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Damon Albarn Of Gorillaz To Write And Star In His Opera ‘Doctor Dee’
Thu Mar 17 2011 by Becky Bain
Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn has been working on his opera Doctor Dee for quite some time now — Watchmen writer Alan Moore dropped out of the project, but Albarn kept going forward, and this summer we'll finally see the fruit of his musical labors. The opera will premiere at the Manchester International Festival in July, then head to the English National Opera in London. Bonus: Albarn will be performing! We find it hard to imagine his soothing, mellow vocals in an opera, but we're excited nonetheless. [Pitchfork]
Gorillaz Debut A New Character — The Evangelist
Tue Jan 11 2011 by Becky Bain
While Paramore are losing band members, Gorillaz are gaining them. The hip-pop-electronic-funk outfit, who recently released their iPad album The Fall for free online, have a brand spankin' new character, thanks to a fan's imagination. The group held a contest to come up with the design of their new character, the Evangelist. And the design was revealed today, just in time for the band to go on hiatus! Jump below and get a bigger look at Gorillaz' newest creature. More »
Gorillaz Reveal ‘The Fall’ Track Listing, Plus A Preview Of A New Song
Wed Dec 22 2010 by Becky Bain
Though you may be feeling gloomy that the current Gorillaz lineup may never perform together again, cheer up: the band's "iPad album", The Fall, will be available for download for members of the Subdivision fan club on Christmas Day. Worry not if you're not a fan club member — you can listen to a stream of the album on the Gorillaz website the same day, and a physical release of the LP is planned for sometime in 2011. Check out the track list for The Fall below, as well as a brief snippet of the new song "Phoner To Arizona."
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Damon Albarn Reveals The Title Of Gorillaz iPad Album
Thu Dec 16 2010 by Becky Bain
Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn has revealed that the group's upcoming iPad album will be called The Fall, after the season in which it was created. "I wrote it in October," Albarn told radio station Triple J. "I didn't want to call it October because U2 had already used that. Although I like the word October, I like the month, I like the feeling." More »
Gorillaz Unveil Previously Unreleased Track “Doncamatic (All Played Out)”
Tue Oct 5 2010 by Becky Bain
This afternoon, Zane Lowe's BBC Radio show debuted a new Gorillaz song, "Doncamatic (All Played Out)", and the band's guiding force Damon Albarn describes the track as "fresh, not too minor and pop." We agree with Damon's assessment of his song, and will even add that the jumpy beat sounds like it could have came straight from your favorite 8-bit video game. Jump below to listen.
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Why Is Damon Albarn Wearing A Backpack While Rehearsing?
Wed Jun 10 2009 by Maura
Blur’s first concert since 2000 is happening in London this Saturday, and to whet peoples’ appetites–and make Americans who don’t have the type of spending money to jet across the Atlantic to see Blur for a weekend insanely jealous–they’ve posted footage of themselves rehearsing three songs online: “Song 2,” “For Tomorrow,” and “Death Of A Party.” But as many astute YouTube observers noted, lead singer Damon Albarn is wearing a backpack during the test run of “Song 2.” Why would that be? Are there weights in there to help him get in shape for what might be a hyperactive performance of the most unlikely jock jam? Is he hoping to bring back raving? Did he really not want to lose his keys? So many mysteries. Video after the jump! More »
