Articles tagged "damon albarn"

Music Review

Blur: Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur

by Timothy Gabriele

[29.Jul.09] :. Sure, Blur were at times all over the map, but this two-disc set actually accentuates the incongruities of their occasional diversity by odd selection choices, bizarre sequencing, and about as much focus as a shuffle button.

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Amadou and Mariam: Welcome to Mali

by Deanne Sole

[6.Apr.09] :. If Amadou and Mariam's last album felt like a shift in the couple's career, then Welcome to Mali feels like an even greater one.

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Monkey: Journey to the West

by Marc A. Price

[1.Oct.08] :. A musical, circus stage show based on a 16th century Chinese novel about a monkey who dreamed of being a god? Damon Albarn must have something to do with it. But stripped of the fancy visuals, the music is left wanting.

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Books Review

Bit of a Blur by Alex James

by Evan Sawdey

[29.Aug.08] :. Blur was one of the biggest bands of the 1990s, a fact that everyone in the world was keenly aware of unless you lived in the United States.

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