The world’s favorite animated band has moved up their influences from the street level of hip-hop to the party music of penthouses with their third release, Plastic Beach. Those looking for another Demon Days might initially be disappointed on their first play through when they discover synthesizers hold dominion over the album rather than the [...]

When the first Gorillaz album came out, my first thought was that it was the end of music. And, no, I’m not a Gorillaz hater. To the contrary, I’m a huge Gorillaz nerd (for obvious reasons). But the implications of a successful cartoon band backed by a major label is horrifying.
For years, the music industry [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #20
And to think, it all began when a crate with a little Japanese girl in it was mysteriously Fed-Ex’d to three aspiring musicians. At the time, the Gorillaz were in need of a guitarist for their newly formed band, so they placed an ad in a popular British magazine, NME. [...]

If you are at all familiar with the Gorillaz mythos, then I’m about to preach to the choir. For everyone else, the Gorillaz have a “shit-ton” to offer, both musically and stylistically. Plus they are cartoons, okay? I’m not ashamed to say that over the last few albums I became part of the community that [...]