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“NME” Awards Show Little Consensus, Lots Of Interest In American Politics
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Oasis, Alex Turner, MGMT, and Muse were the big winners at tonight’s NME Shockwaves Awards in London, which also doled out awards to the Killers (Best International Band), the Jonas Brothers (Worst Band and Worst Album), and YouTube (Best Web site) in between performances by half of Blur, Franz Ferdinand, and the Cure. Also honored and dishonored: newly minted U.S. President Barack Obama, who won Hero Of The Year honors, and recently departed Commander-In-Chief George W. Bush, who was named 2008’s villain. Full list of winners after the ump. MORE »
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Blur Finally Puts An End To All Those Reunion Rumors
This week’s NME leads with the revelation that Blur is planning to reunite, news that’s been speculated over ever since, well, the day they took a break from putting out music together. So far Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree are only lined up to play one gig—next July in London’s Hyde Park—but already rumors that a Glastonbury appearance is in the cards are thick as well. “It just felt it was right again,” Albarn told the 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.” MORE »
Stuck On Repeat (Since 2004): Graham Coxon’s Finest Freakout
It’s been an Anglo-intensive day here on Idolator, so why stop now? Our last MP3 of the day is from ex-Blur guitarist Graham Coxon, who’s finally gotten some blog love with his new solo album, Love Travels At Illegal Speeds; but instead of pulling a track from that record, we instead present his… MORE »
