Music review of Gorillaz's 'Plastic Beach'Imagine mysterious British street artist Banksy fronting the Banana Splits and you'll pretty much get the point of Gorillaz, the virtual side project of occasional Blur frontman Damon Albarn. A shape-shifting, multi-platinum hip-pop collective that uses cartoon stand-ins in videos and onstage, Gorillaz tends to make the same album over and over: futuristic minglings of hip-hop, electro, pop and reggae featuring the same micro-preoccupations (Hollywood action stars, R&B old-timers, De La Soul, Af
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Published: 2010-03-09
Provider: Washington Post
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Morning Mix: Angelina Jolie Is Highest Paid Actress in 2008Crowe, left, greets comedian George Lopez at Oscar De La Hoya's welterweight boxing match against WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on Saturday (AP) Headlines: Angelina Jolie was top paid actress of 2008... Celebs hit D.C. for Kennedy Center Honors... Jessica Simpson calls Tony Romo her "cowboy"... Russell Crowe, J.Lo, Will Farrell take in Oscar De La Hoya fight... Tom Cruise says he learned to dance watching "Soul Train" in surprisingly candid, human interview; Katie Holmes says she'd like to "kick some [expletive]" (videos)... "Man vs. Wild's" Bear Grylls injured in Antarctica... Dennis Rodman, Joan Rivers up next on "Celebrity Apprentice"... Tea Leoni and David Duchovny reunite for family day... Lindsay Lohan's leggings a hit... Kanye West hopes for fashion internship... Jonny Lee Miller and wife welcome son Buster Timothy... Bettie Page hospitalized following heart attack... Actor Paul Benedict ("The Jeffersons") dies at 70. Video: Kennedy Center
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Published: 2008-12-08
Provider: Washington Post
Keywords: Daily Mix
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