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, Walker Brothers, The Smiths, The Specials, The Jam, Duran Duran, Squeeze
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Jun 15 2009 7:40AM
by John D. Luerssen
Sep 10 2008 8:00AM
by Spinner Staff
Filed under: The Hit List
Spinner: 'Beetlebum' --Blur (1997) The accusation: Said to be about Damon Albarn's drug experiments with old girlfriend Justine Frischmann of Elastica. The defense: It's about a complex emotion -- part sleepy, part sexy -- as Albarn once claimed, or it's ... Read moreJan 31 2008 8:00AM
by Kim Davis
Filed under: Potent Quotables
Spinner: "In the UK, coke goes hand in hand with yoga and organic vegetables." -- Alex James Once a means to his decandent lifestyle (think: the whole of the '90s), the reformed Blur bassist now deems his former drug of choice "unethical, ... Read more
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06/28/09
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06/28/09
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06/24/09
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06/22/09
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06/16/09
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06/02/09
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05/29/09
Music: Inventory: Caught in my shadow: 19 unjustly unheralded sidemen Bennett's sudden ...
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05/19/09
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05/08/09
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04/17/09
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03/31/09
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03/18/09
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03/18/09
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03/16/09
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03/12/09
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03/11/09
Music stars call for more power Members of Radiohead, Blur and Pink Floyd, plus stars li...
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03/04/09
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02/26/09
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02/26/09
Video: Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon: "This Is a Low" (Live at the NME Awards) Damon Alb...
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02/26/09
Blur boys perform for first time in nine years Technical gremlins, stage-diving award wi...
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02/26/09
Blur perform on Oasis prize night Members of Blur gave a surprise performance at the NME...
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02/14/09
Suede star attacks revival trend Bernard Butler, former guitarist with indie heroes Sued...
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02/13/09
Watch: Blur in the Studio "The thing that comes over is not only how talented these guys...
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06/30/09
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06/28/09
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06/16/09
Blur played some shows (setlists, video, more dates) + Alex James & most of New Order form Bad Lieutenant
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06/12/09
Shorties (Blur, The Thermals, and more) "The problem with our band," Dave Rowntree told ...
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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
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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
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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
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01/16/09
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01/15/09
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01/14/09
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01/08/09
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12/19/08
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12/15/08
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12/09/08
Blur reunites! Wait a second, did I just use an exclamation point?
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12/09/08
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12/09/08
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11/25/08
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11/14/08
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11/13/08
Monkey Survives First Night Nerves DESPITE A SMATTERING of regulation press-night cock-u...
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11/13/08
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11/06/08
NEWS DIGEST: Thursday, November 6 The new collection will follow a lead single, I'm Thro...
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10/06/08
Blur Bassist Makes Beautiful Blue Cheese The worlds of rock and food don't usually pair ...
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10/03/08
Breaking Cheese News [How Does It Taste?] Alex James, probably best known for being in B...
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