Blur (music group)

Will Kris Kross go down in sports music history?

2013-05-02 11:25:00

The death of�Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris�Kross,�recalls a time when the group's�biggest hit, "Jump," was a staple in sports arenas around the�country. The 34-year-old Kelly died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday of an apparent drug...

Coachella 2013: The music goes on, but for what purpose

2013-04-21 21:05:00

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is considered one of the music industry's premier festivals, connecting the dots between musical generations and genres with a diverse lineup that attracts fans from around the globe. But the festival, which...

Coachella 2013: Blur, Stone Roses headline for the in-the-know

2013-04-20 13:09:00

As late Friday night was turning Saturday morning at the Coachella festival, on-again-off-again and currently-on Brit-pop band Blur left festivalgoers with arguably the night’s most poignant moment. Hunched over a piano, lead singer Damon Albarn,...

Coachella 2013: Blur to close Friday night's Weekend 2 show

2013-04-17 16:27:00

This post has been updated. See below for details. One of the best performances Pop & Hiss took in over the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was Blur's smart, wide-ranging set last Friday night on the main stage. And one...

Best of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2013

2013-04-12 19:13:27

Coachella 2013: Lessons learned after Weekend 1

2013-04-16 05:00:00

Coachella returns for its second act this weekend. Here, The Times pop music staff offers some lessons learned in the first weekend that will make the festival sound that much better the second time around. Grab lunch at Roc's Firehouse Grill. You can...

Coachella 2013 feels something like a British re-invasion

2013-04-15 06:00:00

Ten minutes into his band's performance Friday night at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, singer Damon Albarn of Blur realized he hadn't introduced himself. So after a hard-driving rendition of Blur's song "There's No Other Way," the...

Coachella 2013: Amid the maelstrom, simple advice from Blur

2013-04-13 10:15:00

On Saturday morning, the collected moments from the night before linger, glistening in the memory, refusing to be snuffed by a long, dusty walk back to the car, a shower, sleep or coffee. You’d think that the sheer volume of notes, beats, measures...

Coachella 2013: Follow the action on Twitter; send us your photos

2013-04-12 12:18:00

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival starts Friday afternoon at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, and you can follow the action on Twitter below with tweets from L.A. Times staffers on the scene. The three-day festival will bring major pop and rock...

Coachella a no-go? Hit up these L.A. events to quench music thirst

2013-04-12 00:00:00

As L.A.'s center of musical gravity shifts east to Coachella for the next two weekends, night life in the city will finally get some breathing room. No lines at the bar, cabs when you need them, an entire population of trustafarian party people...

Coachella 2013: Soulful devotion to new sounds

2013-04-07 05:00:00

Even before the release of her debut album, the English singer Jessie Ware was attracting next-big-thing buzz with appearances on tracks by cutting-edge dance-music artists such as SBTRKT and Joker. But she wasn't born hip. "Growing up, I was the person...

David Bowie, Justin Timberlake are stars of pop music's spring

2013-03-08 07:30:00

The winter hibernation is nearing its end. Bleary-eyed musicians are crawling out of their windowless studios after months — and in some cases, years — of isolated dream-capturing. The bottomless espresso cup awaits, and a queue next to the...

Damon Albarn and his band Blur close the day on the Coachella Stage, day one of the second week of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio.

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Damon Albarn performs with Blur to close Day 1 of the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Damon Albarn and his band Blur on the Coachella Stage.

2013-04-19 00:00:00