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The primarily cartoon medium of Mad is something Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz grew up with and is involved in the shaping of the virtual members of Gorillaz. This can be said for not only the bizarre narratives that occur within the Gorillaz universe/lore, but also the sense of humour. The comic strips in Mad are extremely parodical, meaning a lot of their humour relies on pre-existing material. A good is example of Gorillaz employing similar techniques can be seen in various slogans they use; using bumper stickers that read 'Route 666', a reference to Route 66 and the number of the beast, a Christmas message 'Hail Santa', essentially turning the words "hail satan" into "merry Christmas", and the title of their auto-biography 'Reject False Icons', another religious perversion of the concept of rejecting false idols.
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Alexander, P. (2019). Kurt Cobain’s 50 Favourite Albums — Kerrang! Retrieved from Kerrang! website: https://www.kerrang.com/features/kurt-cobains-50-favourite-albums/

Alternative, A. M. (n.d.). The Specials: Influences. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from Apple Music website: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-specials-influences/pl.f2b41014cb024021aa5b714a86254adf

Cross, C. R. (2001a). Heavier than heaven. (p. 150). New York: Hyperion.
At a show at the Pyramid Club near the end of April, they had another bout of sound problems. Kurt’s spirits were lifted when he saw one person among the crowd of New York hipsters who was bouncing away, even during their long tunings; he couldn’t believe his eyes when he realised it was Iggy Pop. But his elation only lasted a moment before turning into embarrassment:Kurt was wearing an Iggy Pop T-shirt. Other people might have been able to laugh this coincidence off, but to Kurt, it corroborated the rock idolatry he desperately wanted to hide. He ended the show by demolishing the drum kit.

Cross, C. R. (2001b). Heavier than heaven. (p. 157). New York: Hyperion.
In August Nirvana went on the road for a short West Coast tour, opening for Sonic Youth, with Dale Crover as their temporary drummer. The tour was a chance for Kurt to meet Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, whom he considered just short of royalty.

Franks, A. (2013, July 2). Jamie Hewlett chats Gorillaz, comics, and his favourite childhood toy. Retrieved from consequenceofsound.net website: https://consequenceofsound.net/2013/07/jamie-hewlett-chats-gorillaz-comics-and-his-favorite-childhood-toy/?new=true&utm_campaign=optim&utm_expid=.I2OkZS06Riahk3U0vrA5rQ.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

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Fricke, D., & Fricke, D. (2011, October 24). Radiohead’s Thom Yorke on the Mystery and Influence of R.E.M. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from Rolling Stone website: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-one-i-love-radioheads-thom-yorke-on-the-mystery-and-influence-of-r-e-m-57193/

July 25, B. W., & 2017. (n.d.). R.E.M.’s Biggest Influences. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from Diffuser.fm website: https://diffuser.fm/rem-influences/

Kirkaldy, I. (2001, June 28). The Naked Apes: An Interview with the Gorillaz. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from PopMatters website: https://www.popmatters.com/010628-gorillaz-2496101515.html

Kot, G. (2014, October 21). The Velvet Underground: As influential as The Beatles? Retrieved October 15, 2020, from www.bbc.com website: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20131125-do-the-velvets-beat-the-beatles

Kreps, D. (2013, January 22). Thom Yorke Gives His Most Candid Interview Ever. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from Spin website: https://www.spin.com/2013/01/thom-yorke-candid-interview-flying-lotus-dazed-confused/

Music, M. (2018, November 5). Massive Attack discuss their early influences. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from YouTube website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hkr3lV4sqM

musicyouneverheard. (2009). Daniel Johnston - The Beatles(1983) [YouTube Video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbBXkFrku0w

Sostiko, J. (2015, November 13). The Radiohead OK Computer and Miles Davis Bitches Brew Connection. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from Spacial Anomaly website: http://www.spacial-anomaly.com/the-radiohead-ok-computer-and-miles-davis-bitches-brew-connection/
Varga, G. (2001, November 1). Radiohead’s Jazz Frequencies. Retrieved October 18, 2020, from JazzTimes website: https://jazztimes.com/archives/radioheads-jazz-frequencies/

Various. (2016). Jazz Origins in New Orleans - New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service). Retrieved from Nps.gov website: https://www.nps.gov/jazz/learn/historyculture/history_early.htm

Warwick, O. (n.d.). Aphex Twin on the Rephlex years. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from Resident Advisor website: https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3509

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The redirection of Rock 'n' roll that redefined musical norms at the time.
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Provided general musical direction and structuring for a lot of their songs.
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The initial wave of 60's pop music from Jamaica, with strong horn sections and rhythmic emphasis on off-beats, that acts as the precursor for 2nd wave ska, which the Specials are a part of.
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The 2nd generation of ska, somewhat spearheaded by The Specials, was not only a combination of musical tropes, but also ethnicities. Due to racial tensions rising in the UK during the 70's, as well as the awareness sparked by the cultural movements, a lot of the alternative, punk musicians began making a point to act out against racism. The Specials consisted of a mix between both black and white members, all from varying cultural and musical backgrounds, the main two being 1st wave Jamaican ska from the 60's along with the at-the-time recent happenings of punk-rock. Blending music, in this way, acts as a political statement, in an underlying sort of way. Gorillaz addresses similar political issues, with both black and white band members, and manages to create similar musical effects because of it.

