December 9th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Blur

Blur have confirmed that they have reunited for a huge gig next summer in London’s Hyde Park.
“It just felt it was right again,” Albarn told music weekly NME.
“It somehow feels like there’s something for us to do again, we’re not completely useless or pointless, we’ve got a reason to exist.”
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February 26th, 2008 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: Blur, Dave Rowntree, Politics

Well, after all that hanging around waiting on Blur to reunite, it’s about time Dave got a proper job. But why exactly does he want to become a politician?
Basically, Mr Rowntree (see, we can be respectful sometimes) is planning to stand for Labour in the Cities of London and Westminster. Now, he’s done this before but been unsuccessful – he came third last year in a London council by-election.
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