Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonAmong the many things you could not have predicted about Damon Albarn's colourful career a decade ago (the Chinese opera, the African adventures, the tearfully well-received Blur reunion), is that his funny hip-hop side project woul... more info

Guardian Music — Give the election the swerve with a few radio treatsWhy do we care so much about bands breaking up? Maybe because the intense love of a certain type of music or particular act is part of our youth. Whether it's a young girl mourning the demise of a b... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn reveals that his 2D team have recorded enough material for a trilogy of LPsGorillaz already have enough material for two more albums, Damon Albarn revealed this week. Sessions for Plastic Beach, their latest LP, yielded "about 80 pieces ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — SPIN Magazine has put two Oasis albums in the top 125 Albums of the last 25 years.#71: Definitely Maybe"For Oasis," SPIN wrote in 1996, "rock is a sport." And the game got started with Definitely Maybe, an assuming debut that "came on loud and brash.... more info

ContactMusic — DAMON ALBARN is busy reading up on magic - he's conjuring up a new opera project about 16th-century alchemist JOHN DEE.The Blur rocker is joining forces with his... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Damon Albarn is working on an opera based on the life of an Elizabethan alchemist. The musician has recently been busy with his cartoon group Gorillaz and reforming Blur but has found time to prep... more info

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Gigwise — He says he's just a 'tourist'... more info

The Vinyl Villain — This was a lot that I only ever knew from one of their songs being included on a compilation tape put together for me by Jacques the Kipper back in the early 90s. I bought the single the other week cos I thought both it and the b-side had cracking t... more info

Guardian Music — 'Mid-life crisis' musician admits to alcohol and drug abuse in campaign leaflet for Cities of London and Westminster seatUsually, you'll find him hidden behind half a dozen drums. Today Blur drummer Dave Rowntree is surrounded by seven or eight Labou... more info