NME — Damon Albarn was reunited with his Blur bandmates as he and Jamie Hewlett's opera 'Monkey: A Journey To The West' received its official premiere last night (November 12) for its new London residency. more info

Sky News — Former Blur frontman Damon Albarn has told Sky News that a comeback by the Britpop band is on the cards. more info

Time Out, London — World premiere of mammoth Scott Walker tribute, with vocalists Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Gavin Friday, Dot Allison and more with a 42-piece orchestra more info

Big Stereo — “Monkey Bee” is kinda epic in a Michael Jackson type way — totally captivating. The video is by Jamie Hewlett and part of the Monkey project created by Chen Shi-zheng, Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn. You can find out more info about Monkey on W... more info

The Newsroom — Former Blur frontman Damon Albarn has brought his opera "Monkey: Journey To The West" to a theatre in London. more info

Paste Magazine — In a downtown Toronto park, Damon Albarn is discussing the finer points of composing a Chinese opera when a black squirrel snares his attention. “Do you know we’re eating squirrels in England?” he asks, watching the animal forage among the leav... more info

Pitchfork — "There won't be another [Gorillaz] pop record."-- Damon Albarn to BBC2's Steve Wright, April 19, 2007"Gorillaz is making an album."-- Damon Albarn to CBC's Sarah Liss, September 17, 2008"Blur is over."-- Damon Albarn to Argentinean newspaper Clarín,... more info

Pitchfork — "There won't be another [Gorillaz] pop record."-- Damon Albarn to BBC2's Steve Wright, April 19, 2007"Gorillaz is making an album."-- Damon Albarn to CBC's Sarah Liss, September 17, 2008 (and to Pitchfork, more or less)"Blur is over."-... more info

Undercover, Australia — Damon Albarn has said that a Blur reunion could be possible after he met up with former guitarist Graham Coxon over lunch. more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn has given hope to Blur fans by saying a reunion for the one-time kings of Britpop is "very possible", after the singer enjoyed a reconciliatory lunch with guitarist Graham Coxon. Coxon left Blur under acrimonious circumstances in 2002 an... more info