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Damon Albarn

  1. album review
    Blur’s Return Is a Fitting Evolution for a Once-Chaotic BandOn their beautiful, occasionally plodding new album, the Britpop legends embrace stillness.
    By Craig Jenkins
  2. my single is dropping
    Blur Is Back, Again, With New Song ‘The Narcissist’Their first album in eight years, The Ballad of Darren, is out in July.
    By Justin Curto
  3. album review
    Just Give In to the New Gorillaz AlbumDamon Albarn’s earnest, schmaltzy Cracker Island is restless enough to work.
    By Craig Jenkins
  4. red table (taylor’s version)
    Taylor Swift’s Songwriting Skills Are a Blur to Damon Albarn“Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging,” she responded on Twitter.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  5. q&a
    There Is Nowhere Damon Albarn Can’t Create FromHis latest solo work is, in part, a dispatch from Iceland.
    By Craig Jenkins
  6. superlatives
    The Best, Worst, and Weirdest of Gorillaz, According to Damon AlbarnThe Gorillaz mastermind explores its highs and lows and why the virtual band has never felt more ahead of the times.
    By Brady Gerber
  7. last night on late night
    Gorillaz, Both Animated and Not, Perform Together for the First TimeThe two sang “Aries” from their separate homes.
    By Justin Curto
  8. album review
    Florence and the Machine and Gorillaz Fight for the Future on Their New AlbumsBoth seem intent upon inspiring listeners to fight through the crushing gravity of the times.
    By Craig Jenkins
  9. music
    Damon Albarn Says Kanye ‘Trapped’ Paul McCartney in ‘Abusive Collaboration’The pair’s work eventually helped form the songs “All Day,” “Only One,” and “FourFiveSeconds.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  10. Interview: Damon Albarn Is Unfortunately Really Good at Predicting the FutureHis work with Gorillaz and Blur keeps telling us where we’re going as a society, even when where we’re going really sucks.
    By Craig Jenkins
  11. radio vulture
    On Humanz, Gorillaz Face the Reality of Donald TrumpThe twisted future Gorillaz imagined pretty much came true.
    By Craig Jenkins
  12. oral history
    Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher on the Making of Gorillaz’s ‘We Got the Power’“I thought it might be cute, Noel and I singing about the power to love each other. Of course, no one’s asked Liam what he thinks about the song yet.”
    By Lane Brown
  13. coincidence?
    For Legal Purposes, Don’t Say Gorillaz’s ‘Andromeda’ Sounds Like ‘Billie Jean’“Any resemblance is purely fictitious.”
    By Dee Lockett
  14. live streams
    Watch Gorillaz Perform Their New Album Live in LondonFeaturing De La Soul, Pusha T, Noel Gallagher, and more.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  15. music
    Blur Is Back, With an Album So Good Even Noel Gallagher Likes ItModern life is terrific.
    By Lane Brown
  16. radio vulture
    Blur’s The Magic Whip Is a Weird, Lovely Return to FormThe Magic Whip isn’t as immediate as the band’s most inspired work, but over repeated listens, I’ve found it blooms into something immersive, complex, and understatedly lovely.
    By Lindsay Zoladz
  17. feel sad inc
    Damon Albarn Sounds Sad on Blur’s Moody New SongHe’s running out of heart today.
    By Greg Cwik
  18. comebacks
    Blur Announce Their First Album in 12 Years, Share New SingleTheir first album since 2003’s Think Tank.
    By Dee Lockett
  19. animation
    See Gorillaz Hewlett’s New Animated Evil PrimateIt’s for Monkey: Journey to the West’s upcoming NYC shows.
    By Jesse David Fox
  20. indecision
    Damon Albarn Is Talking About Another Blur AlbumHere we go again.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  21. detente
    Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn Are Friendly NowThe did a charity concert together.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  22. the olympics
    Damon Albarn Iffy on the Olympics, Psyched About Ping-Pong“I’m just anti the capitalism of it all.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  23. the vulture transcript
    Damon Albarn on Blur’s London Olympics Reunion“I just want to give everyone who turns up a really good send-off.”
    By Nitsuh Abebe
  24. just kidding
    Damon Albarn Would Like to Take Back Those Blur-Gorillaz Comments“Some days I feel one way and other days I feel the other.” Clarity!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  25. non-reunions
    Damon Albarn Not Too Optimistic About the Future of Blur or GorillazBoth bands are pretty much done, he says.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  26. rocket juice and the moon
    Listen to Rocket Juice and the Moon (Featuring Erykah Badu) on ‘Hey Shooter’Outer space funk done right in 2012 (take note, Jamiroquai).
