Gorillaz - Rock The House

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When, if ever, do you remove your hat? When did you last see your ears?

(Her interpreter Alan translates Noodle’s words into English.)

I take it off all of the time but I have twenty three of them that I wear in rotation. If I didn’t take them off my hair would smell!

What's playing on your headphones?

Cornelius, they’re very big in Japan and very loud in my headphones.

Describe the scene in the Gorillaz' studio:

It’s always very messy because the others are boys! I wouldn’t usually put up with it but Russel is so nice and 2D smells like Butterscotch flavoured Angel delight and I love them.

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At last Murdoc, 2D, Noodle and Russel have broken their conspicuous silence. Well at least Russel, Murdoc and 2D have and I'm sure wherever Noodle is she's not being quiet. So here goes. I was first contacted by a bleary eyed Russel, looking all cookied and X-Boxed out. Ironically, after his own disappearing act of last month, he was wondering where all his band mates had got to and he of course turned to me for the answer. I was busy trying to negotiate my way around the fact that I, like him, did not have a clue where they might be when any semblance of order was banished from the room by the stench of what was either brimstone or asparagus tainted piss (both decidedly evil.) Murdoc had arrived! So,

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Gorillaz

Biography

Gorillaz are a british virtual band formed in 1998 by a collaboration between Damon Albarn of Blur andJamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. They had the idea to create the band while watching MTV in their London flat and originally intended to call the project Gorilla. The band is comprised of four fictional band members: 2-D (vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar, vocals), and Russel Hobbs (drums). These characters only appear in animated form and are not alter-egos of real people, as is often mistakenly assumed. There is an extensive fictional back-story behind these band members, written by Albarn and Hewlett. Their albums, several of their music videos, and their autobiographical book Rise Of The Ogre all tell the saga. Damon Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor to the band, which is a collaboration between various musicians. Their style is broad, with a large number of alternative influences including rock, hip-hop, and electronica.

They have released three studio albums: Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005), and Plastic Beach(2010). Additionally, they have put out two B-side collections, G-Sides (2001) and D-Sides (2007), and a reggae remix of the Gorillaz album entitled Laika Come Home (2002). The band has also released three DVDs: Phase One: Celebrity Takedown, Demon Days: Live at Manchester Opera House, and Phase Two: Slow Boat To Hades. At the end of 2010, Gorillaz released their next album, The Fall, which was recorded during their US ‘Escape to Plastic Beach’ tour. It is promoted as being the first album made entirely on iPad. The album is streamed on the Gorillaz website.

The band’s first single, Clint Eastwood, was released on 5 March 2001. This single was the first of four from Gorillaz, which was released on 26 March 2001. The other three singles were released over the next year. These were: 19-2000, Rock the House, and Tomorrow Comes Today. The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide and has gone platinum twice in the United Kingdom earning them