Tagged: Damon Albarn
Stream Tracks from Damon Albarn’s New Album
STORY BY: Sam KatzIt only took five days for Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn and the sundry crew of miscellaneous super-producers he assembled—Actress, Dan The Automator, Marc Antoine, Jnerio Jarel and Richard Russell among them—to complete Kinshasa One Two. … read more »
Damon Albarn Doesn’t Want To Play Huge Shows with Gorillaz Anymore
STORY BY: Naomi ZeichnerPHOTOGRAPHY: John Francis Peters
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz have spent 2010 on a large-scale tour supporting their album Plastic Beach. Sometimes they’re joined by some of the albums featured guests like Paul Simon, Snoop Dogg and … read more »
Interview: Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz
STORY BY: Peter MaciaPHOTOGRAPHY: John Francis Peters
We sat down with Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the masterminds behind the ever-expanding Gorillaz, and two affable chaps with great taste in footwear. They’d just arrived in New York after a volcano-depleted but still … read more »
New Blur Song Sounds Like Waking Up on Bed of Money
STORY BY: Peter MaciaDamon Albarn, of course, has never really left the public ear with his numerous and sundry side projects (are they even side projects at this point?), but when Blur reunited last year for some one-off … read more »
Blur, “Fool’s Day” MP3
STORY BY: Matthew SchnipperThe first song Blur‘s recorded together in seven years, “Fool’s Day” sounds like the cold day in springtime Damon Albarn is singing out, chilly vibes from an otherwise warm season. The late in the song … read more »
Video: Gorillaz, “Stylo”
STORY BY: Peter MaciaAs hinted at by the teaser videos, Gorillaz visual mastermind Jamie Hewlett transitions from hand-drawn animation to full-on crazy Avatar-like CGI and a lot more live action, including a live action star some of you … read more »
Stream the New Gorillaz Album Plastic Beach
STORY BY: Peter MaciaListen to the new Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach, right now as part of the band’s takeover of The Guardian’s music section. It’s officially out on March 8th, but you can pre-order now on iTunes, and … read more »
Stream: Gorillaz, “Superfast Jellyfish” + Plastic Beach Album Mix MP3
STORY BY: Peter MaciaDamon Albarn might have a pact with whatever deity is capable of giving eternal youth and endless creativity. We’re just listening to the Gorillaz‘ Plastic Beach teaser mix and thinking it must be good to … read more »
Video Premiere: Gorillaz 2D Identity Teaser
STORY BY: Peter MaciaIf you’ve been watching the final season of Lost you’ve probably guessed by now that the show is about stealing mp3s and Locke, or Black Smoke or whatever, is the Web Sheriff and he’s coming … read more »
Stream: Gorillaz f. Bobby Womack & Mos Def, “Stylo”
STORY BY: Peter MaciaDamon Albarn has a formula for the first tastes of Gorillaz albums: Whether it’s the self-titled debut’s “Clint Eastwood” or Demon Dayz‘s “Dirty Harry”, you can rely on a heavy mid-tempo break, a lofty disembodied … read more »
