Virtual Band Gorillaz Brings Intimacy And Eager Energy To 'The Now Now' Co-created by visual artist Jamie Hewlett and musician Damon Albarn, Gorillaz is fronted by four animated characters — but ...

Gorillaz are planning on passing their project on to their virtual members when technology allows the characters to make and perform music without them.. Blur‘s Damon Albarn formed Gorillaz with ...

The Gorillaz have embraced one of the unique advantages of being a cartoon band — by making up a brand new band member with the help of their fans. Photos: Gorillaz Bring Mick Jones, Paul ...

The Gorillaz are, after all, a cartoon — or “virtual” — band and they were playing a live concert in a basketball arena, before thousands of costumed fans, on Halloween weekend.

Visual Identity and Innovation of the Gorillaz 1. Animated Characters. Jamie Hewlett’s drawings bring Gorillaz to life. His cartoon band members aren’t just pictures – they have their own ...

Few would deny that Gorillaz are the greatest cartoon band of all time. The brainchild of Blur front man Damon Albarn and "Tank Girl" creator Jamie Hewlett has sold millions of albums, headlined ...

Gorillaz, Hewlett says, was born as a comment on the nature of music television. A band fronted by cartoon characters might seem ridiculous at first, but the success of Gorillaz sure isn't.

PHILADELPHIA -- For 15 years, Damon Albarn's electro-everything project Gorillaz has been a master class in image management. All music videos and promotional material have been wholly devoted to ...

Forget about Gaga’s outfits or Kanye’s stage sets. Gorillaz are back with a new video, new album and new storyline to prove that they’re the most scifi musical act around – especially now ...

Gorillaz co-founder and character artist Jamie Hewlett recently took to Instagram to post new versions of members Murdoc and Noodle. Hewlett didn't stop there, however, as REVOLT reported, he ...

A Festival. The band has stated publicly that they plan on touring around the new album (which isn’t an unusual announcement from a group about to release another record), but Gorillaz is taking ...

Famed illustrator Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz’s visionary visual half, reveals what it takes to build the band’s wild virtual world. “The characters [2D, Noodle, Murdoc Niccals, and Russel Hobbs ...