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WATCH: Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn End Britpop Feud

Rachel Marie Paquin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:38:23 +0000

For anyone who followed Britpop in the 1990s, this news may come as a shock: Noel Gallagher of Oasis performed on stage with Blur’s Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon on Saturday. I’ll give you a second to pick your jaw up off the ...

The Brit List: 10 Greatest British Songs of 2012

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:19:09 +0000

Note: this is not a subjective list made by two members of the Anglophenia writing team. This is a statement of scientific fact.

Happy 90th Birthday, The BBC!

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:19:56 +0000

Today is the anniversary of the very first broadcast by the BBC, back in 1922. It was just a radio signal at the time, made by what was then called the British Broadcasting Company (it was later incorporated).

The Brit List: 10 Weird Ways To Break Your Phone In Britain

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:29:18 +0000

Hey, everyone has a clumsy moment from time to time. And sometimes the only way to put that moment right is to call your insurers.

To The End: Blur Bow Out At The London Games’ Other Closing Ceremony

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:21:34 +0000

Damon Albarn is lost for words. It’s the end of two-hour long set by his band Blur, supposedly the very last thing they will ever do, and he can’t find a way to express what this all means.

So Who’s Going To Appear At The Closing Ceremony Of The London Games?

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:14:03 +0000

Having effectively blown cynics away with the opening ceremony (or at the very least shushed them up for a week or so), the organisers of the London Games have something of a hill to climb in coming up with an appropriate ending. ...

The Brit List: Summer of London – 10 Great London Songs

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:04:02 +0000

“The Lambeth Walk”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CPRVRiJ7QQ&feature=related

Psst! Blur Fans, Want To Hear Some New Songs?

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:50:15 +0000

Blur, as you probably well know, are back. But they’re not just back playing emotive reunion concerts and burying the hatchet with Noel Gallagher, they’re still a creative force.

Iconic British Things Part 6: The Stiff Upper Lip

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:28:37 +0000

It’s always nice to make a feature out of a fault, if only because it helps the person with the fault psychologically manage it, and not worry that they’re faulty, or that the fault is something which requires immediate ...

Wish You Were Here? Follow Our Live-Tweeted Brit Awards @Anglophenia

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:35:47 +0000

See this? This was the stage at the Brit Awards earlier today, as the assembled technicians attempted to set up Blur’s enormous logo, through which Damon Albarn will very probably leap at some point tonight.