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Steve Earle: Noel Gallagher Is 'Most Overrated Songwriter Ever'
Steve Earle has called Noel Gallagher ''the most overrated songwriter ever''.The 'Copperheard Road' hitmaker has slammed the Oasis legend's lyrical ability and thinks his band rocketed to fame in the 1990s because they ''behaved badly'',...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2017
Tune In To See Gorillaz Live At Demon Dayz Festival 2017
Tickets may be all sold out for Gorillaz's inaugural Demon Dayz Festival this weekend, but if you missed out you'll still get to have the experience with a live online broadcast of show. In fact,...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 08 June 2017
Gorillaz Add More European Tour Dates Following High Demand
Just days after they announced their UK and European Fall tour dates for new album 'Humanz', Gorillaz have added yet more dates in Paris and London due to popular demand. It marks their first run...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2017
Gorillaz Have No Agenda
Damon Albarn has ''no agenda'' with Gorillaz.The 49-year-old singer loves the fact his animated band are able to adapt to whatever he is writing or whatever musical direction he is keen to explore and insists...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 02 May 2017
Gorillaz Perform 'Let Me Out' Live On The Late Show As 'Humanz' Drops
Gorillaz dropped their animated guises for a live gig on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' this week, where they performed their new politically charged song 'Let Me Out' with Pusha T to coincide with...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 28 April 2017
Gorillaz, Lorde And Other Huge Albums We're Looking Forward To This Summer
As March progressed and the sun began to come out a little bit, it was hard not to get the feeling that 2017 had finally begun to actually happen after the cold winter months. So...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2017
Gorillaz Snag 10-Episode Tv Series
Earlier this year, Damon Albarn-led virtual, animated group Gorillaz dropped their first track in six years, which served as a sort of protest against the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. Titled 'Hallelujah...
By Daniel Falconer in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 April 2017
Gorillaz New Album 'Humanz' Could Just Be Their Most Exciting Yet
Damon Albarn has brought back Gorillaz with an exciting new album entitled 'Humanz', alongside which they have unveiled an electrifying single called 'Saturnz Barz' with a jaw-dropping new video. They'll be playing the album live...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 24 March 2017
Gorillaz Headline Inaugural Year Of Their Demon Dayz Festival
Gorillaz have launched their very own one-day summer festival named after their second album. Demon Dayz Festival will hit Dreamland Margate in the coming months, with the electronic duo slated as the headline act of...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 06 March 2017
Gorillaz Release New Anti-trump Song 'Hallelujah Money', Their First Music In Six Years
Animated band Gorillaz have dropped their first new music in nearly six years with an anti-Donald Trump protest song featuring Benjamin Clementine, called ‘Hallelujah Money’, which serves as the first taster from the group’s upcoming...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 19 January 2017
Damon Albarn: Noel Gallagher Is 'Hilarious'
Damon Albarn thinks Noel Gallagher is ''hilarious''.The blur frontman had a vicious rivalry with the Oasis rocker and his bandmates during the 1990s but relations between the pair have now thawed and they now enjoy...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 October 2015
Gorillaz To Take Up Whole Of 2016 For Damon Albarn
Jamie Hewlett has promised ''2016 is going to be Gorillaz all year''.The comic creator has revealed he's once again teamed up with his collaborator Damon Albarn to revive the virtual band with the intention of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2015
Jamie Hewlett Confirms New Gorillaz Album And 2016 Plans
Jamie Hewlett has confirmed that Gorillaz will soon be returning with a new album. The artist who is preparing to host an exhibition at London's Saatchi Gallery, titled The Suggetionists, said the band are planning...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2015
Gorillaz Star Lands First Fine Art Exhibition
The artist is preparing to debut a show titled The Suggestionists, which will comprise of three bodies of work called Tarot, which will feature the art of tarotica, Honey will be an homage...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 September 2015
Damon Albarn Promises New Albums
