ROCK RIVALS CHEESE ROLE IF only Blur and Oasis had cracked open the Babybels in the Nineties, Britpop’s biggest feud might never have happened. Now Blur bassist and dairy farmer Alex James, 39, thinks he’s got the perfect whey to bring them together. The floppy-fringed legend has persuaded his former band’s singer Damon Albarn, 39, to team up with the Gallagher Brothers and create a special stilton for next month’s BRITs. Elegantly wasted Alex has invited the Mancunian monobrows and old All-Bran to his Cotswolds cheese factory to start work on the smelly olive branch, which they will call A Country Roll (With It). The bands split music fans by releasing their two singles Country House and Roll With It on the same day in 1995. But the cheese will be an edible symbol of their new comradeship. Our gourmand with the Jacobs Cream Crackers said: “Damon and Alex have always been enthusiastic about cheese – it was the glue that held Blur together for so long. “But it wasn’t until recently that Alex discovered Liam, 35, and Noel, 40, shared their obsession. “So he had the masterplan of creating something constructive through the medium of cheese, which would mark their maturity.” He felt the Earl’s Court rock ceremony would be the perfect occasion to showcase their efforts and will offer the mouse food as a dessert alternative at the awards dinner. Damon is a vegetarian and donated recipes, including Albarn’s Cheesy Garlic Potatoes, to The Vegetarian Society’s menu. He can’t wait to head to the 200-acre farm to get to work with the other Big Cheeses. As Alex explained: “From hard drugs to soft cheese! That’s me. From boozy, vegetarian vampire of the Groucho Club, to rural sober family man. “It’s amazing, the friends you can make, just through cheese. People get very emotional about it.” We’re sure their stilton will bring a tear to the eye. Daily Star http://www.dailystar.co.uk/goss/view/28076/Rock-rivals-cheese-role/ --

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