jp917 sends the news that two top DJs / remixers have tweeted about remixing a Gorillaz track in the last few days.
On December 21st Yuksek ( more information on Wikipedia here ) tweeted "just finished GORILLAZ remix". Link to the tweet here and Yuksek's Twitter is here.
On December 22nd Steve Angello ( more information on Wikipedia here ) tweeted "Gorillaz remix in the works !!", adding slightly later "btw .. Gorillaz remix is nasty !!!". Link to the tweets here and here and Steve Angello's Twitter is here.
With Gorillaz promotion about to swing into full effect in 2010, it's likely these DJs are amongst those officially commissioned to remix tracks, or a particular track, from Gorillaz' forthcoming third album 'Plastic Beach'.
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On December 21st Yuksek ( more information on Wikipedia here ) tweeted "just finished GORILLAZ remix". Link to the tweet here and Yuksek's Twitter is here.
On December 22nd Steve Angello ( more information on Wikipedia here ) tweeted "Gorillaz remix in the works !!", adding slightly later "btw .. Gorillaz remix is nasty !!!". Link to the tweets here and here and Steve Angello's Twitter is here.
With Gorillaz promotion about to swing into full effect in 2010, it's likely these DJs are amongst those officially commissioned to remix tracks, or a particular track, from Gorillaz' forthcoming third album 'Plastic Beach'.
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An anonymous person sends the news that Barstow, California based newspaper Desert Dispatch is reporting that a Gorillaz video shoot took place on Sunday (December 12th) in Calico Ghost Town, California.
The newspaper reports that a representative from HSI Productions, who refused to be named due to a confidentiality agreement, said the video has a 'Mad Max' style theme and will most likely premier on music and entertainment television stations early next year. Calico Ghost Town is a preserved mining town from the days of the Old West which is now a park and tourist attraction.
You can read the full story on the Desert Dispatch site here. Also featured on the site is a photograph from the shoot, possibly showing Pete Candeland , longtime co-director of Gorillaz video shoots (the man in the hat).
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The newspaper reports that a representative from HSI Productions, who refused to be named due to a confidentiality agreement, said the video has a 'Mad Max' style theme and will most likely premier on music and entertainment television stations early next year. Calico Ghost Town is a preserved mining town from the days of the Old West which is now a park and tourist attraction.
You can read the full story on the Desert Dispatch site here. Also featured on the site is a photograph from the shoot, possibly showing Pete Candeland , longtime co-director of Gorillaz video shoots (the man in the hat).
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kw231 sends the news that whilst making an appearance on the show "Hip Hop with Semtex" on BBC radio's 1Xtra station this Friday 11th December, Mos Def revealed more about his collaboration with Gorillaz. You can listen to the show again on the BBC iPlayer if you're in the UK here for the next five days. kw231 also sends the relevant clip from the show and you can listen to it or download it here on zshare.
In the interview clip, Mos Def states that he is featured on three songs on the forthcoming album. He says one of them is called 'Sweepstakes' and that he feels this is one of the greatest songs he has been involved with. He states he is a character in the Gorillaz Plastic Beach universe called "Sun Moon Stars" and that he is a game vendor at the carnival on the Plastic Beach. You can read the full transcript of the clip by clicking 'Read More' below.
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In the interview clip, Mos Def states that he is featured on three songs on the forthcoming album. He says one of them is called 'Sweepstakes' and that he feels this is one of the greatest songs he has been involved with. He states he is a character in the Gorillaz Plastic Beach universe called "Sun Moon Stars" and that he is a game vendor at the carnival on the Plastic Beach. You can read the full transcript of the clip by clicking 'Read More' below.
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karveyhinkle sends the news that US musician Mayer Hawthorne ( who's he? Wikipedia has some info here) tweeted about DJing at a Plastic Beach listening party on Saturday night (December 12th). Hawthorne stated that the listening party was a 'music supervisor listening party' and added that it was 'swanky'. Mayer Hawthorne's Twitter is here.
Those tweets in full:-
"Just DJed a swanky music supervisor listening party for the new Gorillaz album. Ehh..." link.
"Gorillaz album was really whatever to me, but they got Bobby Womack on there, which is pretty gangster." link.
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Those tweets in full:-
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Gorillaz-Unoffcial.com gets sent stories on a daily basis from all over the world. Some are repeat information, some are bogus or cannot be substantiated, some are good enough to be featured and end up in the news. I hope our track record and reliability speaks for itself. This story comes from a source I consider reliable but not directly from someone close to the band. Officially, it should be considered rumour until further notice but it was just too exciting not to share.
