Gorillaz Push Boundaries on the Wildly Inventive ‘Cracker Island’
Gorillaz’s Cracker Island includes Stevie Nicks and reggaeton star Bad Bunny on an unrestrained set of dystopian songs with Damon Albarn’s melodic gift.
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The 10 Best Songs of Blur’s “Life Trilogy”
This list makes clear that the music Blur recorded during the “Life” period is more diverse and daring than Britpop’s cartoon narrative would imply.
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The 75 Best Albums of 2021
Despite a global pandemic, musicians were far more active in 2021 and had time to create their finest work. It resulted in some of the best albums in years.
Damon Albarn’s ‘The Nearer the Fountain’ Is a Beautiful Album
Damon Albarn’s new album is beautiful, one worthy of the songwriter’s long and oddly-shaped legacy. No Blur or Gorillaz comparisons apply.
Tragic Kingdom: The Good, the Bad & the Queen Live in Berlin
Damon Albarn's "third official band" is bittersweet, endearing, and profoundly moving during an intimate, politically-charged gig in the German capital.
Nostalgia and Hip-Hop Entice Audiences to Meadows Music Festival
Gorillaz, M.I.A., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Future, LL Cool J and De La Soul were amongst the many acts that drew a crowd to Citi Field.
Gorillaz: Humanz
Gorillaz return with their fifth album, Humanz, their most chaotic release yet.
Damon Albarn and Hot Chip: Machines, Love, and Music
It's not just journalists, politicians, and academics that are responding to the changing nature of work. Artists, too, are engaged in this enterprise.
The Oxford Handbook of Music & Virtuality
Blur's Damon Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett created the cyberworld Gorillaz as a critique and subversion of manufactured music. Does it succeed in its intentions?
Lewis Carroll’s Alice Goes Digital in the Ambitious New Musical ‘wonder.land’
Damon Albarn and Moira Buffini’s musical is set in the contemporary world of social media, RPGs, and mean-girls, with results that veer from ingenious to awkward.
Blur + Courtney Barnett Played MSG (Photos) + Blur’s ‘New World Towers’ Documentary Coming Soon
Blur's bi-coastal arena shows beckoned fans far and wide as the band performed songs from The Magic Whip and lots of other hits and rarities. Their documentary New World Towers is part of the DOC NYC festival this Sunday.
Blur – “Go Out” (video) (Single Review)
Blur's big comeback single turns out to be a weird little number that will appeal to only hardcore fans. Thank goodness.