[News] Gorillaz Announce Plans for a Collaborative Song for Converse

At the end of the month, Gorillaz will be releasing a brand new track for Converse, and, while we don't have any audio of the track, the band's virtual bassist and drummer Murdoc recorded a six minute statement about the song. The statement sees Murdoc discussing how amazing the track will be, and how it "is going to knock everything else Gorillaz have done out of the park.”

Along with the announcement of the track is the included artwork, which shows that there will be two mystery guests on the track. With very little hints as to who the guest artists will be, we can only speculate. What do y'all think?

[News] Gorillaz Team Up With Converse, Recording New Track For 2012 Release

I remember being a young lad and getting hold of the first Gorrilaz album and wanting to watch the music video on the crappy old desktop computer my family had at the time. Time flies huh, that was nearly 10 years ago and I still remember it so, so vividly. That PC might have been thrown in the trash but the love for Gorillaz is as strong as ever, even if it's hard to keep up with all of Damon Albarn's projects for many Gorillaz will remain number 1! So, with that in mind Gorillaz have teamed up with Converse to firstly design some shoes and first up is the legendary Chuck Taylors designed by Gorillaz’ creator Jamie Hewlett (peep them at the top). The camo effect was inspired by the bands debut. 

Not just that though as you may remember earlier in the year we witnesses a gruesome video that featured one hell of a zombie party involving Andrew WK, Soulja Boy and Matt& Kim for a track titled "I'm a Goner". That weird combination of artists came together via Converse and their project, 'Three Artists: One Song.' It aims to bring three diverse artists together to release a track together. Gorillaz will be taking part in the project and as we know, they're no strangers to collaborations. Who haven't they worked with. No word on who else will feature on the track as of yet but rest assured as soon as more details come we got your backs.

[Listen] Young the Giant - "Empire Ants" (Unplugged Gorillaz Cover)

Young the Giant put in one hell of a decent cover of the Gorillaz track "Empire Ants" recently during an MTV Unplugged session. The California band start off with a pretty sedated cover of the track before introducing multiple percussionists (always cool in my eyes), along with a string section to turn what was an already great track into a bit of a different animal. Check it out below via Pigeons & Planes.

Empire Ants (Gorillaz Cover Live from MTV Unplugged) by youngthegiant

[News] Gorillaz Ready Singles Collection

On November 29th, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their collaborative project Gorillaz with a singles collection that spans the entirety of their catalog. The Singles Collection: 2011-2011 will include 15-tracks spanning all three of their studio albums, as well as two remixes by Ed Case & Sweetie Irie and Soulchild.

The Singles Collection: 2011-2011 is due out on November 29th via EMI's Virgin Records, and the collection will be available in digitally, in standard CD form, two-disc CD/DVD combo, and as a double vinyl LP. You can preorder the collection in whichever form you prefer at EMI.com. As well, you can check out the track listing for The Singles Collection: 2011-2011 after the jump.

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[Listen] Kid Koala, Dan The Automator, Damon Albarn - Untitled

It's the return of the original Gorillaz/Deltron 3030! Well kinda. Kid Koala recently guest DJ'd on Tim Sweeney's weekly radio show Beats in Space and debuted an unreleased untitled demo which featured constant Koala collaborator Dan The Automator and Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn.

For those that don't know, Koala and Dan The Automator created one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time along side Bay Area emcee Del The Funky Homosapien titled Deltron 3030. One of the tracks from that iconic release featured Blur frontman Damon Albarn titled "Time Keeps On Slipping." This track basically led to the creation of the Gorillaz self titled debut and the rest is history.

Kid Koala has also played this track during some of his live shows and thanks to our friends at OneThirtyBPM you can hear the studio version below and we've also included a live soundboard perfomance of the live version, which is slightly different and has clearer vocals from Damon. Check it out below!

Kid Koala, Dan The Automator, Damon Albarn - Untitled by Some Kind of Awesome

[Listen] The Vines Cover Gorillaz' "Clint Eastwood" On Triple J's Like A Version

Austrailia's own The Vines, stopped by the Triple J studio to perform a short acoustic session for Triple J's Like A Version series. The band performed their latest single "Gimme Love" from their upcoming album Future Primative and also performed a cover of Gorillaz first hit single "Clint Eastwood." Check out the band's cover below and then head over to Triple J's website to watch or listen to the rest of the session.

The Vines - "Clint Eastwood" (Gorillaz Cover) by Some Kind of Awesome

[SKOA Presents] Record Store Day The SKOA Way (Guide)

Tomorrow is every vinyl junkie's happiest day on earth! When it comes to Record Store Day, we've been around the block enough times to know how this whole day works out. To help you achieve maximum awesomeness on this the holiest of music nerd days, we've put together a little guide to help you on your quest. Kibbe has provided a helpful guide for Record Store Day Rookies so they can beat the eBay sellers to the records they want and Rocko tells you what releases are simply a must have this year.

Remember: as you're out and about tomorrow, make sure you use the official RSD 2011 hashtag (#RSD11) if you're on Twitter as part of the celebration!

Now onto the guide!!!!

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[News] Beastie Boys, Beck, Gorillaz, Tinie Tempah releasing Record Store Day singles

Music junkies and Vinyl junkies alike may be aware of a very special day that takes place on April 16th that is know as Record Store Day. On this day musicians the world over release limited edition or as the site words it;
"RECORD STORE DAY RELEASES These are titles that are only being released for this day. These are true Record Store Day Exclusives." Some new additions to this years releases have been added including Beastie Boys, Beck, Tinie Tempah, Gorillaz, Jack White with Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi. Check out the list of additions after the jump via NME. And mark your calenders with April the 16th and get saving some some rare ass vinyl to add to your collections!

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