I confess: I’ve never been able to sustain deep interest in the elaborate fictional universe of Gorillaz, the virtual, cartoon-character band conceived in 1998 by the English songwriter Damon Albarn ...

Few would deny that Gorillaz are the greatest cartoon band of all time. The brainchild of Blur front man Damon Albarn and "Tank Girl" creator Jamie Hewlett has sold millions of albums, headlined ...

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Innovation has always been a hallmark of musician Damon Albarn and illustrator Jamie Hewlett's cartoon band Gorillaz, and now they are aiming to pull off something new in a ...

The idea of charismatic Blur frontman Damon Albarn hiding behind a fictional cartoon band to make an experimental fusion of hip-hop and garage rock probably seemed crazy at the time. But the ...

Gorillaz detail the adventures of their cartoon guitarist in their bizarre multimedia story “The Book of Noodle.” The tale begins “days after the attack on Plastic Beach” – a reference to the band’s ...

Blur and Gorillaz front man Damon Albarn has always been a pointed class theorist; his fascination with the plight of crestfallen working men stretches from the humble perseverance on display ...

The musicians behind Gorillaz, the animated band created by Blur's Damon Albarn, are to step out from behind their cartoon façade for the first time. The musicians behind Gorillaz, the animated band ...

How can an animated baddie from 2000s cable transcend space and time to play bass in our 3D reality? The answer is ...

BOTTOM LINE The cartoon band gets more serious and focused. It’s hard to imagine how (or why) a cartoon band would scale back. But that’s what the Gorillaz have done for their new album, “The Now Now” ...

AFTER their six million selling debut, animated anarchists Gorillaz headed to the US to "peruse other projects" before returning to the studio to record the follow up, Demon Days. Only their studio ...

”We’re having technical difficulties” was probably the last thing anyone at the April 2 Gorillaz concert — let alone the smattering of Brits who’d crossed the Atlantic to see the band’s 2005 surprise ...