Topix — Gorillaz co-head Damon Albarn made waves when he proclaimed that he had already finished the next album mere months after this spring's sprawling, visionary, uncompromisingly brilliant Plastic Beach , that he had accomplished this feat by mostly usin... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — A Beady Eye single was announced yesterday but there is already a Beady Eye Juniors group in the offing.Liam Gallagher says his son Gene, who's nine, is learning to play drums, while his bandmate Gem Archer says his lad Joel, 14, is more interested i... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye frontman Liam Gallagher has joked that he has Spongebob Squarepants’ phone number on his mobile.The singer spoke about his admiration for the children’s character during an appearance on BBC Radio 1 today (January 7).Gallagher told DJ Z... more info

I Like Music — The frontman of Blur, Gorillaz and The Good The Bad & The Queen has written a score for a short film entitled The Boy In The Oak more info

Guardian Music — Christmas has been and gone, but there are still lots of new musical presents yet to be unwrapped, says Chris SalmonIf Christmas took its usual toll on your bank balance, then seek sonic solace in a new clutch of free musical offerings. Perhaps most ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Just because the Gorillaz recorded their latest album with the help of the iPad doesn't mean you can. You ask why? It's because frontman Damon Albarn is a musical genius and, well, you probably are not. more info

Abeano — While you were eating whole chocolate selection boxes for breakfast (don’t shuffle those empty wrappers away guiltily…) Abeano were hunting down new music from all over the world. Here’s what went on over the Holidays. Missed anything? Let... more info

Nialler9 — Gorillaz released a free fan-club only album The Fall. Klaxons released a free EP Landmarks of Lunacy, taken from those abandoned sessions rejected by the band’s label in 2008. M.I.A released a free mixtape Vicky Leekz. M.I.A. – Vicki Leekx Will ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Some of the postings in 2011 might be vaguely familiar to readers of old. Its not that I'm going back and regurgitating entire past sections of TVV (not yet anyway, but simply that songs previously featured and commented on might well be rearing thei... more info

Big Stereo — mmm, Baby Monster put their synth twist on Gorillaz’s “On Melancholy Hill” — backing vocals equal heaven. more info