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While sitting in for Dermot O’Leary on Radio 2 this Saturday, Damon Albarn put together a pretty brilliant radio show which included interviews with Luther/The Wire star Idris Elba, The Clash’s Paul Simonon and errr, Ken Dodd. In amongst all the great guests and spot-on music choices was a brand new Gorillaz track called ‘Whirlwind’ […]
Gorillaz have today announce full details of their forthcoming North American tour. The tour is due to start and end in Canada – the first gig being at Montreal’s Bell Centre on 3 October and the last at Rogers Arena, Vancouver on 3 November. Notable dates in the US include New York’s Madison Square Gardens […]
Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill Although their ambitious plans to take third album Plastic Beach around the world got off to a slow start at Glastonbury, the summer is turning out to be quite successful for Damon Albarn and his trusty band of Gorillaz. Taking on Glastonbury’s Friday headline slot at heroically short notice may […]
Gorillaz have returned with not just one but TWO new singles titled “Humility” and “Lake Zurich”. These two songs will serve as the first two singles from band’s upcoming LP titled “The Now Now”. It will be their sixth LP and we hope it will be as good as their previous albums. The new song […]
Gorillaz Doncamatic (All Played Out) The Gorillaz are a busy bunch. Only a few days after Damon Albarn said they are recording a new ‘lo-fi’ album while dragging the ‘Escape To Plastic Beach World Tour’ across Amercia, we get a new single out of nowhere. While most Gorillaz fans would have been happier with the […]
Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has suggested that there may yet be more to come from both the Britpop stalwarts and his chart topping cartoon band. As I previously reported, Damon seemed to suggest in an earlier interview that Blur and Gorillaz were finished – but when asked in today’s Metro if Blur were […]
In an interview in todays Guardian, Damon Albarn effectively announced the end of Blur and his successful pop project Gorillaz. Blur’s gig in Hyde Park this summer – as part of the London Olympics closing ceremony – was described by Albarn as probably their final ever gig together. When pressed on the issue, the singer […]
Gorillaz – ‘DoYaThing’ [rating:3.5/5] Featuring the combined talents of Damon Albarn, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and OutKast’s Andre 3000, expectations were naturally at salivation levels when Converse announced this single as part of their ‘Three Artists, One Song’ initiative. After the first listen of ‘DoYaThing’ (above), those expectations were well and truly dashed – it […]
Everyone’s favourite cartoon band Gorillaz have announced they will release a new single on February 23. The bands bassist and spokesperson Murdoc Niccals took to Twitter to announce that ‘DoYaThing’ will be released as part of trainers brand Converse’s ‘Three Artists, One Song’ initiative: So I’ve just been given the all clear! Free to announce […]
Gorillaz have announced they will release a new album as a free download on Christmas Day. The band have been releasing digital treats to their fans all December via an advent calendar on their website, which had led to rumours of something special on Christmas Day – especially after Damon Albarn had previously announced he […]