Tag: Damon Albarn

Listen: The Cure’s Robert Smith teams up with Gorillaz for ‘Strange Timez’

Listen: The Cure’s Robert Smith teams up with Gorillaz for ‘Strange Timez’

As fans of The Cure continue to wait for the band’s long-promised new studio album, frontman Robert Smith today delivers new music: a collaboration with Gorillaz for the Damon Albarn-led group’s ongoing “Song Machine” series — which you can hear via its animated music video.

The Cure’s Robert Smith collaborates with Gorillaz on band’s ‘Song Machine’ series

The Cure’s Robert Smith collaborates with Gorillaz on band’s ‘Song Machine’ series

The rumored appearance by The Cure’s Robert Smith on the next installment of Gorillaz’s “Song Machine” series was confirmed by the group on Twitter today, though it’s not yet clear when the song — the sixth episode in the series — will arrive. More information on the project right here.

Big Audio Dynamite’s Mick Jones on possible reunion of post-Clash act: ‘Maybe next year’

Big Audio Dynamite’s Mick Jones on possible reunion of post-Clash act: ‘Maybe next year’

With a new reissue due this month, the two key figures in Big Audio Dynamite — former Clash member Mick Jones and DJ/filmmaker Don Letts — have broached the idea of reuniting the ’80s cross-genre act, Letts tells Billboard.

Video: The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon in the studio with Gorillaz

Video: The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon in the studio with Gorillaz

It’s not much, but this 30-second promo for the Gorillaz’s forthcoming Plastic Beach is kind of exciting: It offers an all-too-fleeting glimpse of The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon recording together for the first time since 1982’s Combat Rock.

The Clash’s Mick Jones, Paul Simonon reunite on Gorillaz’s upcoming ‘Plastic Beach’

The Clash’s Mick Jones, Paul Simonon reunite on Gorillaz’s upcoming ‘Plastic Beach’

Tweet The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon have reunited on record for the first time since 1982’s Combat Rock, each contributing to the title […]