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Ryan Gosling hosts SNL this weekend, and a new promo has him chasing the idea of joining the Five-Timers Club (even snagging a First-Timers Club smoking jacket) as he roams Studio 8H and plays the big shot—until Mikey Day derails the fantasy by catching him riding a stuffed horse and teasing that he isn’t a five-timer yet; Gorillaz are the musical guests, and the NBC/Peacock broadcast airs March 7 at 11:30 p.m. ET.
Pitchfork's New Music Friday highlights 11 new releases this week, spanning Mitski's Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, Bill Callahan's My Days of 58, Gorillaz's The Mountain with a star-studded guest list, Gena's The Pleasure Is Yours (Liv.e & Karriem Riggins), Bruno Mars's The Romantic, Heavenly's Highway to Heavenly, Blackpink's Deadline, Caterina Barbieri & Bendik Giske's At Source, Sideshow's Tigray Funk, Maria BC's Marathon, and Iron & Wine's Hen's Teeth, showing a diverse mix of indie rock, electronic, pop, rap, and folk across new releases.
Gorillaz release The Mountain, a star-studded Cracker Island follow-up largely recorded during the band’s India travels, pairing living guests (Sparks, Black Thought, Bizarrap, Anoushka Shankar, Johnny Marr, Yasiin Bey, Omar Souleyman, Gruff Rhys, Trueno, and more) with posthumous contributions from Dennis Hopper, Bobby Womack, Tony Allen, Mark E. Smith, and others; full credits and a stream of the album are available.
Pitchfork's review frames Gorillaz's ninth album The Mountain as an ambitious, grief-soaked, India-inspired concept record that threads unreleased material with a star-studded roster of living and deceased collaborators, including Proof, Black Thought, Asha Puthli, and Omar Souleyman. While the global, cross-cultural scope yields bold moments of memory and fusion, some tracks lean into bombast and treat guests as ornaments. Overall, it's a bold meditation on memory and loss from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
Gorillaz announced their new album 'The Mountain,' set for release on March 20, featuring 15 tracks with collaborations from artists like Sparks, Johnny Marr, and Black Thought, recorded across multiple global locations, and including contributions from deceased artists. They will also tour the UK and Ireland following the album release.
Damon Albarn, frontman of Blur, has announced that the band's reunion is over, at least for now, following the completion of their recent tour. Albarn expressed gratitude for the experience but stated that he is not dwelling on the past. He revealed plans to work on a new Gorillaz record in India and is also writing an opera set to debut in Paris next year.
Damon Albarn has announced that Blur will be going back on hiatus after their recent album release and tour, stating that it's "too much" for him. Albarn will be focusing on the next Gorillaz album and an opera he has written, while Blur guitarist Graham Coxon will be touring with The Waeve.
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is back with a livestream for select performances, including Bad Bunny, Gorillaz, Burna Boy, and more. The festival announced its full 2023 lineup back in February, with headliners including Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean. The livestream is available on Coachella's YouTube channel, with different schedules for each stage.
The 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has begun with Bad Bunny as the first Spanish-language artist to headline the festival. Other headliners include K-pop girl group Blackpink and Frank Ocean. The festival features a lineup of popular artists, surprise guests, and a reunited Blink-182. The festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is being covered live by reporters from the Los Angeles Times.