Damon Albarn and Massive Attacks’ 3D are among the signatories on a letter against military action in Iraq delivered to Downing Street yesterday. The two are key players in the ‘Stop The War’ coalition and have funded anti-war ads in the NME. Brian Eno, Mark Lamarr and Mark Thomas were also signatories on the letter which read: "Under the present circumstances we believe an invasion of Iraq would be unjustifiable and could have potentially horrific ramifications. It would open a Pandora’s box which may be impossible to close. Nations across the Middle East as well as many of our European neighbours have indicated their opposition to an attack on Iraq, which presents terrible dangers to the region and the world. We urge the British government to announce that it will not support any military assault being planned by the USA and will listen to both world opinion and the clear views of its own electorate.” The coalition will stage a ‘Don’t Attack Iraq’ demonstration in London on 28 Sep.
Elsewhere in the world of Albarn, Noel Gallagher has been rekindling past rivalries by championing the case of Graham Coxon, who is rumoured to be leaving Blur after falling out with the band’s frontman. Noel has told NME.com that he recently met up with Graham, who he believes simply "snapped" at Damon's attitude towards Blur. “In Damon Albarn's last couple of interviews he was saying that Blur should be grateful to have him in and it's good for them that he's in Gorillaz and stuff like that, well it's only gonna go one way, innit?,” Noel said. “You can't be saying things like that to your bandmates you've grown up with. Saying 'well, now that I've done all these things I'm doing you a favour being in this band'." Liam added: "They should've split up a long time ago. Are they gonna get another guitarist?" Albarn is yet to comment on the Gallagher's latest rantings, and is still very vague when questioned about Coxon.