When Gorillaz released their self-titled debut in March 2001, it felt less like the launch of a band than the unveiling of a new operating system. Built by Damon Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz dissolved genre boundaries at a moment when the industry still relied on them. Hip-hop, dub, alternative rock, trip-hop, and […]
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The boundary pushing virtual band Gorillaz made a rare television appearance this weekend on Saturday Night Live, delivering a performance that bridged the group’s earliest breakthrough with its latest musical chapter. The March 7 episode of the long running NBC sketch show was hosted by actor Ryan Gosling, who returned to Studio 8H for his
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Gorillaz are heading back to North America this fall. The Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett created collective has confirmed a 22 date arena run across the United States and Canada in support of their new album The Mountain, which was released February 27 via their independent KONG label. The tour marks the band’s first extensive
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Atlanta’s biggest alternative festival just dropped its 2026 lineup, and it is massive. Shaky Knees will return to Piedmont Park September 18–20 with headliners The Strokes, Gorillaz, and Twenty One Pilots leading a bill that reads like a greatest hits playlist for the last two decades of rock and beyond. Also set to perform: Pavement,
“The end is the beginning” has always been more than a tagline in the Gorillaz universe it’s a working method. With the release of “Orange County”, the virtual band unveil the emotional spine of their forthcoming album The Mountain, out February 27, and reaffirm their long-standing instinct to treat collaboration not as ornamentation, but as
A new dawn is coming! “Cracker Island” (ft. Thundercat) — an energetic, upbeat, firecracker from Murdoc, Noodle, Russel and 2D —is out today. The new release features the virtuosic bassist, mercurial talent, and twice-Grammy winner Thundercat and is produced by eight-time Grammy Award-winning producer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter extraordinaire Greg Kurstin. The world’s biggest virtual band has relocated to Silverlake,
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