Our source reports that Gorillaz have been signed to headline Coachella 2010. Coachella is a long-running music festival held each year in Indio, California. Coachella 2010 will take place from April 16-18 2010.
Our source writes:- "Gorillaz have been signed to headline Coachella 2010... Damon flew back last night from New York last night after some promotion work on PB [Plastic Beach]. But only one venue confirmed! Some problem with Lou Reed not committing to live dates. Dont know the full story on that one though. But thats not just it, its getting increasingly more expensive to put on a Gorillaz show." According to our source no other Gorillaz live dates have been officially booked at this time.
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Our source reports that Gorillaz have been signed to headline Coachella 2010. Coachella is a long-running music festival held each year in Indio, California. Coachella 2010 will take place from April 16-18 2010.
Our source writes:- "Gorillaz have been signed to headline Coachella 2010... Damon flew back last night from New York last night after some promotion work on PB [Plastic Beach]. But only one venue confirmed! Some problem with Lou Reed not committing to live dates. Dont know the full story on that one though. But thats not just it, its getting increasingly more expensive to put on a Gorillaz show." According to our source no other Gorillaz live dates have been officially booked at this time.
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orion70 sends the news that UK band The Horrors have commented again about their work with Gorillaz, this time in an interview with BBC 6Music. You can read a summary of their comments on the BBC website here.
Bandmember Rhys said he still doesn't know 100% if the track they worked on will make the album Plastic Beach. He commented:- "I know he’s working with a lot of people and there’s a lot of stuff going on, but I think the plan is it will be on the record coming out next year. I don’t feel I should really talk about that because it’s his record, but fingers crossed it will be on that early 2010 I think. I don’t even know what the name of the track is. Faris [Badwan, member of The Horrors] wrote the lyrics and went back and worked with Damon on his own, so I haven’t actually heard the end result yet. But that was the cool thing about it. It was such a relaxed environment of people sharing ideas. That’s what was so good about it and why we asked Damon to contribute to the Whole New Way idea." (Damon helped produce the song Whole New Way for The Horrors).
The Horrors first revealed they had worked with Damon on a track back in July (see Gorillaz-Unofficial report at the time here) after Damon played one of their songs on his Radio 1 takeover in January. They have been continually asked about the collaboration since then, giving out a few more details (as here) but sometimes refusing to be drawn on the subject (as here).
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Bandmember Rhys said he still doesn't know 100% if the track they worked on will make the album Plastic Beach. He commented:- "I know he’s working with a lot of people and there’s a lot of stuff going on, but I think the plan is it will be on the record coming out next year. I don’t feel I should really talk about that because it’s his record, but fingers crossed it will be on that early 2010 I think. I don’t even know what the name of the track is. Faris [Badwan, member of The Horrors] wrote the lyrics and went back and worked with Damon on his own, so I haven’t actually heard the end result yet. But that was the cool thing about it. It was such a relaxed environment of people sharing ideas. That’s what was so good about it and why we asked Damon to contribute to the Whole New Way idea." (Damon helped produce the song Whole New Way for The Horrors).
The Horrors first revealed they had worked with Damon on a track back in July (see Gorillaz-Unofficial report at the time here) after Damon played one of their songs on his Radio 1 takeover in January. They have been continually asked about the collaboration since then, giving out a few more details (as here) but sometimes refusing to be drawn on the subject (as here).
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Lelis sends the news that Gorillaz make appearances in 'Best of the decade' lists compiled by Billboard (US chart publisher and publisher of Billboard magazine) and Rolling Stone (the popular long-running US music magazine).
Billboard's lists are compiled solely by sales. Demon Days appears at #1 in the "Dance/Electronic albums of the Decade" list, and Gorillaz appear at #1 on the "Dance/Electronic Artists of the Decade" list. Gorillaz are also appear in the top selling artists of the decade list (the "Billboard 200 Artists" list) at #169. Check out the full article here.
Rolling Stone has compiled a list of the top 100 songs of the decade (based on the opinions of their writers) and Gorillaz have two entries on this list - Clint Eastwood appears at #38 and Feel Good Inc. appears at #99. Check out the full list here.
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Billboard's lists are compiled solely by sales. Demon Days appears at #1 in the "Dance/Electronic albums of the Decade" list, and Gorillaz appear at #1 on the "Dance/Electronic Artists of the Decade" list. Gorillaz are also appear in the top selling artists of the decade list (the "Billboard 200 Artists" list) at #169. Check out the full article here.
Rolling Stone has compiled a list of the top 100 songs of the decade (based on the opinions of their writers) and Gorillaz have two entries on this list - Clint Eastwood appears at #38 and Feel Good Inc. appears at #99. Check out the full list here.
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