The Independent — One is a Guyana-born musician who was at the forefront of the reggae scene in the 1980s and recently headlined the Womad festival for world music. The other is a virtual band composed of four animated characters, which was formed just over a decade a... more info

Here Comes The Flood — UK band Gloria Cycles have released a three track EP called Relgious which serves as a teaser for their new album Campsite Discotheque. It's a bit risky to call them Brtipop, their singer is a Scot, who looks like he missed out on being a roaring t... more info

Guardian Music — Gaga's product placement has reached a new order, but how might pop have looked if such blatent commercial opportunism had always been the norm?It's fair to say Lady Gaga's new video has caused a stir. Since it surfaced on Thursday night, the world's... more info

The Independent — In its heyday, The Evening Session was the midweek soundtrack for a generation of students and music aficionados and was in part responsible for boosting the careers of Britpop successes such as Oasis and Blur. more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThis one-off show, co-curated by Squeeze founder Chris Difford, had a weighty title, as if it were attempting to provide a definitive overview of London's musical history to rival Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city. But... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cartoon group Gorillaz have announced tiny UK fan club dates for next week.  The band- masterminded by Blur’s Damon Albarn- released their third album Plastic Beach this week.   Now... more info

Gigwise — It will air on BBC Two... more info

ContactMusic — Winning the Oscar for best feature-length documentary may finally result in The Cove being shown in Japan, where it has effectively been banned, except for a single... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Damon Albarn formed this heady cartoon-band side project to keep himself entertained while on hiatus from his seminal Britpop act, Blur. Stuffed as they were with electro-pop hooks and globe-tripping grooves, the first two Gorillaz albums never actua... more info

Allmusic Blog — Gorillaz began as a lark but turned serious once it became Damon Albarn’s primary creative outlet following the slow dissolve of Blur. Delivered five years after the delicate whimsical melancholy of 2005’s Demon Days, Plastic Beach is an explicit... more info