"I'd only want to perform that if it was a positive thing"BlurDamon Albarn has revealed why Blur turned down the opportunity to play a series of shows to mark the 25th anniversary of ‘Parklife’. The seminal album was released in 1994 and is considered to be one of the defining records of both the 1990s and the Britpop scene. ...

Roxy Music weren't the only big British rock band reuniting last night. During Damon Albarn's Africa Express: The Circus show in East London, which brings musicians from around the world together to perform onstage, Albarn's band Blur reunited to play together for the first time since The Magic Whip came out in 2015.

The band reunited at Albarn's 'Africa Express' gig Blur reunite at the African Express gig in London last nightBlur surprised fans in East London last night as they reunited for a performance at Damon Albarn’s ‘Africa Express: The Circus’ gig. Albarn was joined on stage with Dave Rowntree, Alex James and Graham Coxo...

The indie tastemaker roots down the back of the Union Jack-emblazoned sofa to uncover some of the decade's forgotten classics Steve Lamacq wants to counter the prevailing narrative about ‘90s indie. “It wasn’t all about laddish terrace anthems and Blur versus Oasis,” explains the veteran BBC 6 Music DJ. “There were all these other band...

Right now, a whole lot of bands are mining the late-'80s moment when hardcore and speed metal came together and fused into the beautiful, violent blur of crossover thrash. Plenty of the crossover-revival bands currently walking the earth -- Iron Reagan, Red Death -- are absolutely fucking great. And Oxnard, California's Dead Heat are right&#...