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February 20, 2012
February 19, 2012
Noel Gallagher would like to collaborate with Blur - Feb 2012
The former Oasis guitarist, who has gone solo, told NME that he would prefer to work with Albarn rather than Radiohead's Thom Yorke.
He said: 'If I was gonna make a record, it would be with Damon. For a start, he's as mad as a box of frogs. Number two, he'd get loads of hip-hop dudes working on it, which itself would be f***in mental. And number three? It would be a better record.'
He revealed that he made his peace with the Blur frontman recently after bumping into a club a few months ago.
'It was quite a moment. We'd never been in the same room for maybe 10 or 15 years. And I always said to myself if I ever was, I'd go and say, 'F***ing hell, alright man?' and shake his hand and let bygones be bygones and all that.'
He added: 'It was a great relief. I'm glad I've seen him and shook his hand and apologised for all that s***.'
Asked if the feud between Oasis and Blur was finally over, Noel replied: 'Yeah. There you go - that's over and done with now.'
Noel is set to perform with Chris Martin from Coldplay in the Brit Awards. Damon Albarn and the band will also perform several tunes for the audience.
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Here at BlurBalls, we've made some more posters to celebrate Blur back at the Brits. We've included a surprise appearance by Liam in these funny memes. Click to download them below!
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February 17, 2012
Gorillaz new song "DoYaThing" preview released
Gorillaz's track for the Converse Shoes campaign is finally out, except not in full just yet. The track, called "Doyathing" will feature Andre 3000 from Outkast, and LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.
A 30 second preview was released yesterday, listen below:
The song's very catchy, with Damon Albarn rapping as 2D, which we think suits the song very well. There's a beat, a rhythm and it's pure pop bliss. It sounds like some of Gorillaz's best works (think Clint Eastwood, Feel Good Inc, hit singles)!
A "Making Of" video for the track has also been released, watch below:
As usual, the video is similar to the band's full length documentary "Bananaz" which was a great hit on DVD sales. Jamie Hewlett, cartoonist of the band, is hilarious as usual, and you can catch snippets of the film crew making the Gorillaz animated music video.
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The concept of releasing limited edition Gorillaz converse shoes is also quite nice. Check out these cool designs and order them now!
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February 16, 2012
World Exclusive- Blur will talk about their plans in NME
NME Magazine's facebook page posted a picture of Blur with some exciting news. It's confirmed to be true by a local newspaper, and this issue coincides with the Brit Awards 2012 - perfect timing for a big announcement!
Here at BlurBalls, we made a funny poster to pay tribute to the great frontman of Blur (click below to enlarge) !
Let us know what you think will be the announcement by voting below.
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February 15, 2012
Blur may release limited edition 7" inch vinyl for comeback - Feb 2012
RUMOUR ALERT: A revealing post on Blur's official facebook page asked fans which rarity would they want for a rare 7" vinyl pressing.
Another Britpop band Suede released a demo of The Drowners/To The Birds for Record Store Day last year in 2010, just before releasing their complete reissues, so it is DEFINITELY possible that Blur's going to do the same.
In 2010, Blur released Fool's Day, a rare one off track recorded for the special event. If they have done it once, they will do it again surely!
It seems Blur's being very liberal and listening to what fans want, now that they've made their big comeback.
It's an intriguing question they're asking us fans, so we suggest everyone head over to the page (click here) and comment!
And while you're at facebook ,why not LIKE BLURBALLS and spread the Blur hype! We've got exciting things going on!
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February 11, 2012
Woo Hoo! Blur guitarist confirms NEW BLUR ALBUM 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Graham Coxon has just confirmed Blur will be working on a new album this year, 2012, the year of Blur's big return to music charts and UK music.
And when's that ? Coxon says that the band will start working on new tracks and putting together an eighth studio album, after an 8 year hiatus, after the Brit Awards 2012.
Blur has nominated for Outstanding Contribution Award and will perform several songs together on the stage on the night.
The guitarist, who has just finished a solo album "A+E" to be released in April 2012, paying homage to 80s guitar music and dark tunes of that era, said he "couldn't wait to" rejoin bandmates Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree and Alex James to make their comeback album.
