Damon Albarn is a very busy boy. Not only has he been working on the charity record for the DRC music project, he has also announced that he is writing a new solo album too! For those of you that don’t know about DRC music, it features Damon Albarn, T-E-E-D, Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel,…
Damon Albarn and the DRC Music project have posted a couple of snippets of the album they recorded in Africa. The project that brings together a group of musicians which includes, T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine, Jo Gunton and Kwes, headed over to the Democratic…
Busy man Damon Albarn has packed up his iPad and has headed out to the Democratic Republic of Congo to record a new album. Teaming up with a group of musicians, T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine, Jo Gunton and Kwes, Albarn will head the project…
Damon Albarn has debuted a song from his new opera that he has written titled Doctor Dee. The Blur and Gorillaz founder will also have an onstage role in the production that tells the tale of 16th Century alchemist, astrologer and spy John Dee. Co-produced by the English National Opera and the London 2012 Festival,…
We all know Damon Albarn likes to keep himself busy with the likes of his many bands Blur, Gorlllaz, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and his other projects like writing operas and acting in them. (Check out our previous post for details). Well, we have found another side gig to add to the…
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Busy man Damon Albarn, who is not satisfied with just being in no less than three bands, working on solo projects and gigging on massive world tours. The Blur founder has now lent his hand at writing and starring in an opera. Called Doctor Dee the show is about 16th Century alchemist, astrologer and spy…
British band Blur may regroup at the beginning of next year according to Damon Albarn. The busy frontman who is currently touring with Gorillaz mentioned they may do something small in January, and also plan to release further one-off singles like Blur did back in April with Fool’s Day. Watch this space for further details…
British music aficionado, Damon Albarn has revealed he has recorded the new Gorillaz album on his iPad. He stated in an interview, “I’ve made it on an iPad—I hope I’ll be making the first record on an iPad,” he said. “I fell in love with my iPad as soon as I got it, so I’ve…
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