Check out: Damon Albarn and Flea’s band, Rocket Juice and the Moon

Monday, October 31st, 2011
So for a while there were rumblings of Damon Albarn, Flea and drummer Tony Allen putting a band together. Well we finally have a name for that band: Rocket Juice and the Moon. We also have some recordings of that band in action.

Down below, you can check out some live recordings of Rocket Juice and the Moon that can be found at their YouTube channel (via Pitchfork).… Read More

RiO!B episode – August 30, 2011

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Foo Fighters - "Hot Buns"
Jane's Addiction - "Irresistible Force"
Blink-182 - "Up All Night"
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - "If I Had A Gun"… Read More

RiO!B episode – July 26, 2011

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

The trailer for Pearl Jam Twenty
Noel Gallagher - "The Death of You and Me"
Bush - "The Sound of Winter"
Damon… Read More

Damon Albarn to record new album in the Congo

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Deep in the dark forests of the Congo, the same place that spawned a terrible movie from 1995, an album made by the frontman of Gorillaz will be made in one week.
Consequence of Sound reports that Damon Albarn and a gang of musicians are spending the next week in Africa recording a brand new… Read More

RiO!B episode – July 12, 2011

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Jack White goes hip-hop
Cork Jazz festival website
Radiohead plays The King of Limbs
Portishead tour dates
Arctic… Read More

Damon Albarn, Flea performing together at Ireland Jazz festival

Monday, July 11th, 2011

So waaaay back when, it was reported that Damon Albarn, Flea and drummer Tony Allen were getting together to work on music and release an album. But it's been reported (via CoS) that the trio will perform together in Ireland at the Cork Jazz festival on October 28th. They'll be joined by 28 other performers and will play music under the name of An Honest… Read More

Listen: Damon Albarn – “Apple Carts”

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

So let's see. Damon Albarn pretty much conquered the world with Gorillaz in 2010? Check. He's making all of us wait with severe anticipation in hopes of something new from Blur? Check. He's written an opera? Check. And next up on Albarn's list is a new opera that he's written and will star in called Dr. Dee. What exactly is it that this man does NOT do?
While Albarn's last opera, Monkey: Journey to the West, was an adaptation of a… Read More

Report: Gorillaz have split up?

Monday, February 7th, 2011

First of all, let me preface this story by saying the report of this alleged "split" comes from the British tabloid, People (via CoS), which, if you look at the article, doesn't even spell the name of the band properly. So take this story for what it's worth.… Read More

New Gorillaz iPad album called The Fall

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Gorillaz, who released the number one rock album of the year according to us, are being kind this Christmas and releasing a new album on December 25th for free at their website. Now we have a name for this album: The Fall.

Courtesy of Some… Read More

Are Gorillaz calling it quits?

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Even though they're still on tour, releasing new Christmas gifts every day at their website and may possibly release a new album before Christmas, are Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett ready to say bye-bye to Gorillaz?
Speaking to Australia's The Age, Albarn said that, even though the tour has been an "unqualified… Read More