Here Comes The Flood — The Gorillaz were the first virtual band. There had been fake bands before, but the musicians hiding between the cartoon characters took it one step further. Basically the brain child of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett the "band" released the succes... more info

Stereogum — We’ve heard a little bit of Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach via “Stylo” featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack, the  De La Soul and Gruff Rhys-guesting “Superfast Jellyfish” and the Murdoc-hosted “pirate radio” stream. Now check out the whole ... more info

Guardian Music — Your chance to hear Gorillaz's hotly anticipated third album, Plastic Beach, a week before it's releasedAs part of their takeover of guardian.co.uk/music, Gorillaz are letting you hear Plastic Beach in full. Featuring collaborations with Lou Reed, Mo... more info

Guardian Music — Murdoc from Gorillaz tees up their 2D takeover of our music site with a rough guide to the band's new best buddies on Plastic Beach. Plus! De La Soul give their side of the taleVisit guardian.co.uk/music on Monday to see what Gorillaz get up to with ... more info

Idolator — Gorillaz team up with former Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys and De La Soul on wacky hip hop jam “Superfast Jellyfish,” which Damon Albarn & Co. premiered via the cartoon group’s official YouTube account yesterday. Dive below to give th... more info

Rolling Stone — With just weeks before the arrival of Gorillaz’s Plastic Beach, the animated rockers led by Damon Albarn unveiled a new song called “Superfast Jellyfish” yesterday on their official YouTube page. This odd slice of sea-funk reunites Gorillaz wit... more info

Nialler9 — Hear the sixth track from the album Plastic Beach on the official Gorillaz Youtube page which features Gruff Rhys on the hook & De La Soul on the verse. The album is out on March 5th here in Ireland and the 8th in other territories. Pre-order from ... more info

Guardian Music — This 'gifted MC' is touted as the future of hip-hop, but he fails to move the music on in any significant way, let alone move usHometown: Washington DC.The lineup: Olubowale Folarin (vocals, music).The background: There has been quite a lot of talk l... more info

The Music Fix — Capsule Review: Beats and boardgames from Philadelphia's finestHe may not be a household name in the UK but Philadelphia rapper Freeway isn't known as the rapper's rapper for nothing – he's Michael Jackson, Puff Daddy bad. Freeway's worked... more info

The Culture Of Me — Somewhere along the lines as slam poetry morphed into an iteration of power-struggle-from-the-streets hip hop a la KRS-One or De La Soul, yet another offshoot happened from the lake, where a stream headed out from the source and into punk... more info