New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's opera 'Monkey: Journey To The West' has had its London residency extended.
Stop Okay Go (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Blur's Damon Albarn has been receiving glowing reviews for his work in Drifting and Tilting: The Songs of Scott Walker. The show (which has ended its run) featured 8 of the reclusive Walker's songs, as performed by Albarn, Jarvis Cocker,...
social cache: we deal in uncommon c (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Photo by Jason Schmidt This excites me as much as hearing The Very Best or the Damon Albarn-produced Amadou & Mariam. This clashing and mashing of cultures could perhaps one day lead to an enduring peace. After the horror of Mumbai this past week, we - i.e. everyone around the globe - must come together nation by [...]
The 405 (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Good news sports fans! Blur are set to reform and rehearse in 2009. Damon Albarn has confirmed that Blur will be reuniting next year. The singer revealed his old band, including guitarist Graham Coxon, will be working together. Albarn made the comments just before a special one-off performance of his opera “Monkey: Journey To The West” at [...]
The Stage | TV Today (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Radio 2 Live: Monkey - Journey to the West Radio 2, Saturday 7.00pm Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s creative partnership continues with this specially arranged version of their Chinese opera. Based on the 16th century novel by Wu Cheng’en, the show is billed as a...
ters meditasyon (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
sanal grup gorillaz 'ın yaratıcılarından biri jamie hewlett (diğeri damon albarn ). kendisi tüm o görsel muhabbetin sorumlusu. lora ise, hariçten gazel gorillaz görselleri (de) yapan bir insan kişisi. banana.co.uk isimli sitesinde tüm işleri görülebilir. ---------------- ters meditasyon.com *not: yukarıdaki ile ters meditasyon'daki genellikle aşağı yukarı aynıdır.eğer ki eksik, fazla, hatalı (vs)...
There Goes The Fear (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
It would be easy to forgive Damon Albarn for resting on his laurels which include the sensational Blur and the one of a kind Gorillaz. However he is far from giving up on the music scene and hoping for a future re-release of one of his past creations. Instead he is turning his magical music [...]
andPOP.com News (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Following months of speculation, former Blur frontman Damon Albarn has confirmed the U.K. band will reunite in 2009. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Thinking Animation Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
The Olympics 08.08.08 http://www.bbc.co.uk/monkeyolympics BBC Sport's marketing campaign and titles for the forthcoming Olympic Games are based upon the traditional Chinese folklore 'Journey to the West'. The animation and music were specially produced by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn. I know this isn't exactly new, but it was new to me...and it's pretty damn awesome! Apologies for the lack of posting...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
DAMON ALBARN has confirmed the members of BLUR are heading back to the recording studio in 2009 - to see if they can salvage their relationship. The Britpop band ...
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
(TrendHunter.com) Monkey’s Journey to the West is the name of the brilliant traveling opera which is a collaboration between musical genius Damon Albarn, visual artist Jamie Hewlett and director Chen Shi-Zhen. The show…
prefix (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Even if you’ve never listened to a Blur album and refer to “Song 2” as “that woo-hoo song,” you’re probably well familiar with at least one Damon Albarn’s other projects ...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Photo: Cattermole/Getty This is probably the umpteenth time we’re reporting news like this, but according to Damon Albarn, he and his Blur mates will all enter the studio in 2009. “Blur are certainly going to rehearse and see if we’re into it,” Albarn told the BBC this afternoon. Guitarist Graham Coxon, who left the band while [...]
music like dirt (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Ryan(StopMe): Almost all my Christmas shopping is done and I’ve still found time to pick ten more tunes from across the world, the web and the musical-spectrum to tickle your taste buds: On ‘Sabali’, hugely successful African musicians Amadou and Mariam let producer Damon Albarn mess ...
Kid Vinyl (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
In an interview with Janice Long of the BBC before playing a live rendition of Monkey: Journey to the West at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, Damon Albarn revealed that his old band Blur will be rehearsing in 2009. The show will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday evening. Meanwhile, Phantom Planet [...]
