Damon Albarn: "Blur", The "Gorillaz" and Other Fables: "Blur", The "Gorillaz" and Other Fables
whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
“..One comment sums up the key music event of 2009 more effectively than anything else said or written about the subject, and, fittingly, it comes from the mouth of Damon Albarn. Talking about the album-by-album rehearsals Blur had undertaken at the beginning of this year in preparation for their reunion concerts — the band’s first [...]
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK The Sunday night headlining gig at this summer's Glastonbury Festival by reformed Britpop godheads Blur has been declared the Best Headline Performance of 2009 at this year's UK Festival Awards. And, adding a cherry to the band's year, singer Damon Albarn (pictured) also bagged the Festival Fitty gong at the awards ceremony which was held at the O2 in London...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
It turns out Lily Allen and Damon Albarn are your favourite Festival Fitties. The hot duo were voted tops by 3am readers and got their awards as part of the UK Festival Award at last night's ceremony.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
It turns out Lily Allen and Damon Albarn are your favourite Festival Fitties.
CWNN NEWS (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Welcome to Erland And The Carnival , the latest signing to Full Time Hobby . Erland And The Carnival are a British folk rock band, formed in London, England by multi instrumentalist Simon Tong (formerly of The Verve / Blur / The Good, the Bad & the Queen ), Orcadian folk guitarist and singer Gawain Erland Cooper and Drummer / Engineer David Nock . Erland And The Carnival are best known for their...
SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Alan Moore, the comic-book writer responsible for Watchmen and V For Vendetta , has revealed that he'll be writing lyrics for the next opera from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the duo behind the cartoon pop band Gorillaz, the BBC reported .
Aria Serious? (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Our friends over at Vancouver Opera sent word that Watchmen / V for Vendetta scribe Alan Moore is penning a libretto for the Blur's Damon Albarn's next opera.Damon penned his first opera, Monkey: Journey To The West with his Gorillaz cohort Jamie Hewlett.Although very little information has been released on this new opera, you can bet us comic geeking, brit pop loving, opera crazy will be
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
GORILLAZ founders DAMON ALBARN and JAMIE HEWLETT are teaming up with comic book icon ALAN MOORE to write a new opera.The project will be a follow-up to Albarn and...
The blog Film (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Some believe that any foreknowledge spoils the fun of a film. Trust me, sometimes, forewarned is forearmed. And it could save you from watching 101 Reykjavik with your mother There are those who believe that any foreknowledge of a film is corrupting. For the best, truest experience, you should go in wholly innocent of reviews and word-of-mouth, aware of no more than the title and perhaps the poster...
Aversion Music (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The coolest opera ever may be in the process of being written right now.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Alan Moore, the comic book writer responsible for Watchmen and V For Vendetta, says he's writing lyrics for Damon Albarn's next opera.
LOFT965 (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Massive Attack are currently mixing their upcoming fifth studio album. Robert del Naja had suggested Weather Underground was its working title, although the final title has not been announced. Officially confirmed guest vocalists are Horace Andy, Tunde Adebimpe, Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Guy Garvey and Martina Topley-Bird. Several artists did record sessions but will not appear in [...]
io9 (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Alan Moore is on board to pen the libretto for Gorillaz creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's next opera. No word on the show's plot, but Albarn and Hewlett's last opera focused on a mythological... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
With how much the dude talks about his distaste for his comics being made into movies, this move by Watchmen and V For Vendetta creator Alan Moore seems surprising. In an interview with Mustard , Moore said that Damon Albarn's cartoon band Gorillaz is "planning for me to do the libretto on their next opera project." In return the sprites will be contributing some pages to Moore's new magazine...
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
TwentyFourBit reports that comic book god Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell) will collaborate with Gorillaz on a followup to Damon Albarn's 2007 opera, Monkey: Journey to the West. In exchange, the band will curate a few pages of Dodgem Logic, Moore’s new bi-monthly magazine. Related posts: Gorillaz Contest Winner Announced, Bananaz Still Online The Fat Lady Sings: Cambodia’s...
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