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Santa Cruz 5010 GX AXS RSV review – the best handling trail bike you can buy?

Santa Cruz says its new 5010 is "the best handling trail bike ever" but what do our expert testers say?

Bike Perfect

European music festivals 2024: the best events to travel to, from Dimensions to Sonus

Summer starts now

Evening Standard

OpeaSea and NFTs used to be red-hot—not these days

The flagship company of the NFT sector looks like it may be out of ideas to force a turnaround.

Fortune

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‘I went into labour at a Radiohead gig’: Sadie Frost’s honest playlist

The actor and star of Pulp’s Common People video likes a little cry to the Bangles and Blur. But which 60s pop classic did she used to sing with her old boyfriend?

The Guardian - UK

From Boy in da Corner to Fallen: Classic 2003 albums celebrating their 20th anniversary this year

Thankfully, it wasn’t all Busted and Black Eyed Peas...

Evening Standard

From Bruce Springsteen to Dungeons & Dragons: the stadium gig king expanding beyond music

Steve Homer wants AEG Presents to become the UK’s second-largest promoter as he rebuilds momentum after Covid

The Guardian - UK

Steve Borthwick’s England masterplan in a blur as World Cup rivals sense upset

Suspensions, injuries and a stymied attack: Argentina in France next month, or even Fiji on Saturday, will be scenting a real opportunity

The Guardian - UK

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Flow Festival Helsinki review: a genre-spanning party with huge names

If there is a festival of the future, Flow is it

Evening Standard

Jockstrap on keeping secrets and opening for Blur: ‘The audience is on our side and I’m not used to that’

The shapeshifting sensations cover everything from classical to techno, and were just shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Duo Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye speak to Megan Graye about their idols, their process, and ‘surrendering’ to tour life

The Independent UK

When are Blur on stage at London’s Eventim Apollo tonight?

Britpop icons to perform full album at Hammersmith venue

Evening Standard

The future of social media: is it time to quit scrolling for good?

X? Twitter? Threads? Instagram? Social media is starting to lose its sparkle somewhat. Is it time for the Great Big Log-off?

Evening Standard

10 terrible Britpop albums with one classic song

There were some era-defining records made during the Britpop boom, but some stinkers too. Here's ten terrible efforts that were saved by one song.

Louder

Blur: The Ballad of Darren review – mature melancholia spiked with adventure

Comparing it to a surprise baby, late-life Blur’s ninth album finds them on eloquent, emotional form, casting a wistful eye over past glories while pushing forward musically

The Guardian - UK

Blur - The Ballad of Darren album review: Mature sound suits the Blur of 2023

Blur’s first album in eight years has an unhurried, melancholy, sophisticated feel

Evening Standard

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MusicRadar

Blur's Graham Coxon: "The Coffee + TV chord shapes are just ridiculous"

"That’s another case of me making life very difficult for myself!”

The Guardian - UK

Blur: The Ballad of Darren review – middle-age regrets voiced in gorgeous tunes

Nostalgic melancholy fills Blur’s ninth studio release, a courageous album that shows the band have something germane to say about getting old

The Independent UK

Blur review, The Ballad of Darren: The band’s best record since 1999

Songs that elevate Damon Albarn’s suburban tristesse into moments of sheer ecstasy

Louder

A beginner’s guide to Britpop in five essential albums

It was an indie phenomenon that changed everything: here’s five classic records that defined Britpop

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Evening Standard

Don’t take the Mickey out of our arts degrees: Sunak invites National Theatre to No 10

Sunak said so-called ‘Mickey Mouse degrees’ are a “a waste of time and money” this week

The Guardian - UK

‘Suddenly misfits became pop stars, and we were part of it’: How Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq made Radio 1’s Evening Session

We were going to all these gigs and it was like all these bands – Suede, Blur, Oasis, the Verve – were our mates down the pub. There was no fakery or pretence

MusicRadar

Blur's Damon Albarn: "For me, the last great guitar band was Arctic Monkeys"

But he's optimistic about guitar music again

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #95: One-day festivals, week-long Wembley residences – have we reached peak big gig?

In this week’s newsletter: Wherever you look there’s a pricey new event – but the majority of the industry isn’t in such rude health

Louder

"It’s the most shambolic performance by Blur possible": Watch Blur perform on Italian TV with a cardboard cut-out of guitarist Graham Coxon

No Graham Coxon? No Alex James? No problem for Blur

Guitar World

Are Arctic Monkeys “the last great guitar band”? Blur’s Damon Albarn sure thinks so

That said, the Blur frontman voiced his optimism for a new age of guitar bands – and name-dropped the artists that he thinks are rejuvenating the genre

Louder

Blur's Damon Albarn pins Arctic Monkeys as "the last great guitar band", says no band has been as good as them since

Blur frontman Damon Albarn thinks there's increasing "excitement" for guitar bands, but believes the sound grew "sterile" after Arctic Monkeys

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