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Gorillaz Plan to Leave Holograms Behind on Upcoming Tour

Gorillaz have always packed their performances with 3-D effects, full of animated characters and holograms. But this year, when they visit the U.S. (although the dates haven’t yet been determined), Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett plan to leave the high-tech stuff at home and make things a bit more human....  read more

Listen to Gorillaz' Plastic Beach on NPR

The Gorillaz haven’t put out an album since 2005’s Demon Days, and as recent as 2007, we were nervous our favorite cartoon band was calling it quits. But on the coattails of the announcement that the band would headline Coachella, word came that the band’s new album, Plastic Beach, was on the way. It’s out next Tuesday, March 9, and one single, “Stylo,” was released in early January. And now, the whole album is available for streaming via NPR. Murdoc Niccals explains the album track by track on the Gorillaz’ official website as well, describing the songs and how they...  read more

Gorillaz Gear Up for Coachella With New Album, Plastic Beach

With a recently announced headlining spot at Coachella 2010 and details on a new album, Gorillaz is proving again that they’re the world’s premier animated supergroup. Plastic Beach, Gorillaz’s first album since 2005’s Demon Days, will drop March 9, just about a month before they’ll rock the Coachella stage on April 18 in their first U.S. performance in over four years....  read more

Lou Reed, Mos Def, Many More Contributing to New Gorillaz Album

From Gorillaz, the animated, toothy-grinned band partly conceived by Blur frontman Damon Albarn, listeners have come to expect a fusion of reggae, trip-hop and even Latin music. But as announced recently, the third Gorillaz album will feature one newly announced GPS voice, two iconic frontmen of the ‘60s and ’70s, and more, lending to a contributing line-up as eclectic as the one heard on 2005’s Demon Days....  read more