ContactMusic — Soul legend Bobby Womack has credited Damon Albarn's group Gorillaz for kickstarting his career after excessive drug use robbed him of his creative edge. The singer/songwriter, dubbed 'the last great soul man', all but quit the music business followi... more info

Guardian Music — Ambitious multimedia art project will bring together works from high-profile musicians, writers and poets inspired by extinct birdsThey are all, alas, bleeding demised, passed on, no more, ceased to be, bereft of life and resting in peace. Like Monty... more info

ContactMusic — Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea was influenced by touring with Radiohead singer Thom Yorke. The bassist played with the British singer in supergroup Atoms for Peace - which also included punk singer Patti Smith and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn - and sa... more info

Stereogum — After touring with Gorillaz, Mick Jones brought his regrouped Big Audio Dynamite to Club Nokia for a headlining show prior wrapping up their stateside tour at Outside Lands in San Francisco. The Chain Gang of 1974 provided support. more info

Guardian Music — Is this Gorillaz collaborator a soul star in waiting? We think so ...At the end of last year Gorillaz released the single Doncamatic featuring the vocal talents of Manchester born Gareth Daley. Despite its inarguable brilliance, the song stalled at N... more info

ContactMusic — Benji Boko has his sights set on collaborating with Damon Albarn. Following the release of his debut album, 'Beats, Treats, and all things Unique' in June - the dance musician is working on his ultimate musical goal of collaborating with the musician... more info

Altsounds — Damon Albarn – Gorrilla in the Congo Blur frontman Damon Albarn has always received praise for his productivity playing with Blur, The Gorrillaz, Danger Mouse and writing the score for the film The Boy in the Oak. Albarn has even tried thea... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn's latest musical travels and Sufjan Stevens's dance epiphany should help you get your clicks this weekDamon Albarn finds it difficult not to make music. In the last year, he's launched an opera; made a Gorillaz album on his iPad to reli... more info

ContactMusic — Damon Albarn is recording a whole album in just seven days in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Gorillaz mastermind set off for the country one of the poorest nations on earth this Wednesday (20. 07. 11) with a team of producers and pe... more info

Guardian Music — In this week's programme Yukimi Nagano, vocalist from Swedish band Little Dragon, talks to Jon Dennis about what it was like playing with Gorillaz, and she discusses their new album Ritual Union, out this month.In the studio Alexis Petridis chats wit... more info