Monkey: Journey To The West' at the BBC Radio Theatre in London this afternoon (November 25).

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.nme.com/news/blur/41282...

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Quotes from Damon

20-Nov-08

"The truth be known Graham and I have been hanging out together a bit. We had lunch the other day," Damon Albarn told BBC Newsbeat. "He's great, it's fantastic to get my old friend back."

And it appears Albarn may get his old band back too: "It's very possible I'll go back to Blur," he said, "it really is very possible."

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.spin.com/articles/blur-reunion-very-possible...

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Blur Reunite at Damon Albarn's Opera in London

13-Nov-08

Damon Albarn was reunited with his Blur bandmates, Graham Coxon and Alex James in London last night (November 12).

The pair watched the opening night production of Albarn's opera, 'Monkey: Joruney to the West' received its official premiere last night at the O2 Arena.

The opera, created with Chinese director Chen Shi-Zheng, is being staged in a specially-erected tent at the Meridian Gardens in Greenwich until December 5.

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.adatez.com/200811135564/the_buzz/news/blur.htm...

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Alex James makes it through first round of Maesto

20-Aug-08

Check on Alex's progress through the TV program Maesto as he tries to make it as an orchestral conductor. See videos of his performances, work at baton camp and time spent with with mentor Brad Cohen.

From BBC :

Eight Celebrities, one top-class orchestra and the opportunity of a lifetime.

The final challenge? To conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra in front of a live audience of thousands at Proms in the Park...

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/maestro/...

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Damon Albarn Reveals Olympic His Passion of Table Tennis

1-Aug-08

The Blur man has spoken about his passion for playing table tennis - and has taken on members of the British Olympic squad.

Damon Albarn - who with Gorillaz collaborator Jamie Hewlett have adapted characters from their opera 'Monkey: A Journey To The West' for the BBC's Olympics coverage - told Radio Times he's obessesed with ping pong.

"Yeah, everywhere I go I have to have a table tennis table. I love it; it's a brilliant way to relax when you’re working," he explained.

"I'm playing at the Lyon Festival and they wanted a slightly longer set, so I said, 'If you give us a table tennis table then you'll get a longer set'."

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.adatez.com/200807314726/the_buzz/news/damon_albarn.htm...

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Monkey? Magic!

31-Jul-08

Get Monkey on your desktop

Download the Desktop Monkey and he will magically whisk you the latest stories about your favourite events from the Beijing Olympics. If you haven't met Monkey, click to watch him in BBC Sport's Olympics movie.

"Once you download me to your desktop, I'll calmly and efficiently fetch you the latest Olympic stories for your favourite sports.

And when events you want to follow are about to start, I'll give you a handy reminder.

All you have to do is set me going, choose up to five Olympic sports, and tell me which events you'd like to be reminded about. I do the rest!

I even set my watch according to whichever time zone your system is currently using, so all the event times will adjust automatically, wherever you are in the world. "

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/monkey/7499725.stm...

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BBC Sport's Olympics Monkey

25-Jul-08

Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy head on a "Journey to the East" for BBC Sport this summer.

This animated sequence, based on the classical Chinese novel, "Journey to the West", has been produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the men behind virtual band Gorillaz.

It will feature on TV, radio, web and mobile, introducing coverage of the Games on BBC Sport - the Olympic broadcaster in the UK.

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/monkey/7521287.stm...

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Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett Reveal New Project Collaboration

21-Jul-08

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett – the duo behind animated band Gorillaz and the opera 'Monkey: Journey To The West', have revealed details of their next collaborative project.

Hewlett explained that the project will be named 'Carousel', and will be a film and stage project that Albarn has written around 70 songs for so far.

The visual artist told the Observer: "'Carousel' is even bigger and more difficult than 'Monkey'.

I've done a lot of visuals and Damon's done a lot of music but we haven't figured out how they're going to fit together.

"It's sort of like a film but not with one narrative story. There's many stories, told around a bigger story, set to music, and done in live action, animation, all different styles.

"Originally it was a film but now we think it's a film and it's a stage thing as well. Damon's written around 70 songs for it, and I've got great plans for the visuals."

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.adatez.com/200807204575/the_buzz/news/damon_albarn_jamie_hewlett.htm...

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Alex James in Africa : Farming for a future

15-Jul-08

Alex James made a programme called Alex James in Africa:

Farming for a future. It is showing again on the Community Channel on 13th August and is avaliable online.

They are also running a competition to win signed copies of "Bit of a Blur"

online.

Click the source link below for the full story.
http://www.communitychannel.org...

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