Artist: Tony Allen

Damon Albarn, Flea, and Tony Allen are working on an album.

Damon Albarn must not sleep. The Blur/Gorillaz frontman is always juggling a few dozen projects, and from the looks of things, we'll hear more from a couple of them soon. First up, there's the debut album from Rocketjuice And The Moon, the appallingly-named supergroup that features Albarn, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and the great Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen. NME reports that the band's self-titled debut album is due 3/26, and that it'll feature collaborations with Erykah Badu, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, and a few African artists. But even more exciting is [...]

L'album del nuovo progetto di Damon Albarn, Flea e Tony Allen ha finalmente un titolo e una data d'uscita. Si chiamerà come la band - Rocket Juice and the Moon - e arriverà nei negozi il prossimo 12 marzo su etichetta Honest Jon's (di cui il frontman dei Blur è comproprietario). Diciotto tracce con una serie di ospiti, da Erykah Badu al rapper ghanese M.anifest. A commentare il disco è lo stesso Tony Allen , dalle pagine di Mojo . Leggete cosa racconta e ascoltate un'anteprima [...]

Damon Albarn, Flea and Tony Allen's project drop first LP this March.

As previously reported, Gorillaz/Blur mastermind Damon Albarn, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen recently came together to form Rocketjuice and The Moon . After making their live debut last fall , the trio is now gearing for the release of their debut album, as Exclaim points out. According to an article in this month's issue of MOJO Magazine (which you can see in screenshot form here ), the self-titled album arrives in March. Spanning 18 tracks, the album was recorded Albarn's Studio 13 in London, "with additional parts [...]

This is a bit of a dream team. Tony Allen remains one of the world's best-loved drummers, having played such a pivotal role in the West's discovery of highlife through his work with Fela Kuti. Doctor L , meanwhile, is a French-Irish hip-hop and trip-hop producer with about a dozen albums to his name. Together they've pieced together this opiate-like track that sits somewhere in the intersection of a Venn diagram taking in dub, afrobeat, and West Coast hip-hop. [...]

Gorillaz, Mali Music, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Deltron 3030, Monkey: Journey to the West, Doctor Dee ... Damon Albarn's career path has a multi-faceted global outlook these days. Last night's Another Honest Jon's Chop Up gig was just the latest chapter in Albarn's role as cultural curator which this year has seen an charity album recorded in the Congo called DRC Music and now Rocketjuice and The Moon , his latest collaborative project with Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nigerian-born legendary drummer Tony Allen. [...]

Gorillaz, Mali Music, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Deltron 3030, Monkey: Journey to the West, Doctor Dee. Damon Albarn's career path has a multi-faceted global outlook these days. Last night's Another Honest Jon's Chop Up gig was just the latest chapter in Albarn's role as cultural curator which this year has seen an charity album recorded in the Congo called DRC Music and now Rocketjuice and The Moon , his latest collaborative project with Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nigerian-born legendary drummer Tony Allen. Honest Jon's [...]

So for a while there were rumblings of Damon Albarn, Flea and drummer Tony Allen putting a band together. Well we finally have a name for that band: Rocket Juice and the Moon. We also have some recordings of that band in action. Down below, you can check out some live recordings of Rocket Juice and the Moon that can be found at their YouTube channel (via Pitchfork ). "Poison" "Red Skies" [...]

Just a few days ago, we mentioned the formation of a supergroup called Rocketjuice And The Moon , a group that features Damon Albarn, Flea and Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen. Over the weekend, while performing in their other , world-music-leaning supergroup An Honest Jon's Chop Up, an outfit that features the three previously mentioned fellows as well as the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, trumpet player Phil Cohran, producer Theo Parrish, singer Fatoumata Diawara and South African rap group M. Anifest, the trio showcased a new Rocketjuice And The Moon song called "Poison." Hear a live rendition of the song [...]

If you haven't heard, Rocketjuice and the Moon is the name of the project and corresponding album by Damon Albarn, Flea, and Tony Allen. When combined with members of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Sun Ra Arkestra trumpet player Phil Cohran, Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara, and South African hip-hop crew M.Anifest, they become a world music collective known as Another Honest Jon's Chop Up , and it was during Another Honest Jon's Chop Up performance in London on Saturday when Rocketjuice and the Moon previewed the track called "Poison". Check out a recording below. [...]

