8hands Featured Story: Blur's "Reunion"
I've always loved Blur. To be exact, I've always had a thing for Damon Albarn. I think he's so cute, that I immediately liked The Good, the Bad & the Queen. Hell, I even like the Gorillaz. I love Damon Albarn so much that sometimes I think Damon is Blur and Blur is Damon. I know, tons of you out there will wish for my death after stating so, but it's simply how I feel.
I guess my true love for Damon was the reason I got irritated when I read the headlines all over the web. Sayings like "Blur's comeback!", "Blur will reunite next month!" and others with the same manner made me pissed of the inaccuracy bloggers tend to use in order to attract readers. How could blur reunite if they never broke up? Albarn never left the band! Hey, has anybody said yet that blogging is the new journalism?

Damon Albarn. You gotta love him.
But maybe the bloggers meant no harm; maybe these headlines are referring to the return of Graham Coxon, blur's known and talented guitarist. Coxon left the band in 2002 and didn't take part in Think Tank, blur's most notoriously known album. When Think Tank came out, back in 2003, music critics trashed it and didn't settle for talking down on Albarn- they also kept emphasizing just how Coxon's absence is noticeable and conspicuous. I remember I felt bad for Damon, and that I actually liked Think Tank. Out of time is still one of my blur's favorite songs.
Anyhow, it seems Graham Coxon, the guy who once declared that "a lot of his songs are better than blur" is back, so everybody's talking about a reunion. You know what? I don't really care. Reunion or not, I'm just happy to know that a new blur is coming up pretty soon.


























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