Damon Albarn is releasing new albums with both Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad and The Queen.The 46-year-old musician is busy with several projects, including a West End theatre musical adaptation of a children's book...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 October 2014
Damon Albarn Doesn't Plan Where Songs Will Go
Damon Albarn never writes with a specific project in mind.The 'Beetlebum' singer - who released his debut solo album, 'Everyday Robots', last year and also records with Blur, Gorillaz and his Africa Express collective, as...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2014
Damon Albarn Pays Tribute To Bobby Womack
Damon Albarn says Bobby Womack will ''never leave'' him.The Blur star has paid tribute to the late musician - who died last month aged 70 - and admitted he has struggled to ''accept that he's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2014
Car Barat: I Want A Career Like Damon Albarn
Carl Barat wants a career like Damon Albarn.The former Dirty Pretty Things frontman has launched a new band, The Jackals, and is currently preparing for a Libertines reunion show in London's Hyde Park later this...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 May 2014
Bastille Love Damon Albarn's Solo Material
Bastille are big fans of Damon Albarn.The 'Pompeii' hitmakers were impressed with the Blur and Gorillaz musician's long-awaited first solo effort, 'Bad Robots', and think his comeback was a stroke of genius.In an interview discussing...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 May 2014
Damon Albarn Finally Going Solo With Upcoming Debut 'Everyday Robots'
Damon Albarn is finally set to go solo as he unveils his long-anticipated debut album Everyday Robots on April 28th 2014.Blur is still an ongoing projectThe Blur frontman is definitely a workaholic of the music...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 20 January 2014
Liam Gallagher & Jamie Hewlett Team Up For T-shirt Collection
Liam Gallagher has teamed up with his one-time rival Damon Albarn's Gorillaz bandmate Jamie Hewlett to create a new collection of charity T-shirts.The White Guitar Collection will feature three limited edition designs, created by artist...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2013
Mos Def Is Force Fed In Solidarity With GuantáNamo Detainees [Video]
Some celebrities lend their name to campaigns and will occasionally 'retweet' a good cause but singer Mos Def, more recently known as Yasiin Bey, has taken political rallying to the extreme by volunteering to undergo...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 July 2013
Damon Albarn: 'I Made $31 From Gorillaz World Tour'
British rocker Damon Albarn made just $31 (£20) from Gorillaz's star-studded 2010 world tour.The Blur frontman took his group on the road for the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour with a stellar line-up, including The...
By WENN on 06 June 2013
Blur Recording New Album
Blur are starting work on a new album.The 'Parklife' band will work on their first record since 2003's 'Think Tank' - which didn't include guitarist Graham Coxon - after having to pull out of some...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 May 2013
Simon Fuller Launches Parlophone Bid
Simon Fuller has launched a bid to buy Parlophone records.The manager and businessman behind 'American Idol' has partnered with Island Records founder Chris Blackwell to offer £350 million for the British label, after parent company...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 October 2012
Ray Davies Pretends To Be Damon
Ray Davies claims to be Damon Albarn when people recognise him in the street. The Kinks singer and guitarist tries to fool people into thinking he is actually the singer from Blur - whom he...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 August 2012
Bobby Womack Keen To Hit The Road After Beating Cancer
Soul legend Bobby Womack has revealed to the Bbc that he has beaten cancer, but admitted he still had "a long way to go". In an interview, the vocalist said that he reckoned the problems...
By WENN on 02 July 2012
Bobby Womack Cancer Free
Bobby Womack is cancer free. The soul music legend was thought to have developed colon cancer in March, but after having a tumour removed he has been given the all clear. A post on the...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 May 2012
Damon Albarn Working On Solo Album
Damon Albarn is working on a solo album.The singer - who has fronted Blur and Gorillaz - has just released his soundtrack album to his musical 'Dr Dee', but is already looking to his next...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 May 2012
Damon Albarn Offers Hope For Blur And Gorillaz Fans
Blur and Gorillaz star Damon Albarn has fired back at reports suggesting he's disbanding the two groups, insisting quotes attributed to him are "an interesting take on a very long conversation".The singer/songwriter allegedly told Britain's...
By WENN on 26 April 2012
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