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Since their 1998 inception, Gorillaz have evolved into something increasingly human with each subsequent album and tour. The world’s most successful cartoon band infamously performed behind a curtain in support of their self-titled debut nine years ago, eliminating the visual presence of the human performers and forcing the audience to focus on their animated counterparts. However, their Escape to the Plastic Beach World Tour, which hit Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheatre this past Wednesday, is proof that Damon Albarn and company have grown to embrace their existence in three dimensions.
It’s taken nearly a decade, but the curtain has finally vanished for the entirety of a Gorillaz show, allowing fans to enjoy watching both the musicians in the flesh and Jamie Hewlett’s inimitable visuals on three gigantic screens overhead. This new live arrangement also gives Albarn an opportunity to showcase …
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Emerging from a time when West Coast rap went into deep hibernation, Strong Arm Steady has worked over the past seven years to help California not only reclaim its rightful title as the hip-hop capital of the world, but also to redefine its signature sound. Krondon, Phil Da Agony, and Mitchy Slick, all witnesses to the rise and fall of Death Row, seek to breathe new life into the West Coast rap movement, infusing their creativity, open-mindedness, and musical prowess into the medium and refusing to fall prey to the unfortunate, ubiquitous “gangsta” stereotypes that have come to characterize the scene. With two albums due out this year–the Madlib-produced In Search of Stoney Jackson and the decidedly more streamlined Arms & Hammers–Strong Arm Steady is set to remind music listeners that SoCal is just as musically vibrant as it was during the pre-Schwarzenegger days.
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