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Conceived as the first "virtual hip-hop group," Gorillaz blended the musical talents of Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris ...

Caption: Blur Bassist Summer Exhibition 2007 held at Royal Academy Of Arts - Departures London, England .... Click for the BLUR Gallery Former BLUR frontman DAMON ALBARN formed his virtual band GORILLAZ because ...

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network 2008-07-22 09:42:08 - Former BLUR frontman DAMON ALBARN formed his virtual band GORILLAZ because he was growing bored of the music ...

Love this painted street art work on what appears to be an electric or phone utility box across from beautiful, ultra-chic Leblon beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Good and bad news for Guy Hands , the head of EMI. First the good: yesterday the company announced its music division had increased profits by a 100m.

"I'm not in Speedos," he says over the phone. "I'm in jeans and a top." Albarn then dives into his history with Speedos: He once borrowed a pair from the engineer father of an ex-girlfriend. "They're just not ...

Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL - 06.30.08 Posted by Michael Melchor on 07.07.2008 Low-tech multimedia and the heaviest of heavy metal at their finest... Of course I'm a fan of Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse". Most ...

Phil and Helena test common You Tube myths - Exclusive to C4: New Flight of the Conchords video! - Mareko shares a war story about being drunk on stage - Phil contiues his racism rehab Special Features - June ...

Edinburgh Film Festival goes 'Bananaz' Gorillaz documentary 'Bananaz' was shown last night at the annual Edinburgh Film Festival .

Starsailor covered U2 , The Stone Roses and Gorillaz during an afternoon slot on the main stage at the Isle Of Wight Festival this afternoon , as well as playing a slew of new songs.

Brendan Small doesn't have any problem being upstaged by cartoons. His creation, the 2D death-metal outfit Dethklok -- stars of the Adult Swim cult-favorite "Metalocalypse" -- is the true attraction of The Deth ...

Film Festival director Hannah McGill picks out her personal favourites from this year's programme Bananaz In this UK movie premiere, ex-Blur frontman Damon Albarn gets together with comic illustrator Jamie ...

The last Ramone: The last surviving member of the original Ramones line-up will be performing as Uncle Monk.

CHARLESTON, S.C., May 25 -- For some, the main news from the 32nd Spoleto Festival USA here is that the festival, cut loose from its Italian counterpart in 1993, is patching up relations with its parent. For others, the big story is the new Memminger Theater, which opened on Thursday after a $6 million renovation with a revised version of 'Amistad,' Anthony Davis's 1997 opera about the lost slave ship.

But for most people here, the real news is that Spoleto is presenting Damon Albarn's first opera.

By NATASHA DERRICK - nderrick@thestate.com From the start, it's clear that "Monkey: Journey to the West" is not an opera - not in the traditional sense, anyway.

HE was slightly flat, a touch blurry and a smidge taller than reality but Telstra chief technology officer Dr Hugh Bradlow's real-time hologram made a huge impression on his Adelaide audience today.

Jamie Hewlett, animator and co-creator of the virtual band Gorillaz, is responsible for the visual concept of "Monkey," using his illustrations as the basis for the show's animation and costume designs.

Conceived as the first "virtual hip-hop group," Gorillaz blended the musical talents of Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris ... via 105.9 The X

Friday, May 2, 2008; Posted: 5:36 PM - by BWW News Desk Two US premieres of theatrical works will take place at the Spoleto Festival USA this month, including the critically acclaimed Monkey: Journey to the ... via BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett & Chen Shi-Zheng Present MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST - U.S. PREMIERE MAY 22-JUNE 8 AT 2008 SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA IN CHARLESTON, SC Damon Albarn Following sold-out runs in Manchester ... via JamBase