Pitchfork — If you believe your ears, Japanese Cartoon is an overbearing new rap-rock band fronted by a faux-British accented Lupe Fiasco. If you believe Japanese Cartoon's website, the group is an overbearing new rap-rock band fronted by a man named Perciv... more info

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Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Blur frontman Damon Albarn has another reason to celebrate - his animated band Gorillaz are the most popular on the internet. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: Gorillaz were the most popular band on MySpace this year. Take that, emo singer-songwriters. [NME] John C. Reilly, John Krasinski and Michael Cera teach Aimee Mann the true meaning of Christmas. [AV Club] Mic... more info

XFM.co.uk — Damon's virtual posse sport the most friends, hundreds and thousands ahead of Amy Winehouse, Coldplay and Oasis… more info

NME — Gorillaz have topped a list of the most popular acts on MySpace this year, ahead of the likes of Coldplay, Oasis and Lily Allen. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Gorillaz have topped a list of the year's most popular music acts in the UK - on MySpace. The animated band has nearly 700,000 'friends' on the social networking site. Damon Albarn's group is followed in popularity by metal band Bullet For My Valenti... more info

Panda Toes — It's been a minute since we've heard anything new come out of the Gorillaz camp, but luckily for us Disco Villains are here to breathe life back into an almost forgotten record. Their new remix of the classic "Dirty Harry" is exactly what you would e... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Versus Cancer, the charity set up by ex-Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, celebrated a successful year last night (December 18) with a hometown christmas party.Held at Manchester’s Moho Live, the evening saw a blend of new and established talent, DJ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Cheeky Liam Fray wants to attend a Blur reunion show wearing an Oasis T-shirt.The Courteeners frontman is a life-long supporter of his fellow Manc rock outfit.Liam, 23, told me: “We might go down to the Blur Hyde Park gigs next year in our old ... more info