Years Active: 1994-2009
Band Members: Dave Rowntree, Alex James, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon
Influenced by: The Small Faces, The Kinks, The Teardrop Explodes, David Bowie, Madness, XTC, Gary Numan, Syd Barrett, The Beatles, The Stone Roses, The Walker Brothers, The Smiths, The Specials, The Jam, Duran Duran, Squeeze
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Spinner: "[We] lived on pasta sandwiches. All you needed was tomato purée, pasta and bread ... And there was a lot of fried cabbage." --Alex James In a recent interview, Blur's guitarist revealed how poor he and his bandmates were during college. We ... Read moreSep 30 2009 12:34PM
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11/03/09
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11/01/09
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10/31/09
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09/11/09
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08/20/09
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08/11/09
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07/30/09
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07/30/09
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07/28/09
Albarn shuts door on Blur reunion Blur frontman Damon Albarn has closed the door on a fu...
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07/25/09
Albarn rules out more Blur gigs Singer Damon Albarn has said there are no plans for Blur...
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07/23/09
No plans for Blur to record again Blur's summer concerts could be the end of the band as...
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07/13/09
Blur Overcome Coxon's Illness to Play Possible 'Last Gig' Blur 's festival-headlining su...
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07/13/09
Police praise T event revellers Police have praised the behaviour of the tens of thousan...
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07/13/09
Rain fails to dampen T time fun Overnight rain and continued showers have done nothing t...
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07/10/09
Build up to Scotland's biggest music event The festival season's heading north this week...
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07/03/09
Blur comeback at Parklife venue Britpop stars Blur have revealed that Hyde Park was the ...
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06/30/09
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06/29/09
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06/28/09
Blur bring curtain down on Glasto Reformed Britpop kings Blur have closed this year's Gl...
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06/28/09
Blur Reunion Brings Glastonbury to Fitting Finale On any other Glastonbury , it would ha...
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06/25/09
Music: Interview: Amadou Bagakoyo of Amadou & Mariam No longer content with being class...
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06/24/09
New Graham Coxon Video - "In The Morning" Graham Coxon had a tough go when we caught him...
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11/06/09
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11/05/09
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11/01/09
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10/19/09
Blur Join Racks of Lego Rock Stars Blur have also been created in Lego form.
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10/15/09
Blur Join “LEGO Rock Band”: See the Band’s Avatars Many a Britpop fan in the Nineties de...
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10/06/09
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09/25/09
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09/25/09
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09/12/09
Music Review: Blur - Midlife: A Beginner's Guide To Blur Though largely under appreciate...
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07/30/09
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07/06/09
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06/28/09
Blur Reunion Brings Glastonbury to Fitting Finale On any other Glastonbury , it would ha...
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06/16/09
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06/12/09
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05/14/09
Shorties (Jarvis Cocker, Graham Coxon, and more) In the Guardian , Jarvis Cocker (with h...
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05/13/09
Graham Coxon - The Spinning Top (Transgressive Records) A lengthy, quietly-epic album of...
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03/28/09
Music Review: Peter Doherty - Grace/Wastelands Peter Doherty 's life seemed to be circli...
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03/23/09
Grill 'Em All! The Mean Eyed Cat is a fantastic shack of a bar that sits on Austin's Wes...
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02/26/09
Jonas Brothers Win Worst Album, Worst Band at NME Awards Kings of Leon, MGMT, Muse, and ...
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02/26/09
Damon Albarn And Graham Coxon Give It Another Go [Videodrone] Video footage of Damon Alb...
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02/26/09
News Ticker: Pylon, Katy Perry, Blur and Jane’s Addiction Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley p...
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02/25/09
Damon And Graham Reunite On Stage, Play A Blur Song, Make American Anglophiles Even More Jealous [Reunions]
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01/23/09
Pete Doherty's Debut Solo Album Set For March Release The first solo album by singer-son...
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