Most of this reunion chatter stems from a widely- circulated quote from Blur bassist Alex James, whose autobiography, Bit of a Blur , hits UK shelves June 7: We re all heading into the studio this summer, he said. The quote has been generally attributed to on Yahoo! s Dotmusic, although it appeared two days prior (April 28) on several other websites, none of which names a source.
James purportedly added that the reunion is fairly tentative, and that the boys are gonna see if they ve still got it...
if not, I think we ll just call it a day. We re hopeful-- at this point, Damon Albarn could form a band with Matt Damon, Damon Wayans, Damon Dash, and Johnny Damon of the Yankees and make it work. While not exactly denying the studio rendezvous, Graham Coxon s management, meanwhile, isn t confirming anything at this point.
There s a lot of rumour and conjecture around about Blur at the minute, Coxon s manager wrote today in a statement to Pitchfork, but I can tell you that nothing concrete has been planned for the band. No word on how drummer Dave Rowntree s potential post as might affect the possible reunion plans; guess they ll hash that out after the results arrive from today s elections. Wait, election day is Thursday in England?
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us | Permalink , the Groningen, Netherlands alt-rock aggrandizing institution, is as well known for the shows they host as they are for the unique posters that accompany each band s visit to the the north-country locale. Graphic designers Niek Schutter and Ricky Van Durren have collected 330 posters from past Vera Club shows and called it Rockin on Paper , a book featuring images and text pertaining to the perennial project. Out now in limited edition, also includes interviews with members of Sonic Youth and more.
And to help us relive the memories even more vividly, the book comes complete with a DVD featuring live vintage Vera Club performances by Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Beat Happening, Sebadoh, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the Gun Club, Dead Moon, the Gories..
.and Monster Magnet. Memory lane, here we come.
Posted by Paul Thompson in book, dvd on Thu: 05-03-07: 12:05 PM CDT | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink were in a group today who said, Our band could be your life, the real question would be, Which band?
Between his time spent on tour with the Stooges (and writing about it ) and various records and shows with side projects like the Missingmen, Unknown Instructors, and Dos, Watt s 2007 is shaping up to be a typically busy year.
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