They are also widely known in the popular music field, and appeared on Morrissey's Viva Hate album, and have also worked with The Pretenders, Blur, Catatonia, Simple Minds, The Cranberries and The Corrs.

John ’ s string arrangements played by the Dukes feature on many albums by pop artists including Morrissey, Simple Minds, The Pretenders, Catatonia and Blur.

In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands, new British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns.

Some members of this scene ( Blur, Lush, Suede ) would go on to play a leading part in Britpop.

" Upon the group's return to the United Kingdom, Blur ( Albarn in particular ) were upset by the success rival group Suede had achieved while they were gone.

After a poor performance at a 1992 gig that featured a well-received set by Suede on the same bill, Blur were in danger of being dropped by Food.

The " Britpop movement pre-empted by The Stone Roses and spearheaded by groups like Oasis, Suede and Blur, drew heavily from Morrissey's portrayal of and nostalgia for a bleak urban England of the past.

This sudden increase in popularity was helped by the massive media interest in Britpop alongside acts such as Suede, Oasis and Blur, with Pulp supporting the latter in a 1994 tour of the United States.

Other music pubs include the " Bull & Gate " which featured early performances by Blur, The Housemartins, Suede, PJ Harvey, Ash, The Pogues, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Keane, The Libertines, Muse, The Shamen, Manic Street Preachers, and Coldplay.

" Upon the group's return to the United Kingdom, Blur ( Albarn in particular ) were upset by the success rival group Suede had achieved while they were gone.

After a poor performance at a 1992 gig that featured a well-received set by Suede on the same bill, Blur were in danger of being dropped by Food.

Bands such as Blur, Oasis and Pulp began to dominate the music scene, while Suede became more experimental and introverted.

With their glam rock style and musical references of urban Britain, Suede paved the way for acts such as Blur and Pulp to enter the British mainstream.

This perception was in sharp contrast with those bands who formed the wave of newly-commercialised grunge music which was making its way across the Atlantic, and those bands who formed the foundation of Britpop, such as Pulp, Oasis, Blur and Suede.

The UK was one of the two main countries in the development of rock music, and has provided global acts including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Kinks, Yardbirds, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, ELO, The Hollies, Sting, Annie Lennox, George Michael, Genesis, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Police, UB40, Ozzy Osbourne, The Smiths, Joy Division, Foreigner, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, Cat Stevens, Judas Priest, Bonnie Tyler, Pet Shop Boys, Joe Cocker, T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Roxy Music, The Jam, Rainbow, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Eurythmics, Free, King Crimson, Moody Blues, The Troggs, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Cream, The Foundations, Herman's Hermits, Procol Harum, Yes, The Pretenders, Simple Minds, Marillion, Nazareth, The Sweet, Human League, Supertramp, Tears for Fears, New Order, Bad Company, Brian Johnson, The Stone Roses, Pulp, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Oasis and Blur.

New British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns.

He formed and sang in many bands-notably the dark psychadelic outfit We Are Pleb who played extensively on the Camden scene of 88 / 89 ( which spawned Blur and Suede ) and had a penchant for setting the stage on fire.

However, neither of the albums made much of an inroad into the mainstream market, and the band became eclipsed by the burgeoning Britpoppers such as Suede, Blur and Elastica, and Mappamundi proved to be their final release.

* Ep 379 ( 2002-02-24 ) History of Britpop 3-featuring: Oasis ( band ) & Nirvana & Suede ( band ) & Manic Street Preachers & Blur ( band )

* Ep 478 ( 2005-02-13 ) Whatever Happened to Britpop 1-featuring: Blur ( band ) & Suede ( band ) & Oasis ( band ) & Elastica & Supergrass

Cool Britannia also summed up the mood in Britain during the mid-1990s Britpop movement, when there was a resurgence of distinctive British rock and pop music from bands such as Oasis, Blur, Suede, Supergrass, Pulp, The Verve and Elastica, as well as the Spice Girls.

New British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns.

