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Modern Life Is Rubbish Turns 20

- Source: Stereogum

Last summer, when Blur were reuniting to record a couple new tracks and play the closing ceremonies of the 2013 Olympics, I wrote here about the great English band's 10 best songs.

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Nick Drake - Bryter Layter [Reissue]

- Source: The Four Oh Five

The rich tapestry of English folk music has innumerable storytellers, musicians, artists and curators woven into its centuries-old fabric; conservationist Cecil Sharp, protest singer Ewan MacColl, guitarist Richard Thompson, and more recently artists such as Laura Marling, Villagers, First Aid Kit and yes, even Mumford and Sons, are amongst just a few of the thousands involved in an incredible musical movement shaped by the history and invention of the British Isles.

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Backspin: Blur, S/T (1997)

- Source: The Vinyl District

BY PATRICK KIGONGO | Much has been made of the musical and thematic similarities shared by Blur's second, third, and fourth albums ( Modern Life is Rubbish, Parklife and The Great Escape, respectively).

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Robbie Williams: 'The bassist in Blur? My nan could do that'

- Source: NME

Robbie Williams has continued his rant against Britpop stars, this time saying his nan could take Alex James' place in Blur. Recording the first of his Radio Rudebox podcasts, the Take That singer said James "hadn't been very nice" to him when they've met in the Nineties, adding: "Alex is the bassist in Blur — my nan could do that. All she needs is a new haircut."

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Thumpers

- Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Thumpers were forged from the broken shards of Pull Tiger Tail. Marcus Pepperell and John Hamson Jr – met at school aged eleven and have been playing music together since they were about fifteen.

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