Aspiring Politician and Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree Is Having Some Doubts

Politics is a tough field to be in, possibly even tougher than music, according to Blur's Dave ... Read More »

The Horrors Find Fans in Trent Reznor and Damon Albarn

Everyone likes to be liked and in that regard, it's been a good few years for the Horrors. When Nine ... Read More »

Baaba Maal Invites Us All to Senegal -- Let's Go!

Baaba Maal has spent most of his life musically reaching out from his native village of Podor, ... Read More »

Massive Attack Reveal Working Title of Upcoming Album

Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja has just witnessed an apocalyptic moment while walking down a ... Read More »

Blur's Damon Albarn a Candidate to Direct Olympic Opening Ceremony

The Olympics might be getting a whole lot cooler. Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn is a ... Read More »

Massive Attack, 'Psyche' -- Song Premiere

A good seven years will have passed by the time Massive Attack unleash their fifth studio album and ... Read More »

Blur Overcome Coxon's Illness to Play Possible 'Last Gig'

Blur's festival-headlining summer ended in Scotland on Sunday night as the veteran Britpop ... Read More »

Blur Reunion Brings Glastonbury to Fitting Finale

On any other Glastonbury, it would have been the defining gig. Blur were the Britpop era's poster ... Read More »

Source Outing: Mali's Amadou & Mariam Are Ready to Rock

Wondering how Mali's Amadou & Mariam will fare in front of "rock" crowds when opening some of ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: Damon's Dough Woes

"It's all compost. Money should be compost." --Damon Albarn The singer, who will reunite with his ... Read More »

Gorillaz' Albarn and Hewlett Tackle Chinese Opera With 'Monkey'

Throughout its history, rock and roll has embraced elements of opera, most notably the Who's 'Tommy' ... Read More »

Worst Band Feuds: No. 10

Oasis vs. Blur Fightin' Words: "I hate that Alex and Damon. I hope they catch AIDS and die." ... Read More »

Coolest Cartoon Rockers: No. 2

Gorillaz When They Rocked: 1998-present Picking up where the Groovie Ghoulies left off, the ... Read More »

New Music: The Good, the Bad and the Queen

What do you get when you put together Damon Albarn, drummer Tony Allen (from Fela Kuti's band), ... Read More »