Culture Bully — When the lead single "a happening” from L.A.'s hyperstory hit my stereo, I was intrigued to find that, among other, more traditional pop institutions, I heard a little bit of the Damon Albarn side project Gorillaz. more info

MTV.com News — 'You can tell that it's my story, and I like that,' 'American Idol' alum says of songs he's writing for his second LP.By James Cantiello David Archuleta Photo: Sohyung Kang/ MTV News Landing in the "American Idol" finale gets you a lot of ... more info

BLUR singer Damon Albarn steps out in cheap and cheerful T-shirt with '99p' logo more info

NME - Radar — The Orkney Isles are a strange place. This is the kind of thing they do to pass the time: An archipelago off the coast of northern Scotland, it's cut-off from much modern humdrum and rich in folklore and tradition, notably about tales of the Trow,... more info

NME — Watch Damon Albarn and co rock out 'Song 2' as plastic figures more info

Stereogum — London trio the Golden Silvers made their first trek to the States this week for CMJ. They're buzzing overseas (did Jools Holland, won Glastonbury's New Talent competition in '08, playing the festival in '09, features in NME, etc.), but so far things... more info

Rolling Stone — Many a Britpop fan in the Nineties described Blur as “adorable” — and that was before Damon Albarn and Co. were turned into LEGO versions of themselves for the upcoming music video game LEGO Rock Band. The recently reunited group’s “Song 2�... more info

Guardian Music — The Bristol trip-hop duo have asked dubstep's dark knight to rework several songs from their forthcoming albumMassive Attack might be putting the finishing touches to their new album, featuring Damon Albarn, Martina Topley-Bird and Elbow's Guy Garvey... more info

Rolling Stone — When Britney Spears — who has a new best-of collection on the way — accidentally ran over a photographer’s foot in 2007, he sued the star but never specified the figure he was seeking: now TMZ reports the pap is demanding $195,000 in general da... more info

Undercover, Australia — It has been revealed that Damon Albarn is “a leading contender” for landing the job as artistic director for the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony in London. more info