There has been quite a bit of Gorillaz news as of late. Last night's Gorillaz' performance of Demon Days at the Apollo in New York can be seen in full at MSN ... and it looks great. The group released the DVD, Demon Days - Live in Manchester last week, and it currently sits atop of my Netflix Que for what I'm told will be a "very long wait." For those (including myself) who were hoping to catch Murdoch, Noodle, 2-D and Russell on some sort of world tour, it appears Gorillaz are closing up shop for the time being. Frontman and co-creator Damon Albarn tells MTV News, "We're putting Gorillaz back on the shelf after these last few gigs and working on other things for a while. It's been brilliant, and this time it's been a runaway success, so why not just leave it like that? So we're retiring." "El Manana" is the fourth video from Demon Days and is a bit of an ending in itself. It also seems to be the group's most political video yet.As for Albarn, he always has a number of projects going on, and hopefully the new Blur record has been pushed to the top of the priorities list. Blur bassist Alex James describes their new material to NME as, "the most nasty, dirty, filthy rock music I think we've ever made." Asserting Blur's place in the world of alternative rock, James - who also has a new band called Wigwam - taunts, "Foo Fighters are gonna wet their pants when they hear it."
5 comments:
The whole Gorillaz phenomenon has fascinated me. In the beginning, I think critics thought it was just a gimmick. But I think the music speaks for itself. No matter how it's presented.
Here's a dumb question: How do Gorillaz perform a show? Or do they just show videos?
Phoenix - I, too, have been fascinated. The music does speak for itself, especially the second album.
Barbara - Not a stupid question at all. I saw them live back for the first album and it was ok ... looks like they've improved a bit for these newer shows. The band plays behind a screen ... the audience can see them sillhouetted, while animation is projected.
Oh that makes sense. You are a wealth of information, Will.
I bought The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living yesterday. YES!!!! It's pretty brilliant!
Great video, N&UR is where I get most of my video viewing these days!
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