Guardian Music — Pop's premier workaholic says he recorded the album on his iPad. He appears to be planning a project in the Congo tooGorillaz' new album may be released before Christmas, according to Damon Albarn. Blur's former frontman, who also recently unveiled a... more info

Nialler9 — Photos by Danielle Graham from the Gorillaz show last night which featured guests Bobby Womack, Kano, Bashy, Daley, Bootie Brown, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Little Dragon, De La Soul, Roses Gabor and even feckin Mark E Smith’s ramblings. Not to menti... more info

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Guardian Music — When bands split now they enter the revolving-door afterlife familiar to superheroes and soap villians – it's only a matter of time before they're backMy first reunion gig was the Velvet Underground in 1993. At the time, bands didn't reunite much: ... more info

Guardian Music — Show based on life of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti faces $5m lawsuitHailed as the Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Bob Dylan of Africa all wrapped into one, modern hip-hop wouldn't exist without Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the late Afrobeat star.But Kut... more info

Guardian Music — Jarvis Cocker stood behind me at a Blur gig last summer looking puzzled. Could he have predicted the joyous reception of Pulp's reunion?Last year, like many people who were 15 in 1995, I went to see one of Blur's reunion dates at Hyde Park in London.... more info

Guardian Music — How Kanye made George Bush cry, and other stories from the week in musicFive things we learned from the news this weekKanye West achieved the biggest rap diss of ALL TIMEThe one thing that Ozzy Osbourne's DNA can't handle Things don't always get bett... more info

DrownedInSound — Damon Albarn is not a man who shies away from collaboration and nor is he all that likely to take any sort of extended break any time soon. He recently revealed that he's got a ton of projects ongoing in an interview with The Stuff (via Pitchfork). T... more info

Guardian Music — As Damon Albarn forms yet another new band, we thought you might be able to suggest some other hobbies he could take up instead. After all, what's wrong with clay pigeon shooting?To be honest, yesterday's news that Damon Albarn has decided to start a... more info

Stereogum — When not getting worked up about Glee, Damon Albarn is already planning Gorillaz’s followup to Plastic Beach. In an interview with stuff.co.nz during the band’s American tour, Albarn went over his plans to do another album with The Good, The Bad,... more info