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The Most Memorable Albums of 1999 (Part 1)

By PopMatters Staff / 8 June 2020

PopMatters is 20 this year -- until October when we are 21 -- and a 2009 special section celebrates the popular music that defined the year of our birth. Today we kick things off with albums from January through March, highlighted by Eminem's debut and stellar pop from XTC and Blur.

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The 60 Best Songs of 2010

By PopMatters Staff / 16 April 2020

Journey back to 2010 for 60 slices of musical greatness highlighted by one of the most delightful expletive-ridden hits in pop music history.

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Gorillaz: Humanz

By Tanner Smith / 28 April 2017

Gorillaz return with their fifth album, Humanz, their most chaotic release yet.

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The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the ’90s – Part 5 (20 – 1)

By Chris Gerard / 1 August 2016

The fifth and final part of our examination of the 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s, includes Portishead, Blur, Björk, R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and more.

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The Oxford Handbook of Music & Virtuality

By PopMatters Staff / 22 April 2016

Blur's Damon Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett created the cyberworld Gorillaz as a critique and subversion of manufactured music. Does it succeed in its intentions?

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Blur + Courtney Barnett Played MSG (Photos) + Blur’s ‘New World Towers’ Documentary Coming Soon

By Sachyn Mital / 13 November 2015

Blur's bi-coastal arena shows beckoned fans far and wide as the band performed songs from The Magic Whip and lots of other hits and rarities. Their documentary New World Towers is part of the DOC NYC festival this Sunday.

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Watch Blur’s Complete Music Hall of Williamsburg Gig – 1 May 2015 (video)

By Brice Ezell / 9 May 2015

Britpop was alive and well at the start of May as Blur took to Brooklyn for the first time in 16 years. Now, you can watch the whole concert right here on PopMatters.

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Watch Blur Bring “Pyongyang” and “Beetlebum” to Williamsburg

By Brice Ezell / 8 May 2015

Blur brought plenty of tracks new and old -- in addition to massive squalls of feedback -- to their recent gig at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg.

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Blur Dig Into the ‘Parklife’ Deep Cuts at Their Brooklyn Gig (video)

By Brice Ezell / 7 May 2015

At their recent Brooklyn gig, Blur performed several classics alongside the material from their new record, including Parklife's "Trouble in the Messenger Centre".

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Blur Bring ‘Lonesome Street’ and ‘New World Towers’ to Brooklyn (video)

By Brice Ezell / 6 May 2015

Blur performed to a packed and enthusiastic crowd last week at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg; these performances of two Magic Whip tracks document the fun.