Award Time

It's time for a w00tweb Award!! These are awards given to websites which are more awesome than they have a right to be.

Most bands have a fairly standard identikit website. Biography, track samples, wallpapers and other downloads. End of story. Being known for their animated personalities you'll have worked out by now that Gorillaz aren't most bands. And accordingly they don't have the website of most bands. A flash based job giving visitors a tour of Kong Studios, Gorillaz's cool as fuck home.

A quick links menu gives you instant access to the rooms of the 4 band members. 2D's electronic haven, Noodle's oriental paradise, Russell's comfortable mess and Murdoch's car park. Each band member has a number of things in their room from games to demo tapes to record players to minidiscs to pictures acting as links. The subtle focus in each room though is the computers. Each band member's PC contains personal links (cheap viagra is something I found on 2D's), pictures (Noodle has several pictures of his native Japan), random shit (Russell's recipe for soup anyone?) and email (Murdoch has a slight eBay addiction). These computers are all different. 2D has a standard PC, Noodle has an iMac (running the old Mac OS), Russell has an Atari ST (a look through his email tells you he's a fan of awesome ST emulator STeem) and Murdoch has a laptop. The bunker section shows the dark side with skeletons of forgotten members and a hellhole waiting for the brave.

Gorillaz's website is an awesome adventure and great fun to explore. Head over there and check it out but don't forget to come back here to tell me what you think.

w00tweb Award
Gorillaz Official Website
http://www.gorillaz.com