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Music News: Gorillaz tease new album in ten-part video story

October 03, 2016

An image from 'The Book of Noodle'
An image from 'The Book of Noodle'Gorillaz

Gorillaz have released a ten-part video story called "The Book of Noodle" that has Noodle — one of the band's fictional members — tracking down an evil shapeshifter. The story seems to be a teaser for the forthcoming Gorillaz album, though we're still waiting on details regarding that. (Rolling Stone)

Prince investigation: The latest

The Associated Press reports that the investigation of Prince’s death is now focusing on "two main questions: whether doctors illegally prescribed opioids meant for the pop star and whether the fentanyl that killed him came from a black-market source."

Win Butler speaks out on politics and critics

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler sat for a two-hour interview at a Red Bull Music Academy event in Montreal. Among the topics he touched on: Donald Trump (a "nightmare and a clown and a joke"), Hillary Clinton (saying she "will be a great president"), and the contradictions of music criticism ("you don't really know if anything is good for 10 or 20 years anyway"). (Rolling Stone)

Rush doc headed to theaters (briefly)

A new documentary about Rush is headed to theaters for a very brief run: one night only. On Nov. 3, 460 theaters will screen Rush: Time Stands Still, a film about the band's 40th anniversary. It will be accompanied by an exclusive 20-minute short film, Rush: A Salute to Kings. (Rolling Stone)

Synth shopping with Radiohead

A lucky Radiohead fan got to live the dream this past weekend: he went shopping for modular synths at one of his favorite Austin electronics stores, and surprise! There were Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, there for the same reason. "I was determined not to make this a fan moment," wrote the fan on Reddit, "because I knew the most valuable thing I could give him was a normal moment in a synth shop." Nonetheless, the fan and the band ended up jamming and talking for about an hour. (Billboard)

Roots jam with greats

Pitchfork has compiled short videos of this past weekend's Roots Picnic NYC — which saw the band backing David Byrne, the Wu-Tang Clan, and Nile Rodgers.

Chance the Rapper performs KitKat jingle

Just in time for Halloween, KitKat has teased a new jingle featuring Chance the Rapper. (Pitchfork)

Music News: Gorillaz tease new album in ten-part video story