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Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkeys Listen

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2008-03-29 12:29:00 by trill42 in Kofi's hat
...monkeys and monkey-related topics. About two years ago, this happened with a bloke I met who, it turned out, was trying to collect as many monkey songs as possible, a worthy goal indeed While I wasn't by any means a monkey-song completist, I do love monkeys, and had collected a respectable amount of monkey songs. He and I later exchanged and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Gorillaz Creators Take Monkey From Chinese Opera To Beijing Olympics

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2008-05-31 01:20:11 by mollifire of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
...Monkey: Journey to the West" which has won critical acclaim around the world. Well, Monkey will continue his journey, this time heading east from London to the Beijing Olympics. Hewlitt and Albarn have incorporated their lovable adventurer and his companions into the audio/visual branding for BBC Sport's Olympic coverage. BBC Sport's exec...
 
 
 
 
 
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Damon Albarn & Jamie Hewlett Make A "Monkey Bee" Video

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2008-10-28 10:57:18 by Stereogum in stereogum
...Monkey: Journey To The West project, involving Gorillaz collaborators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in the classic tale of a Monkey King approaching monkey enlightenment one monkey day at a time, has become a pretty big deal. First there were the classy openings at opera houses around the world, followed by the BBC commissioning a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Alt/Indie Monkey Songs

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2008-02-27 03:00:50 by Robert of the Radish in The Rhapsody Radish - Music Playlist Archive
...monkeys Monkey info from Wikipedia A monkey is any member of either the New World monkeys or Old World monkeys, two of the three groupings of simian primates, the third group being the apes. There are 264 known extant species of monkey The New World monkeys are classified within the parvorder Platyrrhini, whereas the Old World monkeys...
 
 
 
 
 
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Gorillaz Become Monkey for "Circus Opera" Soundtrack

2008-07-23 15:00:00 by Dave Maher in Pitchfork: News
 
...Monkey: Journey to the West" -- Albarn's "circus opera" collaboration with visual artist Jamie Hewlett-- via XL this summer in the UK and this fall in North America The album will be released under the title Journey to the West , with the artist's name listed as Monkey. According to a press release, the opera tells the story of "the Monkey...
 
 
 
 
 
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Funny: Monkey stops Tokyo subway in Shibuya

2008-08-20 16:27:35 by Joshua van Aalst in Josh and Friends - #1 Dance Music Events
 
...monkey stopped morning commuters in their tracks at one of Tokyo's busiest subway stations this week, as it curiously peered down at them from its perch atop the departures and arrivals board Monday marked the third time a monkey has been spotted in the capital this month -- surprising, because the beasts usually live in the mountains and...
 
 
 
 
 
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REVIEW: Monkey: Journey to the West

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2008-07-25 09:57:58 by Seatwave in Backstage Pass
Monkey: Journey to the West The Royal Opera House 24th July 2008 Review by Adam Walker With echoes of status and grandeur, the Royal Opera House has traditionally only ever appealed to a very niche market. But thanks to a beautiful multi-million pound restoration programme last year and now the arrival of Blur and Gorillaz front man, Damon...
 
 
 
 
 
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Gorillaz Documentary Debuts, Monkey Comes to U.S.

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2008-02-07 10:40:00 by Dave Maher and Amy Phillips in Pitchfork: News
...Monkey: Journey to the West , their spin-off "circus opera," has been cancelled. The production will be coming to the USA, however. It will be performed at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina on May 22-26 and 28-31, and June 1, 3, 5-8 If you're in London , you can get a taste of Monkey this Saturday, February 9, at the British...
 
 
 
 
 
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Gorillaz Documentary Debuts, Monkey Comes to U.S.

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2008-02-07 10:40:00 by Dave Maher and Amy Phillips in Pitchfork: News
...Monkey: Journey to the West , their spin-off "circus opera," has been cancelled. The production will be coming to the USA, however. It will be performed at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina on May 22-26 and 28-31, and June 1, 3, 5-8 If you're in London , you can get a taste of Monkey this Saturday, February 9, at the British...
 
 
 
 
 
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Is the Monkey searching for Immortality, or is Opera searching for something new

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2008-05-26 00:00:00 by newmusicrebloggers in New Music reBlog
...Monkey: Journey to the West" is getting its American debut. The "opera" is a collection of animations, acrobats, aerialists, opera singers, pit orchestra, pop music and much more. The original production was done at the Manchester International Festival last year to rave reviews and will likely get the same in the US. Damon Albarn, the...