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How to watch the BRIT Awards 2024 - from anywhere
By Scott Munro last updated
The BRIT Awards will take place at London’s O2 on Saturday March 2 with artists including Foo Fighters, Paramore, Blink-182 and Bring Me The Horizon up for awards - here’s how you can watch it live, for free

"Everyone was going mad about Oasis, but I preferred Blur": Jack Osbourne picks the soundtrack to his life
By James Gill published
These are the albums and bands that have shaped Jack Osbourne's tastes

The 10 best indie albums of 2023
By Stephen Hill published
Returning superstars, bright young things and cult heroes ensured that 2023 was a banner year for indie

Blur's Damon Albarn takes swipe at Rolling Stones and their new album Hackney Diamonds
By Stef Lach published
Blur frontman says he can find "no joy" in Rolling Stones' new album and slams their promotional tactics

"It probably read like I was some kind of malevolent psychopath": the truth behind that entertainingly one-sided Mogwai vs Blur feud
By Paul Brannigan published
It spawned one of the most iconic T-shirts of the '90s, but the Mogwai vs Blur feud might not have done the Scottish post-rock band any favours reckons Stuart Braithwaite

“I’d like to start scaring people again": Guitarist Graham Coxon reveals how Blur "tried to kill any stink of Britpop" with their self-titled album
By Paul Brannigan published
When it came to making the follow-up to 1995's The Great Escape, Blur's Graham Coxon issued a simple mission statement to his bandmates: "Let’s make a bloody row, and have fun."

A beginner’s guide to Britpop in five essential albums
By Niall Doherty published
It was an indie phenomenon that changed everything: here’s five classic records that defined Britpop

"It’s the most shambolic performance by Blur possible": Watch Blur perform on Italian TV with a cardboard cut-out of guitarist Graham Coxon
By Paul Brannigan published
No Graham Coxon? No Alex James? No problem for Blur

Blur's Damon Albarn pins Arctic Monkeys as "the last great guitar band", says no band has been as good as them since
By Liz Scarlett published
Blur frontman Damon Albarn thinks there's increasing "excitement" for guitar bands, but believes the sound grew "sterile" after Arctic Monkeys
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