It also appears in the background of the music video for Midnight Madness by English electronic music band The Chemical Brothers, and during the music video of " Bang " by Blur

Since the first festival in 1995, some of the most notable artists who have played the festival include Primal Scream, Paul Weller, Depeche Mode, Beck, Radiohead, Kraftwerk, The Stone Roses, Brian Wilson, Blur, Lou Reed, Oasis, Placebo, The Chemical Brothers, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Morrissey, Sigur Rós, Ride and The Strokes.

* " Brothers and Sisters ", a song by Blur

Alternative rock reached the mainstream, emerging from the Madchester scene to produce dream pop, shoegazing, post rock and indie pop, which led to the commercial success of Britpop bands like Blur and Oasis ; followed by a stream of post-Britpop bands like Travis and Feeder, which led the way for the international success of bands including Snow Patrol and Coldplay.

Their last show was broadcast on 26 March 2004 and featured a guest appearance by Travis, messages of commiseration from Neil Hannon, Radiohead, Blur ( Damon Albarn composed a special song but " broke down in tears " before finishing it ) and Kelly Jones of The Stereophonics, whom they'd frequently insulted during the show's run.

NME rated it 9 out of 10, and said that the band was the latest in the line of art school rock bands featuring The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roxy Music, the Sex Pistols, Wire, Travis, and Blur.

Others who have played gigs at King Tut's early in their careers include Biffy Clyro, Coldplay, Beck, Blur, Crowded House, The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Skunk Anansie, The Verve, Paramore and Travis, who played the live music venue regularly under their original name of Glass Onion.

Many famous acts have performed at King Tut's, including Oasis, Rage Against The Machine, Biffy Clyro, Radiohead, Blur, Travis, Pulp, The Verve, Crowded House, Wheatus, Goldfinger and Beck.

* Ep 380 ( 2002-03-03 ) History of Britpop 4-featuring: Blur ( band ) & Pulp ( band ) & Elastica & Menswear ( band ) & Gene ( band ) & Marion ( band ) & The Boo Radleys & Radiohead & Travis ( band )

Alternative rock reached the mainstream, emerging from the Madchester scene to produce dream pop, shoegazing, post rock and indie pop, which led to the commercial success of Britpop bands like Blur and Oasis ; followed by a stream of post-Britpop bands like Travis and Feeder.

After " Coffee & TV ", the first Blur single to feature Coxon on lead vocals, managed to only reach number 11 in the UK, manager Chris Morrison demanded a chart re-run because of what he deemed was a sales miscalculation.

During the 1990s, Haifa hosted the Haifa Rock & Blues Festival featuring Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, Blur and PJ Harvey.

Tong is also a member of an unnamed supergroup formed by Damon Albarn of Blur which released its first album The Good, the Bad & the Queen in January 2007.

Although credited as a songwriter on most Blur tracks, his most significant lyrical contributions appeared on the hit singles " Tender " and " Coffee & TV "; a number of tracks in the band's catalogue were also penned mainly by Coxon.

He produced some of their best known songs to date, including (" There's No Other Way ", " Girls & Boys ", " Country House ", " Beetlebum ", and " Song 2 ") and some of their arguably most popular albums, Parklife, The Great Escape and Blur.

# Blur – Coffee & TV

An autobiography of James's experience with Blur, Bit of a Blur, was released in June 2007 by Little, Brown & Company.

* Ep 378 ( 2002-02-17 ) History of Britpop 2-featuring: The Beatles & David Bowie & Sex Pistols & The Jam & Blur ( band ) & Duran Duran & The Smiths & The Stone Roses & The Charlatans ( UK band ) & Happy Mondays & Inspiral Carpets

Coxon also stated that no further Blur activity was planned, telling NME. com that September, " We're in touch and we say ' Wotcha ' and all that but nothing has been mentioned about any more shows or anything else ".

In April, the band announced that a box-set entitled Blur 21 — containing all seven Blur studio albums, four discs of unreleased rarities and three DVDs — would be released in July.

In April, the band announced that a box-set entitled Blur 21 — containing all seven Blur studio albums, four discs of unreleased rarities and three DVDs — would be released in July.

* Bands such as Art Brut, Bloc Party, Blur, The Hancocks, Luxembourg, Indigo Moss and Athlete have all originated and been associated with the ' New Cross scene '.

Dave primarily used a Yamaha kit for all albums up until Blur but occasionally using other brands for live performances.