#RILLAZ RAMBLES

[acekindaneat]

what if they start a band <3

bonus version with tome instead of mob ↓

i was rewatching gorillaz mvs and started cooking up lore behind this stupid little au no i will not expound the idea /j

[vanityloves]

happy bday old goth

[sailorsunshine]

fuck it i think i just have to make a dragon ball sideblog or some shit

[watashiwagorillaztrash]

Thoughts on the whole #FreeMurdoc situation? Are you here for him being freed or staying in prison?

Ohhh yikes the #FreeMurdoc situation

This is a topic that could start hella arguments and I really don’t want any drama to come from this cos this blog is something I’d rather keep this place drama free, yeah? So let me preface my ramble by saying that this is just my dumb opinion, lads, so don’t take this too seriously.

So I’m rather divided about the whole #FreeMurdoc situation, due to Murdoc’s history as a character. He’s not a good guy- and wasn’t designed to be so. I can see why people wouldn’t like him as a character as there are quite a few reasons to. At the same time, though I can recognize he’s a toxic character, I don’t hate him, and if his being arrested is not his fault, I don’t believe he should be in there. If he’s innocent like he claims, I don’t believe he should be locked up for the crimes he did not commit. However, I’d honestly like to see him get some form of rehabilitation or therapy of some sort so he could find better ways to cope with trauma than abusing the people around him. I’d like to see him mature a bit as a character and, though it’s a stretch, apologize to people like 2D, who he’s victimized for the past 20 years. Unfortunately, instead of giving us that, the writers just give us bad jokes poking fun at Murdoc and 2D’s trauma, and I doubt that they’d ever give us such a plot.

But hey, that’s just me. Thanks for asking, anon!

[gorillaz-art]

Why am I wising the Plastic Beach arc will be retcond or subject to the reset button?

maybe because if you really think about it, it was kind of a sad phase, Noodle and Russel were missing for like 95% of it, and 2D was subject to abuse, and Murdoc was just plain evil, the only cool thing - cyborg - is dead now... so i mean i did enjoy PB while it was happening but in retrospect i think that i miss the atmostphere of the older phases :c

[vanityloves]

What happened in Gorillaz? If you don't mind me asking? You can answer this privately if you don't want it on ur blog or w/e

i love complaining so this isnt an issue for me! /lh

First off! Happy 20th Anniversary to Gorillaz! Heres a look on how their art style changed over the years! (phases 1/2 vs phases 5/6)

They've become super commercialized and after Phase 4 (Humanz) fans started seeing a decline in an actual message within their music: Their album, Plastic Beach, is completely based around pollution and how consumerist behavior is terrible for the environment.

Today they announced that theyll be supporting/using? ntfs, or 'non-fungible tokens' which are "digital tokens tied to assets that can be bought, sold and traded". This hinders artists from actually profiting from their own works. I still dont fully understand the point behind any type of crypto currency other than greed - but in short, this type of funds damages the environment and ruins what they were originally advocating against.

They became huge sellouts in recent years which was bound to happen - This goes against the ENTIRE IDEA behind Gorillaz. They (Jamie and Damon) created the band in order to experiment w/ different types of music bc they found it lacked substance. You can go as far to say the band members themselves mock real life artists for being sell outs, hence their movement 'Reject False Icons'. Which yknow, the irony of it all.

Well, if you can't beat them join them!

[vanityloves]

Jude ilysm plEASE show us the (affectionate) stinky man (Murdoc)!!!!!

Sunny @tex-treasures

ILYSM2 SUNNY 😭🥺💖 OK LIKE its ugly but its murdoc (derogatory) yknow? the level of grime feels fitting and pleasing, almost in Nostalgic way /pos! in the last phase he felt very,, commercial and soft? so honestly, as much as i despise him and the fanbase most of the time,,, i can appreciate the direction jamie's taking w/ the art alone! @tex-treasures

i hope his dentures pop out and clatter onto the floor mid performance

[vanityloves]

gorill//az will become real in 3 seconds

[vanityloves]

thinkin ab ju//de and mur//docs dynamic where it was almost toxic like you hate to see it

mur//doc wanting to be famous so bad that he was willing to exploit ju//de for a short amount time (nonetheless, it happened). ju//de had a streak of modeling (as a child, im talking 1-7 years old) then found their passion in performing/singing/etc, so they were used to some attention but something happened in later years that eventually stopped them from doing said activites publicly. mur//doc finding out ab this and practically pressuing them to perform w/ him and they agreed to it just to please him and wanting to get on his 'friends' good side. honestly, it was fine until the adrenaline ran out and they panicked, maybe got a song or two in before they blanked and ran off someplace.

show ended early, mur//doc thought they were hanging out 'backstage' and overreacted, so he stormed off to find them, pretty pissed off since 'it was going well', found the kid standing out in the backalley and started ripping them - not realizing how harr they were trying to hold it together until they were audibly sobbing.

i like to believe there was a pang of guilt in all that mess since, ju//de had dropped major hints ab being too anxious to be on stage again that mur//doc mistook as being 'self conscious', 'humble', whatever the hell else, or simply thinking that theyd get over it as soon as they were in the moment. mur//doc being himself wasnt too familiar to the whole comforting thing but he piped down and tried to find a way to mend things. maybe he could talk his way out of it, but usually it ended w/ ju//de being more distressed.

backing up to give them some space to breathe, leaning agaisnt the wall across of ju//de and waiting things out w/ them. causally lighting a cigarette to pass the time and looking at the empty streets before reaching over and rubbing their arm w/ his free hand. w/ no verbal apologies, he handed offered them his smoke - the shaky drag they took made them choke and tear up, but at least this time they let out a weak, watery laugh from embarrassment. mur//doc knew he was slightly in the clear and took it as his cue to start talking them out of feeling so bad ab the night.

he took care of them afterwards but in his own way - he wanted them to laugh and have that same energy he saw on stage, but he wanted them to have fun too. he stopped bugging them ab performing but made sure they knew he was open to the idea when they wanted to give it another go. he never really spoke ab the situation after the fact but he still remembers it. one of many times he felt like he disappointed ju//de, but vice versa.

[vanityloves]

everyday you learn something new ab mur//doc but not willingly

[vanityloves]

mur//doc...my beloved....im gonna domesticate him so hard. im gonna make him experience true intimacy and rock his shit in a romantic, no homo way.

[vanityloves]

coming around to the idea of mur//doc being 'obsessed' w/ jude in a 'healthy' way just actually caring ab them. the planet is healing.

[vanityloves]

idc how you label murdoc hes just not straight. pan, bi, queer, unlabeled. he likes whatever the hell and thats just how it is.

[vanityloves]

so badly wanna draw mur//doc and ju//de as mi//ck jag//ger and keit//h rich//ards but yknow. in their prime.

[vanityloves]

crawling out of my hole for a second

[vanityloves]

whatever idc look at this art of mur//doc