Damon Albarn and Red Hot Chili Peppers ' Flea have been working on a side project band for the past couple years along with Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen . Although no material from the collaboration had previously emerged, the band are now set to release their debut album. Speaking to the Irish Times , Albarn has revealed that the side project band have decided on a name for the album, ' Rocketjuice and the Moon '. "Someone in Lagos did the [...]

In addition to every other thing he does (which is becoming increasingly more difficult to list and/or remember), Damon Albarn is the leader of a collective of musicians known as An Honest Jon's Chop Up (named after Albarn's other other other endeavor, a world music record label). The collective, who previously performed twice back in 2008 , headlined Ireland's annual Cork Jazz Festival on Friday night. Performing under the moniker Another Honest Jon's Chop Up, the latest iteration included Albarn, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Sun Ra Arkestra trumpet player Phil Cohran, Malian singer Fatoumata [...]

It was recently reported that Gorillaz/Blur frontman Damon Albarn would be working with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and drummer Tony Allen on a collaborative studio album. It has now been revealed that the project will be called Rocketjuice and The Moon. According to an interview Albarn had with The Irish Times , the origins of the name apparently came from "[s]omeone in Lagos [who] did the sleeve design and that's the name he gave it, which suits me because trying to find a name for another band [...]

Damon Albarn parece estar más activo que nunca. Después de ofertarnos un buenísimo y diferente trabajo en colaboración con varios artistas africanos en su DRC Music Project , de que se confirmara que Gorillaz no sólo no se separan sino que editan una nueva colección de sencillos , y de que expresara su deseo de hacer un musical para The Great Escape , el ex-frontman de Blur vuelve con un nuevo proyecto. Bajo el nombre de Rocketjuice and the Moon , esta vez Albarn no es [...]

For a while now, the busy Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has been talking about one of his latest projects, a new band that also features Red Hot Chili Peppers/Atoms For Peace bassist Flea and Tony Allen, the legendary Afrobeat drummer who previously worked with Albarn in The Good, The Bad And The Queen. Well, now that band has a perfectly sensible name: Rocketjuice And The Moon. Read More...

As previously reported, Gorillaz/Blur honcho Damon Albarn, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and afrobeat drummer Tony Allen have been working together on a collaborative studio album . Now, thanks to an interview between Albarn and The Irish Times , we have a name for the project: Rocketjuice and The Moon . Explained Albarn of the origin: "Someone in Lagos did the sleeve design and that's the name he gave it, which suits me because trying to find a name for another band is always tricky." The trio will debut material from the [...]

Just a quick reminder about Another Honest Jon's Chop Up – the amazing show featuring Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, Flea, Fatoumata Diawara, Phil Cohran, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Theo Parrish, Shangaan Electro, M.anifest & Chieck Tidiane Seck – to name but a few. http://choicecuts.ticketbud.co m/another-honest-jons-chop-up Special Offer Get two tickets for just €80.00 - 0% booking fee. The show is totally sold out in Cork – limited tickets still available for Tuesday, Nov 1st at Vicar St. Brought to you by the folks at ChoiceCuts and the [...]

Ghana's finest, Minneapolis resident M.anifest off his thoughtful new banger Immigrant Chronicles: Coming To America , out now with a heavy endorsement from Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea "M.anifest is a great MC straight out of Ghana!!! I highly recommend his awesome new record 'Immigrant Chronicles: Coming to America" , get that. Filmed and directed by Wally Agboola Productions, track produced by G-Mo. Check out M.anifest and he joins Honest Jon's with Damon Albarn, Tony Allen and Flea for live dates in Europe. 10-28th -Honest Jon's Chop Up w/ Damon Albarn, Flea, [...]

As well as the previously announced news of an Honest Jon's Chop Up in Cork during the Jazz Festival in October, Choice Cuts have announced they will bring the show to Vicar Street, Dublin on November 1st. The event features performances from Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, Flea, Fatoumata Diawara, Phil Cohran, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Theo Parrish, Actress with more artists TBA. 25 people will be expected on stage during the night. There are four of these shows happening worldwide so try and grab a ticket (price TBA) when it goes [...]