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Damon Albarn has released an interactive sampler for his new album Dr Dee and you can listen to it above. Dr Dee is the latest musical project by Blur frontman Albarn and documents the life of Dr John Dee, a mathematician and polymath who was also an advisor to Elizabeth I. Made up of 18 tracks the album has been described as an opera and … read more»

Damon Albarn has revealed that Gorillaz may release new material without their animator Jamie Hewlett. The set up for Gorillaz has always been that Albarn writes and records the songs while animation artist Hewlett concentrated on making the visuals that made the band such a success in the first place. But now Albarn has revealed that he may … read more»

Damon Albarn has announced the end of Blur and the Gorillaz is imminent. Now that Damon Albarn has been working away with Bobby Womack, Dr. Dee, and Rocket Juice & the Moon it seems his two most famous bands and those that put himon the musical map will be left along the way-side. In a recent in-depth interview with The Guardian, … read more»

Damon Albarn has made the first single taken from his Dr Dee opera, The Marvelous Dream available to listen to online and you can check it out below.  Albarn has taken some time out from his many bands to concentrate on a solo project, an opera based on the life of John Dee the mathematician, polymath and advisor to Elizabeth I the results … read more»

Damon Albarn has released a trailer for his next studio album, Dr Dee which will be accompanying his opera of the same name. Due for release on 7th May Dr Dee will contain 18 tracks all inspired by John Dee the mathematician, polymath and advisor to Elizabeth I. The album was recorded in West London along with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra … read more»

Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn unveiled a brand new Blur song at a pre-Brits War Child fundraise in London last night and you can listen to it above. The two, who has part of Blur will receive the Outstanding Contribution award at tomorrows awards ceremony, performed the new track entitled, Under The Westway during the night at  O2 … read more»

Rocketjuice and The Moon is Damon Albarn’s new collaborative project with Flea (Red Hot Chilli Peppers / The Mars Volta) and Tony Allen. Always one to love the side projects, Damon Albarn, not content with just Blurs reformation and new album on the horizon got together these three boys and will release a debut album on March … read more»

Yes he is headlining but not quite as you might expect. Damon Albarn is bringing his ‘Dr Dee’ opera to Rockley in Wiltshire on Saturday 14th April, before a run of shows in London this June. The music of Damon’s side project, Dr Dee features modern and Renaissance sounds, West African rhythm and the vocals of Damon Albarn. It … read more»

A lot of remixes have been coming out after the infamous SNL appearance from Lana Del Rey wether this is in an attempt to get her cool back or wether these were already in the mix (like that?) we’re not to know. Either way this is Damon Albarn’s remix of Lana Del Rey’s : “Born to Die [PDP 13 Remix]“: Other … read more»

Everything is hotting up now as we get ever closer to the 2012 we have been talking about for the past couple of years. The latest news is how London will be going all out for the London Festival to mark the Olympics which start on the 27th July which will be marked by a nationwide ringing of bells, part of an artwork by Turner Prize-winning … read more»