New York? The idea of charismatic Blur frontman Damon Albarn hiding behind a fictional cartoon band to make an experimental fusion of hip-hop and garage rock probably seemed crazy at the time. But the ...

In the music video for the hot new single “Clint Eastwood,” an army of mutant apes explodes to the surface from underground and dances a disturbing ode to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” As the menacing ...

DALLAS — Can a “virtual band” create a compelling concert experience? In the case of Gorillaz, yes. Very much so. More than 20 years ago, Damon Albarn, of the Brit-pop band Blur, and artist Jamie ...

Gorillaz have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their self-titled debut album, featuring demos, b-sides and live recordings. The eight-disc ‘Gorillaz (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Vinyl Boxset) ...

The music landscape is flooded with two-dimensional artists, and you can count the Gorillaz among them. But for once, it’s because of artistic choice, not stale songwriting or formulaic marketing. The ...

When Britpop was at its peak in the mid-1990s, you’d have been hard-pressed to convince anyone that, in 2017, it’d be Blur’s Damon Albarn — and not Oasis — who’d still be playing arenas and making ...

As “Hello? Is anyone there?” rang out through the United Center Monday, crowds bathed in green light and rallied to answer the call from the Gorillaz’ 2001 classic “M1 A1.” The Chicago stop in ...

With three awards each, Gorillaz's "Clint Eastwood" (Parlophone/Virgin) and Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" (Skint/Astralwerks) were the big winners of the 2001 Billboard Music Video Awards… By ...

1. GORILLAZ ”Clint Eastwood” Every happy song about hallucinogens should have an animated video to accompany it. For this rap-reggae ode to ”sunshine in a bag,” the British group Gorillaz (headed by ...

While Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett are the masterminds behind the Gorillaz, 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs have been at the core of the band. And to celebrate the birth of these great ...