The Independent — In its heyday, The Evening Session was the midweek soundtrack for a generation of students and music aficionados and was in part responsible for boosting the careers of Britpop successes such as Oasis and Blur. more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThis one-off show, co-curated by Squeeze founder Chris Difford, had a weighty title, as if it were attempting to provide a definitive overview of London's musical history to rival Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city. But... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cartoon group Gorillaz have announced tiny UK fan club dates for next week.  The band- masterminded by Blur’s Damon Albarn- released their third album Plastic Beach this week.   Now... more info

Gigwise — It will air on BBC Two... more info

ContactMusic — Winning the Oscar for best feature-length documentary may finally result in The Cove being shown in Japan, where it has effectively been banned, except for a single... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Damon Albarn formed this heady cartoon-band side project to keep himself entertained while on hiatus from his seminal Britpop act, Blur. Stuffed as they were with electro-pop hooks and globe-tripping grooves, the first two Gorillaz albums never actua... more info

Allmusic Blog — Gorillaz began as a lark but turned serious once it became Damon Albarn’s primary creative outlet following the slow dissolve of Blur. Delivered five years after the delicate whimsical melancholy of 2005’s Demon Days, Plastic Beach is an explicit... more info

DrownedInSound — Those esteemed broadcasters at BBC Two will be showing the high and low charting Blur documentary, No Distance Left To Run later this week. It'll be shown on Sunday March 14 and 22.50, but will obviously be on iPlayer for a week or so, as well as pro... more info

ContactMusic — Damon Albarn wants more young musicians to work with African artists.The Blur singer has been working with Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure on a project... more info

Guardian Music — The cartoon heroes' third and most impressive set is home to a large and motley crewCreative lot, humans. We melt polar icecaps and replace them with longer-lasting, non-biodegradable plastic. Gorillaz's third and (allegedly) final album is named for... more info