New York? The idea of charismatic Blur frontman Damon Albarn hiding behind a fictional cartoon band to make an experimental fusion of hip-hop and garage rock probably seemed crazy at the time. But the ...

In the music video for the hot new single “Clint Eastwood,” an army of mutant apes explodes to the surface from underground and dances a disturbing ode to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” As the menacing ...

Need more proof that it’s mainly manufactured acts that make it in pop today? The fake group Gorillaz – an animated collective created by cartoonist Jamie Hewlett and Blur singer Damon Albarn – has ...

With three awards each, Gorillaz's "Clint Eastwood" (Parlophone/Virgin) and Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" (Skint/Astralwerks) were the big winners of the 2001 Billboard Music Video Awards… By ...

1. GORILLAZ ”Clint Eastwood” Every happy song about hallucinogens should have an animated video to accompany it. For this rap-reggae ode to ”sunshine in a bag,” the British group Gorillaz (headed by ...

As “Hello? Is anyone there?” rang out through the United Center Monday, crowds bathed in green light and rallied to answer the call from the Gorillaz’ 2001 classic “M1 A1.” The Chicago stop in ...

IN 1969, the cartoon band the Archies, a figment of bubblegum-pop guru Don Kirshner’s imagination, had a No. 1 hit single both here and abroad with “Sugar Sugar.” As was the case with the Monkees ...