NME — Damon Albarn believes his opera 'Monkey: A Journey To The West''s forthcoming London residency beats both Blur and Gorillaz in terms of ambition. more info

Mercury News, California — Over the past two decades, Diabaté has gained widespread attention in the West through his collaborations with Björk, Taj Mahal and Blur's Damon Albarn, as well as jazz greats Roswell Rudd, Randy Weston and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Recently, he collabo... more info

Stereogum — That previously reported Monkey: Journey To The West project, involving Gorillaz collaborators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in the classic tale of a Monkey King approaching monkey enlightenment one monkey day at a time, has become a pretty big dea... more info

NME — Jamie Hewlett has created and directed a short film for 'Monkey Bee' - the single from his and Damon Albarn's album 'Monkey: Journey To The West'. more info

Guardian Music — Manchester could play host to an annual 18-week season of performances from the Royal Opera House, the Guardian has learned.A proposal drawn up by Manchester city council and the Royal Opera House - to be presented to the culture secretary, Andy Burn... more info

NME — Damon Albarn collaborator Jamie Hewlett has turned the pair's opera into a comic strip. more info

NME — Damon Albarn collaborator Jamie Hewlett has turned the pair's opera into a comic strip. more info

MTV.co.uk News — The production comes from the Damon Albarn and the men behind Gorillaz... more info

NME — Damon Albarn, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea and The Smiths' Johnny Marr were among those who helped Africa Exprez kick off the 2008 BBC Electric Proms with seven hours of live music last night (October 22). more info

Idolator — Scott Walker won't be singing his songs next month at Drifting And Tilting: The Songs Of Scott Walker in London, but the people he got to fill in for him aren't all that bad—Jarvis Cocker and Damon Albarn are headlining the list, with more special ... more info