Aren't they the sweetest couple? |
March 7, 2011
BlurBall Caption Contest 3 !
March 6, 2011
Oops
Sorry guys, I didn't post anything in the past few days because I was buried under this.
You got that right - it's a huge mountain of laundry on my bed. I promise to update as soon as I get rid of the pile, and the Tort Law essay I got to hand in tomorrow.
Nothing exciting has been happening in the Blur-sphere anyways!
March 2, 2011
Alex James reviews kitchen gadgets !
Thanks 2-J for this article (Click to enlarge):
I guess its not only the media lapping Alex up, but Alex really really needs the cash!
March 1, 2011
Gorillaz news - The Fall to be released in physical CD
Several online retailers, including Amazon.co.uk here and Amazon.com here are now listing a release of The Fall on CD, due out 18th April in the UK, on Parlophone, and 19th April in the USA, on Virgin Records.
No news on the track listing or any packaging details yet, but I'm looking forward to it!
Rumors of a vinyl record being released to coincide with Record Store Day is also hot on the news. More on this as more news are out!
Speaking of which, I still haven't completed my The Fall review (BlurBalls style!)... Will do, I promise. Keep reading!
Would you buy The Fall when it's out?
February 28, 2011
Dennis Hopper is dead? Tribute for Gorillaz
After watching the Oscars this morning on live TV, and seeing the montage of dead persons in Hollywood, I got to say, I'm surprised.
I now know that Dennis Hopper and Pete Postlethwaite passed away. That's really something - when did they die? It wasn't like all over the front page of the news, or even the "entertainment" section.
Pete Postlethwaite is possibly the man with the most angular face shape I've ever seen. He was amazing in "Brassed Off" starring Ewan McGregor, and I read somewhere Steven Spielberg thinks highly of him, dubbing him the most versatile actor around.
Brassed Off premier |
He also performed and toured with the band during the promotion of Demon Days. I remember during my days where college work didn't bombard me with deadlines, words and essays, I used to watch the whole Gorillaz concerts online. Here's a particularly good performance featuring the one and only Dennis Hopper...
He is amazing. Simply amazing how an actor can work with Damon Albarn, the genius of creating music and combining people together, to create such a song. It plays great live too.
Dennis Hopper also features on Bananaz, Gorillaz's documentary film. He is hilarious... Damon's hilarious... Jamie's goofy. The clip below shows you the part he's in.
I think Damon just wants to use his American accent to show his gradual shift into the american music scene! Or to promote his album in the US ?
Dennis Hopper with Jamie and Damon at the Grammys |
It was a shock for me to learn he died, and only in the Oscars did I actually hear this news. It's sad.
Gorillaz lost another collaborator. Any thoughts?
February 27, 2011
Unseen Gorillaz interview
Check this previously unreleased Gorillaz interview. The interview was conducted while they were in France during the tour late last year. Check out the interview on Youtube below.
I love Damon's hat and that Jamie Hewlett is just a laid back, silly cool ape.
February 25, 2011
Blur Caption Contest 2
It's Friday night, and the Blur world has been quite quiet. Nothing much really happened this week in terms of music. A couple of disappointing award shows where we didn't win anything, and a nice little NME article with Graham and Damon in it.
So...now it's time for another BLURBLOG CAPTION CONTEST!
I'm also going to add a page to this blog that features all the caption contests with the winning caption displayed, just so that there's more to this little blog and for everyone to have a little laugh.
Please leave a caption idea for this new picture and keep reading, commenting and Blurrin'
February 23, 2011
Blur on NME this week (Feb 21)
Really short post. Just a heads up on Blur on magazines again.
This week's NME features an exclusive interview with Graham Coxon on Blur’s plans for the year, and some odd new ventures of his own...
And if anyone cares, the entire list is:
25) Brett Anderson
24) Matt Bellamy
23) Nick Cave
22) Joey Ramone
21) Ian Curtis
20) Karen O
19) Damon Albarn
18 Jack White
17) Lux Interior
16) Bobby Gillespie
15) Marc Bolan
14) Joe Strummer
13) Jarvis Cocker
12) Mark E Smith
11) Jim Morrison
10) Kurt Cobain
9) Shaun Ryder
8 Patti Smith
7) Liam Gallagher
6) Freddie Mercury
5) Morrissey
4) Debbie Harry
3) John Lydon
2) Jimi Hendrix
1) Iggy Pop
Buy NME!
February 22, 2011
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio covers Clint Eastwood
After stumbling on the Gorillaz Unofficial forum and reading some posts, I came across a thread that is about Phish frontman Trey Anastasio covers Clint Eastwood from Gorillaz in his concert.
Phish'ing |
a) They're an American Rock band that broke up and reunited in 2009, and
b) According to Urban Dictionary...
I like this cover - it's funny. The singer has a really high pitched voice, which is totally different from Damon's deep croon. The song sort of gets higher and higher... which is interesting. It feels like a James Blunt song, but I did enjoy it when the girl sang Del's part.
What do you think of this cover? Any comments?