Gorillaz, a virtual band devised by Blur’s Damon Albarn and Tank Girl comic book creator Jamie Hewlett, is currently on tour for their third studio album, Plastic Beach. Unlike their earlier tours, Damon and his large collective of special guests performed on stage in plain view instead of being hidden behind a screen where the [...]

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Download: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble “War” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from the self-titled album out now on Honest Jon’s) The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is the eight sons of Sun Ra trumpeter and songwriter Phil Cohran, who trained them to play together starting at the age of three. As adults they made a name [...]

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