{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/18dcd5db-f898-42c6-ab31-3a1853c1a645/69e5d3a123929c3a2a112536?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EP.269 - JAMIE HEWLETT & DAMON ALBARN AKA GORILLAZ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44142e85655b098576d/1776669917185-c8c31891-5647-4829-a0b3-e8c29f073f77.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Adam talks with Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz about not giving a f**k, being born in the 60s and growing up in the 70s and 80s, duetting with Mark E Smith and Lou Reed, why Damon isn't as impressed by Van Morrison and Coldplay as Adam is, partying too hard with Ant and Dec, trying to get The Spice Girls into Stockhausen, Dads, the new Gorillaz album 'The Mountain' and the experience of trying to make peace with mortality in India that inspired it.</p><p>Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 22nd January, 2026</p><p><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/theadambuxtonband\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>THE ADAM BUXTON BAND SPRING 2026 TOUR&nbsp;</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://lightroom.uk/whats-on/bowie-nights-adam-buxton-presents-bug-bowie-special/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BUG BOWIE SPECIAL @ THE LIGHTROOM</strong></a></p><p><strong><u>SAILY </u>🌎&nbsp;Get an exclusive 15% discount on&nbsp;your first&nbsp;Saily data plans! Use code buxton at checkout. Download Saily app or go to&nbsp;to&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://saily.com/alexandsigge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://saily.com/</strong></a><strong>buxton&nbsp;⛵</strong></p><p><strong><u>NORD VPN </u>EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal&nbsp;➼&nbsp;https://</strong><a href=\"http://nordvpn.com/buxton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>nordvpn.com/buxton</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!</strong></p><p>Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support</p><p>Podcast illustration by <a href=\"https://helengreenillustration.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Helen Green</a></p><p>Listen to Adam's album <a href=\"https://adambuxton.lnk.to/BuckleUp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Buckle Up'</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Order Adam's book <a href=\"https://lnk.to/iloveyoubyeee_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'I Love You Byeee'&nbsp;</a></p><p>Sign up for the newsletter on <a href=\"https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adam's website</a> (scroll down on homepage)</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://gorillaz.com/tour/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GORILLAZ - THE MOUNTAIN TOUR 2026</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVhsZDJivpk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DAMON ALBARN'S SONGWRITING ROUTINE, USING GARAGEBAND TO CREATE BLUR SONGS</strong></a><strong> ON TAPE NOTES PODCAST</strong> - 2023 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDX6l9_58RA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DAMON ALBARN: STUDIO TOUR, 'CRACKER ISLAND' COACHELLA</strong></a> - APPLE MUSIC - 2023 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIMWTsj0hiA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DAMON ALBARN - THE CULTURE SHOW SPECIAL</strong></a> - 2014 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.studio13london.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DAMON'S STUDIO 13</strong></a> (WEBSITE WITH STUDIO PICS AND GEAR LIST)</p><p><strong>THE ADAM BUXTON BAND SUPPORT ACTS</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QawAJMjqbFg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ANNA B SAVAGE - THE GHOST</strong></a> - 2022 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSR7GFeWTU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>THE CINDYS - ETERNAL PHARMACY </strong></a>- 2026 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhp9D1Zes4w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TALIABLE - SCRUB</strong></a> - 2025 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf3UzplJHnI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLÉMENTINE MARCH - FIREWORKS</strong></a> - 2025 (YOUTUBE)</p>","author_name":"ADAM BUXTON"}