Blur band

• Blurs Dave Rowntree has admitted that the bands rivalry with Britpop cohorts Oasis wasnt healthy.
(NME)
• Blur have confirmed that they will perform at the famous Maida Vale studios later this month. The band, who have reformed to play a huge show in Londons Hyde Park this August, will be interviewed and play live at Maida Vale for both Radio 2 and 6Music.
(Sound-Check Music)
• Blur are to play a live show for BBC radio, ahead of their comeback gigs in Londons Hyde Park in August. The performances, at the BBCs Maida Vale studios, will be broadcast on Radio 2 and 6 Music at the end of July.
(BBC News)
• Brit-pop heroes Blur are gearing up for the July 31st release of Blur 21: The Box, a new box set collecting the bands seven records plus more than five and a half hours of unreleased material, three DVDs, a book of unseen photos and more.
(Rolling Stone)
• The Converse helmed Represent project is the latest stop for the band. Focussing on the 100 Club, the series of live concerts already includes Plan B, Nas, Paul Weller, Santigold, SBTRKT, Toots The Maytals, UK Subs and Overkill.
(ClashMusic.com)
• 5.00pm: Hello and welcome to us live blogging the birth of two brand new Blur songs. At 18.15 BST the band will perform a new track live on the stream above.
(The Guardian)
• We are not used to the music, said Wimbledon regular Susan Lax, who had traveled down from Durham in the north east of England on Friday, raising her voice to be heard over rock band Blur.
(YAHOO!)
• Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is writing songs for a fictional Britpop band in a new film called The Wanderers. Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is writing songs for a film about Britpop.
(Graham Coxon Writing Songs Fictional Britpop Band - Contactmusic.com)
• Blur have insisted that they dont need to rehearse much for their upcoming Hyde Park show.
(Digital Spy)