Gorillaz

Q&A: Surf rock, Italian Westerns, and B-movie themes collide as RobotMonkeyArm

RobotMonkeyArm is a multimedia project of the mind, set to a cinematic mix of surf rock, Italian Western, and B-movie…

Head East to go West: Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s Monkey hits NYC

Monkey: A Journey to the West, the stage opera of Gorillaz band creators Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn, is hitting New…

Review: JJ Doom’s Key to the Kuffs

In February, producer/rapper Jneiro Jarel and masked wordsmith MF Doom announced a collaboration as JJ Doom, teasing us with “Banished”…

Review: Damon Albarn’s Dr. Dee

Over the past dozen years, Blur/Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn has branched out in exciting new directions. Now he has created…

ALARM’s guide to Record Store Day 2012

Tomorrow is the third Saturday in April, which means that independent record stores across the world will face an influx…

Pop Addict: Little Dragon’s Ritual Union

Every Thursday, Pop Addict presents infectious tunes from contemporary musicians across indie rock, pop, folk, electronica, and more. Little Dragon:…

Beats & Rhymes: Del The Funky Homosapien’s Golden Era

Del the Funky Homosapien: Golden Era 3xCD (The Council, 4/19/11) Del the Funky Homosapien: "One Out of a Million" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Del_One_Out_of_a_Million.mp3|titles=Del:…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Gorillaz’ The Fall

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…