BLUR appear on BBC 1's Tomorrow's World
at 7.30pm tonight in an item about the Mars probe
Beagle 2. Blur wrote the music that will play as
the probe touches down on Mars in 2002, Britain's
first presence on the red planet. 'Beagle 2' is also
included on CD2 of the new single package
of 'No Distance Left To Run'.
Meanwhile, Blur bassist Alex James declared
that rock'n'roll was the greatest art form ever
at the annual Oxford Union debate last week
(November 4) - but then admitted that his own
'The Great Escape' album "was shit".
The bassist, looking nervous and hesitant
in front of several hundred students and
academics, said that although music was the
nation's sixth biggest export, the industry was
basically run by fans. He then made the quip
about Blur's fourth album.
The motion - that "this house believes rock
music is the greatest art form" - was won
by James' team.
During the heated discussion, James also
proclaimed Stock, Aitken & Waterman
"complete craftsmen", and asserted
that Elton John was Louis XIV and that
"we need people like him". He also said
that his Fat Les side project showed how
simple it was to have a hit record. But he
argued that it was still great art, stating:
"Rock music is popular and the easiest way
to define popularity is that it is something
that is good."
Joining James on the pro-rock'n'roll hustings
was fellow Fat Les member Keith Allen.
Allen raised eyebrows by stripping
to the waist and espousing his love
of cocaine during his speech in favour
of rock'n'roll and by constantly haranguing
opposing speakers Mariella Frostrup and
veteran DJ Dave Haslam.
Allen and James were late entries to the debate,
stepping into the breach to replace Blur
singer Damon Albarn who pulled out to
spend time with his new daughter, Missy, instead.
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