Well I finally got my Deluxe Almanac and CD. Only had a quick flick thru book, it really is a hefty tome. But I have finally got to listen to the album. Very impressed.

Thought it was brilliant. They really pulled it off. The new stuff sounded and worked so much better live.

I enjoyed Face. Saw it at the cinema.

I'm sure I read years ago that Damon made his big screen acting debut in The Fourth Protocol in 1987.
Having never seen it I recorded it on Talking Pictures last night, but I couldn't spot him anywhere.
Any ideas?

tickets booked for the O2 London on 11 August 2021 :) :) Blimey - that was the easiest online booking thing I've ever, ever done. What could possibly go wrong.... Yeah. No stress at all. I was straight on at 9 and had pre-registered my details beforehand so literally a couple of clicks. Never been ...

Just had my Circle of Friends code for tour pre-sale come through. Only UK date on list currently is O2.
If they're not gonna play anywhere else I hope they confirm it by next week. Don't mind going to London for a one-off but won't be happy if they later announce Birmingham.

Still waiting for my copy to be delivered from Gorillaz Store. Was due to come bundled with the Deluxe Almanac, then they said last week the Almanac was delayed a month but the CD would be sent separately. Nothing came over weekend, then Monday I get an email saying Almanac and CD had been shipped. ...

Damon's gonna have to start wearing something else onstage if they ever start touring again.

https://news.sky.com/story/fred-perry-s ... p-12084253

Mile End took place 25 years ago today.
Such a shame so little footage is available for it.
For such a major moment in their history it's always puzzled me why it was never commercially filmed and released.
Just have to make do with the audio, and my memories.

Scary to think they've been around for 20 years now. I think the majority of the audience, at least down the front, last time I saw them a couple of years ago in Birmingham weren't even old enough to remember them when they started. I felt so old, 50 next year. But then the exact opposite for TGTBAT...

Whole film drops on youtube at 5pm today, Xmas Eve.
Nice xmas present, like when we got The Fall 9 years ago.

Has anyone else seen the new BBC Christmas idents?
They're using a reworking of Feel Good Inc.

Brilliant news. I noticed the social feeds had been springing to life again lately. Presumed it might have just been a Best Of Album in the offing given the time of year.
On the downside guessing another year without a Blur comeback.

It is always great to add new Blur items to the ever expanding collection, but I do think we could have recieved more for the anniversary, a full recording of a concert at the time in maybe a boxset or something, the band wouldn't have even needed to be involved, I am sure the record company would ...

They are really going heavy on this 25 year anniversary thing. Anyway here's a quiz if you want to try it. Tougher than I thought I only got 17/25. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5cfpktVg6BCcnW57L6yBhYp/quizlife-take-6-musics-ultimate-blur-quiz Grrr. One of the answers is wrong. Or the q...