NME — Damon Albarn believes his opera 'Monkey: A Journey To The West''s forthcoming London residency beats both Blur and Gorillaz in terms of ambition. more info

NME — Damon Albarn believes his opera 'Monkey: A Journey To The West''s forthcoming London residency beats both Blur and Gorillaz in terms of ambition. more info

Stereogum — That previously reported Monkey: Journey To The West project, involving Gorillaz collaborators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in the classic tale of a Monkey King approaching monkey enlightenment one monkey day at a time, has become a pretty big dea... more info

The Lemur Blog — Results of week 42-43:Which is your favourite American sport?American football 7 (18%) Baseball 5 (13%) Basketball 6 (16%) Bowling 2 (5%) Boxing 2 (5%) Dodgeball 6 (16%) Hockey 7 (18%) Snooker 2 (5%) Total votes: 37I believe one of my most expected a... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The production comes from the Damon Albarn and the men behind Gorillaz... more info

Welcome to Dance Club — pic:ohgirlDance Club is one year old - yeaah whooo party happy birthdayy to ya! I hope you're all celebrating. I for one will be raising a glass to Jazz?, James John and Hock at Matter this friday, at the frickin' DFA night! Get a ticket and join ... more info

Pop Matters — The sound of the Gorillaz after being pumped full of American steroids. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Moodswings said... Fish - Songs from the Mirror Fish - Raingods with Zippos Fish - Fellini Days Coldplay - X&Y Gorillaz - Demon Days My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Romance Earthling... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

MTV.com News — 'I can't think of any records with human bones,' Alex Kapranos says of band's new percussion instruments.By Chris Harris Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos Photo: Christopher Hunt/ Getty Images When Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos and ... more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - It takes a fair amount of bravery to write an opera based on a 16th century Chinese novel, especially when you've never studied opera, have spent very little time in China and don't speak a word of Mandarin. more info