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While performing at weekend two of Coachella, Damon Albarn ofBlur noted “in the spirit of clarity and truth, this is probably our last gig.” Albarn reportedly followed the comment up by saying it was “no reflection of Coachella,” which he described as “beautiful,” according to The Desert Sun. Blur also performed at the first weekend of Coachella, where Albarn was visibly unhappy with the crowd’s lackluster response. “You’ll never see us again so you might as well fucking sing it,” he said during their 1994 hit “Girls & Boys.” The moment went so viral that Liam Gallagher, the primary singer for...
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Blur frontman Damon Albarn blasted the crowd at weekend one of Coachella, reacting to the audience’s general apathy during his band’s performance. Blur was given one of the prime Saturday night slots, performing at 7:40PM on the main stage. But though the group was slotted between fellow ‘90s acts Sublime and No Doubt, the crowd seemed disinterested in the Brit-pop act. The set started promisingly enough, as Blur opened with “St. Charles Square,” the boisterous track from their 2023 LP The Ballad of Darren. The band continued with material from throughout their career, but Albarn could be seen...
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Der Schlagzeuger der britischen Band Blur, Dave Rowntree, will für die Oppositionspartei Labour bei der nächsten Wahl ins Parlament einziehen. «Ich bin absolut begeistert, dass ich ausgesucht wurde als @uklabour Kandidat für Mid Sussex!», schrieb er bei Instagram und auf X (früher Twitter). «Jetzt beginnt die Arbeit.» Die Briten müssen spätestens im Januar 2025 ein neues Parlament wählen, ein genaues Datum steht bisher nicht fest. Der von Rowntree genannte Wahlkreis liegt derzeit in der Hand der Konservativen Partei, die mit Premierminister Rishi Sunak auch die Regierung stellt. Die Britpopban...
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«Öde», «unlustig» - so kommentieren Musikfans die Verleihung der 44. Brit Awards in den sozialen Medien. Auch Beschwerden über pannenreiche Moderationen häuften sich unter anderem bei der Online-Plattform X (vormals Twitter). Tatsächlich wirkte die Verleihung streckenweise provinziell, die Atmosphäre zerfasert, das Publikum gelangweilt. Auffällig war auch, dass am Samstagabend von den internationalen Nominierten kaum einer vor Ort im Millennium Dome in London anwesend war. Die britische Sängerin Raye dürfte mit dem Abend dennoch zufrieden sein, denn sie hat mit Preisen in insgesamt sechs Kateg...
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Damon Albarn felt "lost" while writing Blur's new album. The 55-year-old musician wrote 'The Ballad Of Darren' while touring with Gorillaz last year, and he admits that it was a difficult process. Speaking to BBC Radio 6 Music, Damon - who shot to stardom as the lead singer of Blur in the 90s - explained: "There was a lot on my mind. But it's OK being lost. It's OK being sad. "There's a panic that's bestowed on these emotions that I don't think is very helpful. "Sometimes, if you're lost, it's exciting because you're in a place where you could discover something new. I think it helps [in] writ...
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Damon Albarn "found it difficult" to cope with his Britpop success. The 55-year-old star enjoyed huge success as part of Blur during the Britpop era in the 1990s - when British bands dominated the musical landscape - and Damon admits that he struggled to cope with the pressures of fame. He told the 'Rise And Fall Of Britpop' podcast: "I had a sort of a strange episode when I was walking under the A12. Suddenly it looks like everything you've ever dreamed of is going to come true and I had a real ... call it a panic attack or something like that. "That reverberated for many years really. It was...
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Damon Albarn “blew out” his gold tooth with his “exuberant” performance on Sunday (21.05.23). The Blur frontman was treating fans at the group’s warm-up gig at Eastbourne’s Winter Garden to a rare outing of ‘Coping’ – which was taken from their 1993 album ‘Modern Life Is Rubbish’ and last performed live by the band in 2003 – when his energetic vocals led to a dental mishap. After the song, he told the crowd: “The gold tooth… It’s a transitory thing. During the second chorus, I blew it out with my exuberance “And it fell on the floor, it’s come back to me but it no longer has its gold on it. I ...
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Graham Coxon felt like he “didn’t deserve” to have a good time after shooting to fame with Blur. The 53-year-old guitarist rose to prominence with the Britpop band in the 1990s but he struggled with anxiety and alcohol addiction and admits he just didn’t enjoy life as a chart-topping musician despite all his bandmates seeming to have a good time. He told The Idler magazine: “I get annoyed with myself because it could have been fun if I’d allowed myself to have fun. The thing is, you don’t really know what you’re signing up to … “I just didn’t allow myself to have fun. Maybe I felt like I didn’...
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Robbie Williams tells Damon Albarn to "get a few ribs removed and give yourself a nosh" after his criticism of Taylor Swift. The 'Angels' hitmaker - who has five of his seven chart topping singles to date and collaborated with Guy Chambers for much of his solo career - has addressed comments the Blur star made earlier this year when he claimed "Taylor Swift doesn’t write her own songs". Asked about the remarks, Robbie told NME: "I think that when people say that, what they’re actually doing is having a w*** about themselves. It’s true! "You know, it’s like, why don’t you cut the middle man out...
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Liam Gallagher thinks Queen Elizabeth is "like a little Jedi". The 'Everything's Electric' hitmaker is a fan of the 95-year-old monarch and compared her to the mystical knights of protection from the 'Star Wars' franchise. He said: “I like the Queen. I think she’s like a little Jedi. She’s alright, man.” However, if Liam was given a knighthood or other honour by the head of state, it is unlikely he would accept because he doesn't want to go to Buckingham Palace and "bend down". Asked if he'd accept an honour, he told NME: “Unless they delivered it to my f***ing door through the letterbox, like...
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