BBC News - UK — Damon Albarn's virtual pop band Gorillaz are to replace U2 at the Glastonbury Festival next month. more info

Guardian Music — Exclusive: Damon Albarn's band step in after U2 pull out, saying: 'It was us or The Beatles, and they split up years ago'In the middle of Blur's triumphant performance at Glastonbury last year, Damon Albarn fell to his knees in tears after singing th... more info

Guardian Music — If Scandinavian synth-pop is your thing, you'll love this supergroup featuring members of A-ha, Mew and, er, ColdplayHometown: Planet Earth.The lineup: Jonas Bjerre (lead vocals, guitar), Magne Furuholmen (guitar, keyboards), Guy Berryman (bass), Mar... more info

ContactMusic — Bobby Womack says Damon Albarn is as talented as Jimi Hendrix and Ray Charles.Womack thinks Gorillaz and Blur frontman has similarities to the two music legends... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — From Radiohead, Damon Albarn to Portishead, the chief exports from the era of Labor ascendancy continue to enjoy a commercial and critical acclaim that their domestic contemporaries lack. ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — While Billy Corgan, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell, and the rest of the American “Alternative Nation,” alumni form super-groups and chase reunion money, their British peers have sustained a chemical longevity. From Radiohead, Damon Albarn to Portis... more info

NME — 'He's the same way they were,' Gorillaz guest vocalist says more info

MTV.co.uk News — Gorillaz have added a show in Glasgow to their forthcoming UK   BUY GORILLAZ TICKETS HERE   Damon Albarn’s cartoon collective will appear at the SECC venue in the city on September 6.... more info

NME — Damon Albarn's band to play SECC venue more info

Guardian Music — Toronto gothic synth-punkers Crystal Castles bring their new self-titled album to the UK (8-24 Oct, starting at Mandela Hall, Belfast, gigsandtours.com) ...Scissor Sisters return with more disco madness, touring new album, Night Work (16-28 Jun, star... more info