First Blur Concert of 2013- Mexico El Plaza Condesa (pictures)

Blur played their first ever concert of 2013 and took the stage on March 15th 2013 in Mexico's El Plaza Condesa. The band announced this exclusive warm-up gig to be held in Mexico City just one day before their big main concert at the city's Vive Latino Festival (March 16th).  With singer Morrissey dropping out of tomorrow's Vive Latino Festival, Blur are set to be the biggest name of the day. 

Pictures on the fanpage Blur Mexico showcased Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree with fans at the airport before the gig. The group are seen signing autographs, walking through the terminal and posing for photos with fans who lined up to greet them. Scroll down for some photos from Twitter and Instagram users who posted about the show. 

Credits to LizzyBerry 

@Faberocker via Twitter

Credited to @cuauchenko via Instagram 

Credited to @argehuntley via instagram

Blur looked excited and cheerful as they kickstart their massive 2013 world tour. It seems like a great start and if all goes well, perhaps a new album will follow. Read about Blur's stint at Mexico's Vive Latino Festival for tomorrow here. 

Don't forget to follow the twitter hashtag #BlurMX for more live tweets from the show tonight. Live tweets can be found here.

Check out our Blur World Tour page for all the dates in a convenient table. 

Stay tuned for more videos, audio and mp3s of the World Tour as it happens! 

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Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Blur - Giveaway

Giveaway: We have 2 copies of Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Blur to giveaway to two lucky fans. This album re-creates the top Blur singles into kid-friendly, percussion tunes that's soft and gentle for the ears.

Simply head over to the new Giveaways page, follow us on Facebook or answer a simple fun Blur question and you're in for the draw! 

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No compulsory entries - anyone is free to choose how they would like to enter. Enter now and join in to get your free copy of the cool new Blur CD.

For more information and mp3 clips of the album, visit the official link here.

Blur to feature in Camden Walk of Fame

Camden - the London borough that is renowned for it's vibrant musical scene, artistic flair, massive market and for being Blur guitarist Graham Coxon's residential hometown. Ask any Blur fan which pub Graham Coxon is known for hanging out in, and Camden Crawl will be answered.

And now, Camden will be the proud new owner of a Music Walk of Fame, a disc route along the town that will feature 30 discs of famous musicians including Blur, Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse, Led Zeppelin  Frank Sinatra, Grandmaster Flash, Gill Scott-Heron, Soul II Soul and Camden's very own Madness.

Bustling Camden town - a musical jumble

One special musical disc will even be created to celebrate deceased and troubled singer Amy Winehouse to mark her 30th birthday.

Manager Lee Bennett said there are even plans to "get bands who have split up back together again" for one-off concerts, when they receive a place in the iconic walk. Does this mean there be an Oasis and Blur concert ? Watch out Liam Gallagher.

"We hope this will be the highest accolade in music," Mr Bennett also said.

"This is an international brand not specific to Camden, but it is in Camden as we truly see it as the world's rock and roll capital." 

According to the BBC, those honoured will be divided into five groups: innovative artists, influential artists, icons, unsung heroes and industry types like managers and producers. A committee of global industry figures and local community members are working on shortlist of nominations for the first 30 plaques. The list will go to a decisive public vote on the Music Walk of Fame website in May.

Special concerts, gigs and events will also follow the unveiling of the Walk of Fame. Who knows - perhaps Graham Coxon will drop by to do a set from his own albums. Or maybe Blur will pop into Camden Town for a last-minute gig.

This will surely be added to the list of Blur places to visit for all fans of the band.

Visit the Music Walk of Fame website for more information and details.

Damon Albarn plays a live set at Broken premier

Damon Albarn recently played an exclusive gig for the premier of the new Rufus Norris film 'Broken'. The coming-of-age movie, starring Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy, details the story of a young girl from North London whose life changes after witnessing a murder.  The film features an exclusive new rendition of Blur song 'Colours' , sung by a different vocalist but with the same lyrics as the original song.

The soundtrack is created by the new music collective Electric Wave Bureau (which Damon Albarn is a part of) and features the original song by Blur – 'Colours. The limited edition single was originally released in 2003 as part of Blur's fan magazine "Blurb".

Electric Wave Bureau is Damon Albarn's latest new creation, a music supervision company dedicated to creating the perfect soundtrack to any video or movie. Its members include Damon Albarn's long-term partner Suzi Winstanley, Nelson De Freitas, Mike Smith and Damon Albarn.

Spot Damon Albarn... on the live set at Broken's movie premier

Director Norris, who worked with Damon Albarn for the opera Dr Dee, said: “The two of us were heavily involved in Dr Dee, which I did last year in Manchester and I'm doing at the ENO. I was hoping they would do it, but they're kind of busy, and it wasn't until we started working on Dr Dee again, for the Cultural Olympiad, and when we sat down for the first session for that, that one of them said, 'How's the film going?’ I said, ‘Well, it would be good to have a minute on that when we're done today,’ and they said, ‘Let's have a minute now.’ I said, ‘Will you do it?’ And they said yes. Which was great; I already had a robust working relationship with them, and we'd already done a big show that was put on under pressure.”

Listen to the original 'Colours' (2003)- by Blur: -

“We had a very limited budget, but we made that work for us in a good way. We had to be inventive and quick and intuitive. And then we were able to have the strings to articulate the emotion of the story in a more conventional but still powerful way" said Norris.

Listen to the new version of 'Colours'- Blur track: -

"COLOURS"

Music by Albarn/James/Rowntree

Performed and Produced by Electric Wave Bureau

Vocals by Eloise Laurence

Recorded and Mixed at Studio 13 

Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd

Additional Guitar Simon Tong

The film will be out in UK Cinemas on Friday 8th March 2013. For more pictures from the film visit the official press release gallery. Watch the trailer here.

Visit the official website or their Facebook page for more information about this featured film and production facts, as well as who's involved.