Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonMost rock musicians suffer from cultural cringe in the face of more highbrow art forms. They plaster over insecurity with ostentation; they splash out on orchestras, then don't know quite what to do with them; they can't do... 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

Guardian Music — The cartoon character shtick may be tired, but Damon Albarn's other talents never fail to impress. By Alexis PetridisThe Blur documentary No Distance Left to Run is a film that elicits a complex series of emotions from the viewer. Confronted with foo... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: as Lou Reed takes the Metal Machine Trio out on the roadLou Reed has finalised details of the digitally re-mastered edition of his seminal 1975 album “Metal Machine Music.” Reed will release the ground breaking album in... more info

Rolling Stone — Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach doesn’t hit shelves in the U.S. until next week, but since the album is already streaming online, we’re unleashing Rolling Stone’s review of Damon Albarn and company’s third album a week early. While stocked with Gor... 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

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — John Cale has ruled out a reunion with former Velvet Underground bandmates Lou Reed and Mo Tucker - because the band wouldn't sound the same without late guitarist Sterling Morrison. more info

ContactMusic — JOHN CALE has ruled out a reunion with former VELVET UNDERGROUND bandmates LOU REED and MO TUCKER - because the band wouldn't sound the same without late guitarist... more info

DrownedInSound — Velvet Underground founding member John Cale has said that, despite many offers to play festivals, he wouldn't consider taking part in any re-union of the band he was once a part of with Lou Reed, amongst other notables. Read the full story on ... 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