Plastic Beach, the third LP by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's cartoon band, will feature Mos Def, Snoop Dogg, Mark E Smith, Lou Reed and Gruff RhysLike a cartoon sunrise over a cartoon landscape, with cartoon revellers firing celebratory cartoon fi... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Hot on the heels of this week's announcement of a headlining slot at the Coachella festival in southern California in April, Damon Albarn's cartoon-pop band Gorillaz is set to return on March 9 with its third album. more info

NME — Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn's cartoon creations reveal all about 'Plastic Beach' more info

Addict Music — Three new songs by Gorillaz, the side project of Blur's Damon Albarn, have been posted on You Tube. more info

MTV.com News — 'Plastic Beach has sprung a leak!' Gorillaz member Murdoc Niccals tweets about band's upcoming album.By James Montgomery Gorillaz Photo: MTV One day after they were announced as headliners of the 2010 Coachella festival, the Gorillaz sprun... more info

Altsounds — "Pray for Rain", featuring Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, appears on the upcoming release Heligoland, Massive Attack's highly-anticipated 5th studio album, which will feature guest vocals from Damon Albarn, Marina Topely-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tund... more info

NME — Blur man cracked the whip when duo recorded 'Heligoland' more info

Undercover, Australia — Blur singer Damon Albarn says heroin destroyed the band. more info

Gorillaz are currently mixing their new album, their 'frontman' Murdoc Nuccals has revealed via Twitter. Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn's cartoon creations are set to release their third album 'Plastic Beach' in March more info

Guardian Music — Last night was a lot of a Blur. Two full hours of a Blur, in fact, as I attended the premiere of No Distance Left to Run, the new documentary that tells the story of the band.The film could have lost half an hour (they clearly wanted to end it after ... more info