Sometimes, a hit song comes to a songwriter without trying, and that was certainly the case for Blur with "Song 2," their 1997 record and a joke gone right that unexpectedly helped the Britpop group ...

Girls and boys who remember the heady days of Blur vs Oasis in the Battle of Britpop, or have benefitted from their continued popularity in the indie scene, will be keen to hear what the singer and ...

In 1995, the bands tussled for No 1 – and the Britpop crown. Our writer was on the inside of the mad-for-it contest. Does The Battle accurately capture this divisive moment? And what was Noel’s ...

The bands that came to symbolise a divided nation compete to top the charts in John Niven’s jokey play but it is woefully short on drama The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a ...

The much-hyped 1995 Britpop battle between Oasis and Blur has been recreated for a new play - and the rivalry is being rekindled as the show's cast take sides. At 21, George Usher has spent most of ...

Blur are set to re-release ‘Live At The Budokan’ on Record Store Day 2026 to mark the classic album’s 30th anniversary. Find all the details below. The 19th annual RSD is due to take place on Saturday ...

Google is following last year’s Material 3 Expressive redesign on phones by introducing significantly more blur across Android 17. Based on images of internal builds that we and others have seen, ...

Bowling For Soup and electropop duo able machines have collaborated on a cover of the Elastica classic ‘Connection’ – check it out below. The collaboration came about as a result of the friendship ...

Abstract human figures communicating. This is entirely 3D generated image. Workplaces are scrambling to redefine what humans do best in the AI Era. In this moment, we need people to think boldly and ...

If you recently updated your Pixel phone to Android 16 QPR2, you’ve probably noticed that there are a lot of new features for you to play with. With improved app icon customization, lock screen ...

Even if you have never heard of Blur Studio, you’ve definitely seen its work. The Culver City, Calif.-based animation and visual effects studio does it all — the production of the wildly successful ...