    By Eliot Glazer
  27. gorillaz
    Listen to the Thirteen-Minute Version of Damon Albarn, James Murphy, and Andre 3000’s ‘DoYaThing’Do you have a couple of minutes? How about thirteen?
    By Eliot Glazer
  28. right-click
    Damon Albarn, James Murphy, and Andre 3000 Spent Time in a Room TogetherHear “DoYaThing.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  29. lana del rey
    Listen to Damon Albarn’s Remix of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born to Die’Her album isn’t even out yet, but Lana Del Rey’s already roped in some pretty sweet remixes, including this one.
    By Eliot Glazer
  30. non-reunions
    Blur Recorded Something New, But You Probably Won’t Get to Hear ItBlame the children.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  31. clickables
    Hear Leaked Tracks From Rocketjuice and the MoonWith a band name like that, does it really matter who’s playing the instruments? (Yes. Yes, it does.)
    By Eliot Glazer
  32. name game
    The Damon Albarn–Flea Album Has a TitleIt involves rockets.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  33. wtf
    Damon Albarn’s New Opera Is Dropping This Summer“It’s based on the life of John Dee, who was a very influential force in Elizabethan Europe.”
    By Amos Barshad
  34. secrets
    Guess What Apps Damon Albarn Used to Make His iPad AlbumSecrets, revealed!
    By Amos Barshad
  35. surprise!
    Gorillaz’ Secret iPad Album Is Coming Out on Christmas Day“I didn’t write it before, I didn’t prepare it. I just did it day by day as a kind of diary of my experience in America.”
    By Amos Barshad
  36. reunions
    The Blur Reunion Isn’t Over Yet!“Well, we met up yesterday and had a really nice chat.”
    By Amos Barshad
  37. technology
    Damon Albarn Says He Made a New Gorillaz Album on His iPad“I hope I’ll be making the first record on an iPad.”
    By Amos Barshad
  38. productivity
    Damon Albarn Is Starting a Band With Flea“Flea of course is an anagram for Fela and Flea is so into this music — so that’s been great.
    By Amos Barshad
  39. oh em glee
    Damon Albarn Won’t Let Glee Record ‘Very Poor’ Gorillaz Covers“Those songs won’t last like the Beatles by any stretch of their imagination. They’ll be forgotten in a few years’ time.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  40. bummers
    Alan Moore Quits Damon Albarn OperaBoo.
    By Lane Brown
  41. hope
    Damon Albarn Totally Up for Doing More Blur Songs“We can’t do it all the time. So I don’t want anyone to think there’s an album coming soon, it’s not possible, but we’ve got songs!”
    By Lane Brown
  42. parliament funkadelic
    Will Dave Rowntree Losing in His Bid for Parliament Help the Chances of a Full Blur Reunion?He needs a job now, right?
    By Amos Barshad
  43. chat room
    Gorillaz on Skyping With Snoop Dogg and Their Next Opera“I did leave off a few songs that maybe had better melodies than these.”
    By Lane Brown
  44. last night on late night
    Late Night: ‘Steve’ Colbert Interviews GorillazPlus Jon Stewart on ‘South Park,’ on our regular late-night roundup.
    By Dan Duray
  45. beef
    Did Gorillaz Rip Off ‘Electric Avenue"?The “Electric Avenue” guy sure thinks so.
    By Matthew Perpetua
  46. right-click
    Gorillaz Cross Genres, OceansThe world’s greatest cartoon band is back.
    By Amos Barshad
  47. olympics
    Damon Albarn to Art-Direct 2012 Olympics, Maybe!Blur leader Damon Albarn is under serious consideration for the job of artistic director for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
    By Lane Brown
  48. reunions
    Blur Reunion Filmed by JerkWho records the only video of Blur’s Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon performing together live for the first time in nine years and makes the YouTube clip non-embeddable?
    By Lane Brown
  49. quote machine
    Don’t Look for Rob Zombie to Start Directing Costume Dramas Anytime SoonPlus: Kanye asks why people just won’t let him be great.
    By Stan Park
  50. reunions
    Blur Set Aside Differences to Play Lucrative Reunion ConcertDamon Albarn and Graham Coxon have just announced that they’re re-forming Blur for a reunion show in London’s Hyde Park next July.
    By Lane Brown
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