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Fela! musical is sued by biographer

5130 days ago

Guardian Music — Show based on life of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti faces $5m lawsuitHailed as the Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Bob Dylan of Africa all wrapped into one, modern hip-hop wouldn't exist without Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the late Afrobeat star.But Kut... more info

Pulp: a band in a different class

5131 days ago

Guardian Music — Jarvis Cocker stood behind me at a Blur gig last summer looking puzzled. Could he have predicted the joyous reception of Pulp's reunion?Last year, like many people who were 15 in 1995, I went to see one of Blur's reunion dates at Hyde Park in London.... more info

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Sleeve notes: Kanye West and the rap diss to end them all

5134 days ago

Guardian Music — How Kanye made George Bush cry, and other stories from the week in musicFive things we learned from the news this weekKanye West achieved the biggest rap diss of ALL TIMEThe one thing that Ozzy Osbourne's DNA can't handle Things don't always get bett... more info

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Damon Albarn is a busy man, three albums upcoming

5135 days ago

DrownedInSound — Damon Albarn is not a man who shies away from collaboration and nor is he all that likely to take any sort of extended break any time soon. He recently revealed that he's got a ton of projects ongoing in an interview with The Stuff (via Pitchfork). T... more info

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Calling all readers: help Damon Albarn relax

5135 days ago

Guardian Music — As Damon Albarn forms yet another new band, we thought you might be able to suggest some other hobbies he could take up instead. After all, what's wrong with clay pigeon shooting?To be honest, yesterday's news that Damon Albarn has decided to start a... more info

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Gorillaz LP4 A “Love-Letter To America,” Damon & Flea’s New Band Needs A Name

5136 days ago

Stereogum — When not getting worked up about Glee, Damon Albarn is already planning Gorillaz’s followup to Plastic Beach. In an interview with stuff.co.nz during the band’s American tour, Albarn went over his plans to do another album with The Good, The Bad,... more info

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Damon Albarn - Albarn Forms Supergroup With Flea

5136 days ago

ContactMusic — DAMON ALBARN has formed another supergroup - he's teaming up with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS rocker FLEA for a new band.The former Blur frontman is currently working on his... more info

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Damon Albarn forms new band with Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea

5136 days ago

NME — Albarn says he has a myriad of projects on the go more info

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Damon Albarn forms new band with Tony Allen and Flea

5136 days ago

Guardian Music — On top of Gorillaz and the Good, the Bad & the Queen, the Blur frontman is plotting yet another musical supergroupAs if he wasn't already too busy with Gorillaz, the Good, the Bad & the Queen, and some little group called Blur, Damon Albarn has forme... more info

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