Alex James turned 44 on November 21st 2012 - Happy belated birthday to one of the coolest bassist (with the coolest hair) around!
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Fan made compilation to Alex James. Credits: @BlurChina |
Graham Coxon tweeted on his official twitter page on November 26th 2012 that there will be "no" new Blur album in the future. The guitarist replied to a fan on twitter who asked whether there will be a new album in the near future with Damon Albarn, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.
Graham's reply was a two-lettered one: No.
Graham Coxon was featured on Channel 4's program Fresh Meat this November. In this interview, there are some of the usual guitar questions and music related topics, and some bizarre and random questions about dogs' body parts.
Graham Coxon has also written an "angst-ridden" song for Fresh Meat. Listen to the full new Graham Coxon song, performed by Kingsley and titled "Implodium Implodes" below.
Graham Coxon was also featured on BBC 6 Music Radio's Legends Week on the morning of November 16th 2012. The host Shaun Keavney interviewed Graham Coxon and posted some new pictures of the Blur guitarist in the studio, with his guitar, telecaster and winter outfit.
Julia Aurea Stein is a talented artist from Brazil who creates some of the most detailed, colourful and snappy drawings of Blur's Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn that we have seen. Many of her works feature and were inspired by musical icons including The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, various Gorillaz characters and the two main members of Blur.
We interviewed her recently about her love of art, coffee, TV, Graham Coxon and Blur.
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'Abandon Us In Love' - Julia Aurea Stein |
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'Graham Doodle' |
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'Damon and Graham II' |
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'Coffee and TV' (top); 'Oochy Woochy' (bottom) |
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Damon Albarn doodles ; Graham Coxon doodles |
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'Bonfires' (top); 'Love Travels' (bottom) |
A new Blur headliner act for their upcoming European Tour has been confirmed just moments ago - and this time Blur is going to play in Poland's Heineken Open'er 2013.
The Heineken Open-er Festival is one of the Poland's biggest music festivals. It takes place at the Gdynia-Kosakowo airfield, Gdynia, Poland from 3rd to 6th July 2013. The 80-hectare airfield space contains 7 massive stages and can feature 120 artists. The location is also a festival town with campsites, a beach, sports grounds and various other merchandise areas suitable for activities and music performances.
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Will this come true ? |
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Poland's Open'er Festival boasts a massive grand location and atmosphere |
Damon Albarn's newest composition, named "2LO London Calling" has hit the airwaves across 55 BBC Radio stations globally at 5:33pm , on Wednesday, November 14th 2012. The new song has played across national radio, World Service and the local UK radio stations to mark the 90th anniversary of the BBC yesterday.
Dave Rowntree is set to DJ in a London club, the Notting Hill Arts Club, on the 14th November 2012.
Alex James and Phil Daniels appeared on the TV show 'Pointless Celebrities', a game show which aired on November 10th 2012. Watch to learn whether the twosome had enough musical knowledge to win the game.
Graham Coxon was interviewed by Roland UK recently and he had more to say about Blur's Hyde Park Olympics closing ceremony gig from August 2012. The Blur guitarist explains his "madness", creativity, artistic inspirations and reveals what bands he is currently listening to.
Graham also answered some questions about Blur and their recent gigs. He said that the band were "pretty hyper" and that they were glad to prove to everyone that they were not "old clapped out gits". So much for Graham Coxon's idiosyncratic style of speech!
The excerpts about Blur, taken from the original interview (by Jamie Franklin), were:
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Picture credited to Essy Syed |
The Blur 21 exhibition has gone digital - now fans can view the gallery and some selected prints online on Blur's official website here. The promotional introduction on the website goes:
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Blur in the studio recording collage, John Henry Studios, London |
Party, music and a surprising DJ lineup - the latest Blur news is not too Blur-related, but drummer Dave Rowntree will be the DJ in Ocho Y Medio Club, Madrid, on November 13th 2012.