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                                The Band Du Jour
                                        
> Not that it matters—Gorillaz is a virtual band. It doesn't quite exist. Its
> four members (2D, Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs, and Noodle), designed and
> drawn by Hewlett, are fictional. The group inhabits Kong Studios, high on a
> mountain in Essex, northeast of London. There are no mountains in Essex.
> The band exists enough to make music, to produce videos, to remix, and to
> be remixed.
> 
> Albarn (music) and Hewlett (art) are the spirit behind Gorillaz. Their
> first outing, five years ago, remixed the whole idea of what a band could
> be. The iconography was grabbed from everywhere—sci-fi, anime, rock videos—
> while the music was a hip hop-based cut-and-paste of poppy melodies, old
> horror movie themes, and any sonic style available. The debut album,
> Gorillaz, sold an impressive 6 million copies worldwide, making it the most
> successful album ever by a virtual group.
> 

Via metaphorge [1] , “Keeping it (Un)real [2]”

Like I keep saying, satire just can't keep up in today's world … 

[1] http://www.livejournal.com/users/metaphorge/799088.html
[2] http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.07/gorillaz.html

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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