Graham plans to "lap up" the Brit Awards after their feud with Oasis in 1995 caused them to be intimated by the experience.
An article from Dailyrecord provides good insight into Blur's exciting new album:
“It’s pretty nice to be getting the Brit award", Graham said. “We haven’t planned the rehearsals yet, but there will definitely be another Blur album.
“2009 was an amazing healing experience for us. We were really swept away with it and got a lot out of our systems. We realised how much we still had in common, that we are good friends, that we are brothers.
“We’re always going to meet up and want to play things. We do like recording. Eventually, even if things aren’t around the corner, Blur will do more recordings together. We all love each other and still like making music so that’s not a bad start.”
He added: “I’ve been to the Brits only two or three times. I remember the one where Blur won a lot of Brits and we were, unfortunately, next to the Oasis table. I was getting a lot of gyp from Liam Gallagher. It was all very worrying but it was an amazing night.
“I felt slightly guilty about winning them all. That’s just how I am. I should just have enjoyed it. But I was worried that people would think we were spoilt brats. This time, sod it, I’m just going to lap it up I think.”
Looks like Blur is coming back, and this time, bigger, more mature, steady and better than ever. You heard it first on BlurBalls, the latest, most up to date fan site on the internet. And because we are ecstatic, we made a little poster to celebrate and spread the news...
Meanwhile, you can buy Graham Coxon's brilliant new album A+E by clicking HERE.
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February 10, 2012
Gorillaz announce New Single title 'Doyathing'
Gorillaz have revealed that they will release a track titled "Doyathing" later this month, for Converse's "Three Artist, One Song" campaign.
The single will feature Andre 3000 from Outkast, and LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy. Previously, Graham Coxon from Blur also recorded a track for the campaign called "Desire" with Paloma Faith and Bill Ryder-Jones.
Damon Albarn also told The Sun that a 12 minute, unedited version of the track will be released in the future.
The single will be available for free download on Converse.co.uk on Feb 23rd 2012.
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February 8, 2012
Gorillaz will reveal Converse Single title on Feb 9th 2012
Murdoc from Damon Albarn's cartoon band Gorillaz has uploaded a broadcast on his official Soundcloud to announce that he will be revealing the title of a Gorillaz collaboration track, with shoe brand Converse on February 9th 2012 - 1 day away!
Listen to the broadcast below:
Apparently the new Gorillaz Converse single will be featuring Andre 3000 from Outkast, an American Hip Hip duo fro Georgia, USA.
Murdoc tweeted a picture a few days ago, which was briefly leaked by Converse on their site (but it's gone now) that showed a picture drawing that was identical to Andre 3000's outfit for a November photoshoot in GQ 2011 (click here to view).
Looks like Gorillaz fans out there wil be getting a smashing hip-hop style/ rap single, perhaps sounding like Clint Eastwood or Feel Good Inc !
You heard it here on BlurBalls, the most up to date fan site for all things related to Blur, Gorillaz and the band members. Read past news on this Converse/Gorillaz track HERE and HERE.
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February 7, 2012
Fans can appear on Graham Coxon's new video for A+E - Feb 2012
Graham Coxon's newest solo album (due out on 2nd April 2012) will produce a single called "What'll It Take". Graham Coxon is also involving fans (yes, you read that right!) in the video making and has started a competition on youtube about this once in a lifetime opportunity for you to take part in his music video.
What we report below is quoted from the video description from Graham's youtube channel.
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GRAHAM WANTS YOU TO BE IN THE VIDEO FOR HIS NEXT SINGLE "WHAT'LL IT TAKE' FROM HIS NEW ALBUM 'A+E'.
If you're up for being in the video check out the video and follow the instructions.
Just use any camera, whether it's on you phone, a webcam, or a proper camera. Whatever you have is good for us, and don't worry if you're no good at filming, we want it all!*
THE PRIZE:
In addition to appearing in the video, Graham's 10 favourite entries will win a signed copy of the new album 'A+E' and the ultimate favourite will win two tickets to one of the shows on the tour.
Enter here: http://www.grahamcoxon.co.uk/whatllittake