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  New Albums from Gorillaz, Ted Leo & 10 More!

  March 9, 2010 – Here's a rundown of the albums available online and in record stores today: Gorillaz, Plastic BeachBlur frontman's cartoon crusaders face eco horror. Read Review >> Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Brutalist Bricks2010's most hummably detailed political platform. Read Review >> Titus Andronicus, The MonitorBorn to Run's pissed stepchild on epic spree. …
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  New Gorillaz Video Stars Bruce Willis!

  March 2, 2010 – The animated alt-electro outfit Gorillaz have just released the video for their first single, "Stylo," off their upcoming SPIN-approved third record, Plastic Beach, which hits stores on March 9. …
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  Gorillaz, 'Plastic Beach' (Virgin)

  March 1, 2010 – Damon Albarn claims the concept for the third Gorillaz album came to him while watching people and animals forage through a Malian garbage dump. Indeed, most every one of these lazy, hazy burbling bangers evokes the life cycle of human waste (shrink-wrap, microwaves, money). …
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  LISTEN: Gorillaz Entire New Album!

  March 1, 2010 – Plastic Beach, the third album from electronic genre-benders Gorillaz, is under wraps no more. Hear it in its entirety here, a week prior to the its March 9 release date, courtesy of NPR! For the newest Gorillaz album, head monkey Damon Albarn recruited a dream team of hip-hop, soul, and post-punk royalty including Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Mos Def, the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb, the Fall's Mark E. …
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  LISTEN: New Gorillaz Song with De La Soul

  February 26, 2010 – Damon Albarn has leaked a second sneak peek of the forthcoming Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach (out March 9), posting a stream of "Superfast Jellyfish" on YouTube -- listen here! The track features Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys singing a sunshine-drenched pop hook and De La Soul dropping verses over a thudding hip-hop bassline -- recapturing the winning formula of "Feel Good Inc." off Gorillaz' 2005 album, Demon Days, which als …
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  Gorillaz Launch 'Plastic Beach' Online Game

  February 24, 2010 – As is the style for Damon Albarn's genre-bending, cartoon collective Gorillaz, their upcoming album, Plastic Beach, is being promoted with loads of digital goodies. …
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  Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week

  February 19, 2010 – Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold. That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! …
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  LISTEN: Gorillaz Track with Mos Def

  January 20, 2010 – Blur's short-lived reunion is kaput, so the limelight is shifting from singer Damon Albarn to his virtual band Gorillaz. The animated quartet's third studio album, Plastic Beach, is now confirmed to drop on March 9 -- but its lead single, "Stylo," featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack, just leaked online. Listen below. "Stylo" finds Gorillaz in their signature dub and trip-rock sound, but now with more flowing soul grooves and vocals. …
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  Amy Winehouse to Collaborate with Gorillaz?

  April 13, 2009 – Amy Winehouse recently returned to her favorite vacation spot, Caribbean island St. Lucia, with a mission: record that pesky new album. …
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  With New Damon Albarn LP Set, We Look Back On His Long, Strange 'Journey'

  July 24, 2008 – Call erstwhile ex-Blur leader and multi-culti guru Damon Albarn anything you'd like -- just don't call him lazy. The pop Renaissance man has announced plans to release an official recording of his score for the opera Monkey: Journey to the West this coming fall on XL Recordings. …
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