Gorillaz

Gorillaz to give album away free

Music Gossip

10 Dec 2010

Gorillaz new album will be the final free gift in their advent calendar. The cartoon band have been recording material backstage on their preset world tour, and the group's main musician, Damon Albarn, has previously said he was keen to release the…

Gorillaz future in question

Music Gossip

7 Dec 2010

Gorillaz may come to an end after their present tour. The cartoon band - which is masterminded by singer and musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett - are presently completing their largest and most adventurous world tour to date, but Damon…

Gorillaz in tune with the US

Music Gossip

2 Dec 2010

Damon Albarn thinks America is "in tune" with Gorillaz. The singer - who is behind the cartoon group with artist Jamie Hewlett - said he is overwhelmed by the success of their recent US dates, and thinks it is because the country is in the right…

Gorillaz put through the 'vocoder of America'

Music Gossip

11 Nov 2010

The new Gorillaz album will sound like an "English voice put through the vocoder of America". The cartoon band's main songwriter has been recording while touring in the US, and described how his experience of being on the road in the country for the…

Gorillaz are 'Doncamatic'

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6 Oct 2010

Gorillaz will release a new track, 'Doncamatic (All Played Out)', next month. The Damon Albarn headed group - represented by a group of cartoons - have been busy touring their album 'Plastic Beach', but over the last month found the time to record a…

Gorillaz 'polish up' old tracks

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13 Aug 2010

Gorillaz have joked that having live band members on stage doesn't work, as their cartoon forms are better looking. The group did away with their animated alter egos for their recent live performances - with frontman Damon Albarn and the rest of the…

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Chicago fusion of jazz, hip hop and funk

8 Aug 2010

This nine-piece comprising eight horns and a drummer are not what you might expect at the Jazz & Blues Festival.

Gorillaz explain Glastonbury show

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27 Jul 2010

Damon Albarn thinks Gorillaz "lacked human interaction" at the Glastonbury festival. The frontman - whose group stepped in to take a headline slot at the world-famous UK music event in June when U2 were forced to pull out - insists the animated band…

Gorillaz shot down by Sex Pistol

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14 Jul 2010

Damon Albarn was snubbed by punk legend John Lydon when he asked him to appear on the Gorillaz album. The animated band's frontman offered the Sex Pistols singer the chance to appear on latest LP 'Plastic Beach' - which features collaborations with…

Five pop songs influenced by world music

7 Jul 2010

Arabic Gorillaz – ‘White Flag’ Damon Albarn has long foraged global sounds – his Chinese opera, his Malian album – but ‘White Flag’ was revelatory. Betwixt cameos from Kano and Bashy blazed the real stars of Plastic Beach: the Lebanese National…

Damon Albarn's Glastonbury hopes

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15 Jun 2010

Damon Albarn hopes his Glastonbury set with Gorillaz will draw in some famous faces. The 42-year-old frontman admits he is concerned that many of the guest artists who appear on the group's current LP plastic beach will be unable to join them on…

Damon Albarn as good as Hendrix

Music Gossip

19 May 2010

Bobby Womack says Damon Albarn is as talented as Jimi Hendrix and Ray Charles. Womack thinks Gorillaz and Blur frontman has similarities to the two music legends because he is always wants to experiment in the studio. The singer - who provided…

Good, the Bad and the Queen, the

The Good, the Bad and the Queen

15 Jan 2007

The latest seemingly random collective helmed by Damon Albarn. After the indie Britpop chirpiness of Blur and the wonky hip hop of Gorillaz this is a more stripped down affair with a heavy dub groove. Featuring the bass of Clash legend Paul Simonon, The…

Music books

11 Nov 2006

Gorillaz - Rise of the Ogre (Penguin Michael Joseph) The actual autobiography of a fictional band should be pretty hot stuff, but despite the claims, Murdoc and pals end up duetting with Madge, sipping champagne and generally being bling in a cartoony…