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Glastonbury 2009 Diary: Part 2

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By Jonathan Dekel (CHARTattack) July 2, 2009 2:45 pm
Hospitality Campgrounds Pilton, England Glastonbury Festival 10:30 a.m. I awake in a bath of warm sweat. It seems in my hurry to buy an economy tent the previous day I'd forgotten to get one with some sort of window or breeze system. The forecast once again calls for rain, and yet, judging by the 40-degree Celsius weather in this tent, the...
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Monkey — Journey To The West

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) September 22, 2008 11:07 am
Damon Albarn continues to distance himself from Blur and the entire Brit-pop establishment with his latest foray into modern world music. Monkey is the soundtrack to a "circus opera" of the same name, and Albarn directs primarily Chinese musicians into creating these sinister soundscapes. The songs provide apt audio accompaniment to the...
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Dublab Presents: Freeways Compilation

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By Erik Missio (CHARTattack) June 12, 2001 11:05 am
Many of Freeways' more electronic tracks tend to flow together in an easily forgettable blur. But that's fine because there are standout tracks: take first track "The Sky Below," by Argentine expatriates Languis & Fer Chioca, an organic piece that makes ample use of acoustic guitar picking and breathy vocals. Skull Valley's "...
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I Read The News Today... For July 21, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 21, 2011 3:06 pm
Adele, Kanye West and Katy Perry lead the nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator is also up for an award, and apparently "cried" when he heard about his nomination. Awww. See, guys? Homophobic misogynistis have feelings, too. Gwar's Oderus Urungus used to periodically appear on Fox News' late night Red Eye...
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I Read The News Today... For June 7, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 7, 2011 4:24 pm
The Jimmy Swift Band have broken up. But don't cry! Vocalist Craig Mercer and keyboardist Aaron Collier are still making music as Scientists Of Sound and are touring in support of their new Wealth & Hellness album. M83's next album is going to be a double LP. It's going to be about dreams. Makes sense, since I fall asleep while listening to...
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I Read The News Today... For April 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 27, 2011 2:29 pm
Seth from Dengue Fever explains what a Mastadong is. And no, it's not as dirty as it sounds (it actually isn't dirty at all): Tokyo Police Club keyboardist and funnyman Graham Wright will release his Shirts Vs. Skins debut solo album on June 28. Chilly Gonzales is going to release what he's calling the world's "first-ever all-orchestral...
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I Read The News Today... For March 17, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 17, 2011 3:54 pm
How much is your band's name worth? Apparently $251,100 in this case, at least. —younameourband.com Japanese metallers Boris have released a statement about the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in their home country, saying their families are safe. Unfortunately, both the band's upcoming new albums, Attention Please and Heavy Rocks, have...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 6, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 6, 2011 3:26 pm
Damon Albarn is scoring a short film called The Boy In The Oak. It's a film adaptation of the book of the same title that was recently released by his sister, Jessica Albarn. Jude Law will narrate the movie. —The Playlist Amon Amarth want you to grow your best viking beard to win a prize pack that includes a lock from vocalist Johan Hegg's beard...
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Gorillaz Album Could Be Out For Christmas

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 12, 2010 12:47 pm
Well, if Damon Albarn's started a trend here, recording studios may soon go the way of the Walkman. Or maybe not. At any rate, Albarn recently told NME he's been working on the new Gorillaz album entirely on his iPad, and the follow-up to Plastic Beach could be out in time for Christmas. And screw that assumption that musicians can't write on the...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 4, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 4, 2010 1:14 pm
Crash Karma were recently in Afghanistan to perform for Canadian troops stationed there. Now that they're back, they'll head out on a cross-Canada tour this month. —MySpace Lil Wayne is a free man today after being released from New York's Rikers Island prison, where he was serving a gun possession charge. Apparently this is the biggest thing to...
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Massive Gorillaz Attack: Damon Albarn Joins Trip-Hoppers On Stage

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 12, 2010 3:04 pm
Damon Albarn made a surprise appearance at Massive Attack's London, England show on Thursday (Feb. 11). Albarn is featured on Massive Attack's recently released Heligoland album. He appears on "Saturday Comes Slow." According to NME.com, he performed recent single "Splitting The Atom" with the Bristol, England trip-hop duo...
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No Distance Left To Run Great For Blur, Less For Fans

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) January 19, 2010 5:20 pm
Blur, it appears, are all friends again. And while that may sound awesome in theory, it probably won't result in the sort of bounty — more shows, more albums, generally more Blur — long-time fans are hoping for. The full circle of the friendship between singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree is...
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The Horrors On New Gorillaz Album

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 2, 2009 1:56 pm
Damon Albarn has enlisted The Horrors to appear on the next Gorillaz album, which will be released next year. Albarn apparently contacted the Southend-On-Sea, England band after he heard Primary Colours, their recently released sophomore album, and asked to work with them through email. "He got a copy of it really early, contacted us...
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Gorillaz Preview New Songs On BBC

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 15, 2009 11:46 am
Gorillaz have completed a number of demos and are set to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's Demon Days. Singer Damon Albarn helped Steve Lamacq sub for BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe on his radio show on Wednesday night and played three new demos on the program: "Electric Shock," "Broken" and "Binge." Albarn, who'...
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Lily Allen Flashed Damon Albarn

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 8, 2008 12:38 pm
Lily Allen has pulled a Katy Perry. No, the singer didn't accidentally flash her boobs at a fashion show. She accidentally flashed them at Damon Albarn. Allen told The Observer Music Monthly that she and Albarn once tried to write music together, but their session failed to produce any material. When she was getting up to leave, two buttons...
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Damon Albarn Monkeys Around

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By CHARTattack Staff July 25, 2008 11:29 am
Damon Albarn's simian obsession continues with a new project with Gorillaz collaborator Jamie Hewlett called Monkey, who will release Journey To The West in North America in the early fall through XL Recordings. The album was produced by the Blur frontman and features European and Chinese musicians and singers recorded in London, England and...
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Damon Albarn Plans To Stop Monkeying Around After Making Film

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By Antoinette Mercurio (CHARTattack) April 20, 2007 4:30 pm
Band creator extraordinaire Damon Albarn is looking to maximize his Gorillaz profits with a final installment of the cartoon band's schtick. But it won't be a third album. "We're trying to make a film next, starting in September hopefully," Albarn said in an interview with BBC Radio 2. "It will be a film score. There won't be...
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Blur Singer Starts Another Band With Clash And Verve Members

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) August 4, 2006 6:00 pm
Gorillaz singer and Blur frontman Damon Albarn has formed a new band for his next musical project. Albarn had been spending time recording a solo outing with Danger Mouse, but the two recently turned their attention toward another record titled The Good The Bad And The Queen. It's reportedly a concept album about London and is due for a January...
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Blurring The Borders: Damon Takes On The World

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By Erik Missio (CHARTattack) February 1, 2002 5:30 pm
There are a lot of similarities between Blur front man Damon Albarn and former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel. For one, both are British chaps who have taken to shaving their heads as they get older. For another, both write songs that are staggering in their genius but still catchy enough to wind up on the radio and get super-cool videos. As well...
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