During the official Olympics closing ceremony last night, a brass band played Blur's song "Parklife." But the band themselves held their own sort of closing ceremony nearby at London's Hyde Park,…   Read Story »

I never should have signed up for this. Volunteered, even. It doesn't matter what criteria you apply or artificial boundaries you create to make the task easier, there's no way to pick 10 songs from…   Read Story »

The back half of Blur's 13 is pretty much the finest string of songs ever produced by the band, and the apex of the side comes on tracks 10 and 11, "Caramel" and "Trimm Trabb," respectively, which…   Read Story »

It's a pretty great time to be a Blur fan. We get the massive 21 box set, a couple new songs, a handful of live dates in the UK and the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, and now, they're playing…   Read Story »

Today, we're giving away the commemorative Blur 21 box set, a collection that's out at the end of the month. Here's what it includes: To enter the sweeps, you need be a fan of Stereogum on…   Read Story »

"Under The Westway" is one of two new studio songs that Britpop greats Blur shared with the world earlier this week. They've now released a video for the excellently regal video, and it's a simple…   Read Story »

As promised, Blur are kicking off the week with a pair of new songs, debuting live via Twitter. It's the band's first new material since the 2010 Record Store Day single "Fool's Day." The first…   Read Story »

In the June 2, 2012 issue of the NME, Kevin Shields said the long-awaited third album from My Bloody Valentine –- the first since 1991's classic Loveless –- is imminent. The UK mag quotes Shields…   Read Story »

Starting with a cryptic tweet on June 19, Blur have been hinting at the the possibility of new material emerging on July 2, and today the full story has come to light: Blur will debut two new songs,…   Read Story »

Though Blur is getting back together for a slew of UK dates in their lead up a London Olympics-closing gig at Hyde Park, progress on any kind of new material has reportedly stalled. So, it's probably…   Read Story »