Pitchfork — Gorillaz are currently treating hardcore devotees to an exclusive fan-only rehearsal tour around England. The core band includes Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn alongside reunited Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. The current tour is in pre... more info

Guardian Music — The Harley, SheffieldThere shouldn't be many comparisons between a twentysomething girl from Cardiff and a German Warhol actor whose heroin-addled life ended with a tumble from a bicycle. But young Welsh singer Cate Le Bon is uncannily reminiscent o... more info

Altsounds — You may recognize Cate Le Bon's name from her featured guest vocals on Neon Neon's "I Lust You." Her name may ring a bell because of her UK label deal on Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys', Irony Bored Records. But it is Cate Le Bon's dark ... more info

MTV.com News — Here's a little of what you can expect from the latest offering from Damon Albarn and crew.By James Montgomery Gorillaz Photo: EMI Music / Jamie Hewlett Much like Lazarus, Superman and, uh, Sayid from "Lost," Gorillaz are back from the dea... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — Sunday brought some very sad news to the music world. Mark Linkous, otherwise known as Sparklehorse , died by suicide this weekend. He'd suffered--and I mean suffered--from deep depression for a long time. Several years ago I remember re... more info

Guardian Music — The cartoon heroes' third and most impressive set is home to a large and motley crewCreative lot, humans. We melt polar icecaps and replace them with longer-lasting, non-biodegradable plastic. Gorillaz's third and (allegedly) final album is named for... more info

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

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

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I just drove home from college in this semi-blizzard. I will make a post explaining it in a few minutes. I came home to the delightful surprise of a new leak for the Gorillaz new album, Plastic Beach. My buddy Rogo notified me via twitter that the ne... 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