Kirkaldy, I. (2001, June 28)

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Damon Albarn draws influence from Massive Attack for very similar reasons he draws influence from The Specials, because they use music as a political medium to create racial harmony. There is a strong difference, however, and that is due to the sound. The more electronic approach to music that Massive Attack adopted, described as a genre known as trip-hop, is far more musically similar to what Gorillaz do, due to 2nd wave ska being less radio-friendly post-80's. Take the Massive Attack song 'Angel', as an examples. Not only does it sound like something Damon/2D could typically sing over, but even directly reminds one of the vocals from Gorillaz' self-titled, 'Starshine'.

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A musical collaboration project that is portrayed through the fictional lens of four cartoon musicians. The general concept is that the band consists of four members from differing and compelling background, but in reality the musical strings are being pulled from a range of high-caliber, high-profile musicians, from behind the scenes. One of the co-creators is quite a famous musician himself; Damon Albarn, the lead singer of Blur. What influences me the most about Gorillaz is the unique blend of genres, musical ideas, and mostly importantly artists. The sense of camaraderie when piecing together something like a swooning, beautiful Melodie from Damon (aka 2D, in Gorillaz) which will then cut to a feature from a rapper, and then another amazing singer, all over anything from a funky, hip-hop banger to a soulful piano ballad, really inspires me to not necessarily work with other people, but to make the most out of listening to the range of different elements when I'm listening to any kind of music.

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Not only did Kurt take on a lot of the musical ingenuity that alternative bands such as Sonic Youth and the Pixies explored in the 80's, but even personally got to go on tour with them. His work with these bands began before he became famous, and direct mentorship from frontmen such as Thurston Moore and Charlie Thompson provided him invaluable professional experience that helped him to form his own persona as a frontman, as well as evolve into a world-class punk-rock musician.

Cross, C. R. (2001b). Heavier than heaven. (p. 157)

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Daniel often stated the Beatles as one of his favourite artists, even writing a song about their career and personal impact on him.
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The early, raw punk sound that came out of the 70's acted as one of Kurt Cobain's initial reasons to start playing guitar and generally get into music. He would often cite Raw Power, an album by Iggy Pop and the Stooges, as one of his all time favourite albums. Kurt would even receive a few vague, personal experiences with Iggy himself, even before his breakout success. This would ultimately affect his personal understanding on not only what it meant to be a rock 'n' roll front man, but an icon.

Cross, C. R. (2001a). Heavier than heaven. (p. 150)

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Upon being exposed to Daniel's one-of-a-kind musical style, which consists of chaotic acoustic guitar, beautiful piano playing, a voice that doesn't sound like a man's but is, and a series of lyrical subjects that are very direct and personal, Kurt Cobain realised how important it is to figure out what someone's music sounds like at its core, completely by yourself without a band. They even made similar home experiments, with albums such as Daniel's 'Hi How Are You' being made in the early 80's, and Kurts collection of home recordings, dubbed 'Montage of Heck', made in the late 80's.
Alexander, P. (2019)

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Acted as a basis for most artists between the American musicians between the Second World War and the Vietnam War.

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It was the musical innovation of the self-titled album from The Velvet Underground, a somewhat unknown 60's band from New York, to progress the sound of many American rock musicians, particularly in the following two decades.
Kot, G. (2014, October 21)

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Aphex Twin studied composers such as Terry Riley in order to improve his ability to generally compose and direct creativity.
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Charlie Connor. Interested in creating music. Often writing lyrics and trying experimenting with different sounds on different DAWS. Generally competent singer. Fair amount of competency with guitar and drums. Also general music connoisseur who wants to hear and be familiar with as much music as possible.

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Miles Davis' studio album, Bitches Brew, shares fairly similar riffs and 7/8 timing to Paranoid Android, from OK Computer. Radiohead has often used Jazz musicians such as Davis, not to mention Charles Mingus and Alice Coltrane,  as a source for creating unique, experimental soundscapes. They would use various swing beats, brass lines, and vocal stylings similarly used by such jazz artists in a number of their tracks, such as 'Pyramid Song', 'You and Whose Army', 'Dollars and Cents', and 'Life in a Glass House', all from the album Amnesiac.

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Varga, G. (2001, November 1)

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Rem plays a strong part in the forming of Radiohead's dynamic as a band, using REM as a basis for not just a rock sound, but a soft, sadder one. The two bands often went on tour together, around the time Radiohead had just made 'The Bends'. Just before REM released 'New Adventures in Hi-fi', Thom Yorke got to hear the piano part for 'Electrolite', which moved him quite a bit. The new album from REM would play a crucial part in making Radiohead's following album, OK Computer, which is evident on tracks such as 'No Surprises' and 'Subterranean Homesick Alien'.

Fricke, D., & Fricke, D. (2011, October 24)

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During Radiohead's largest shift in sound, the late 90's/early 2000's, Thom Yorke started delving deeper into the electronic world. All Radiohead albums still include their more familiar instrumental tropes, done so to give all the band members involved a part to play, there is a much stronger computer-generated techno rhythms and electronic riffs that Aphex Twin would use. This is strongly evident between the tracks Window Licker, by Aphex, and Idioteque, by Radiohead.
Kreps, D. (2013, January 22)

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The Nirvana frontman with a very interesting perspective and image. His early years as a youth from a small Washington town that discovered punk-rock in the early 80's lead him to take a chance at making his own music, which turned out to be a big, world-renowned success. This is mainly due to the creativity in his lyrics, the way he's able to playfully construct verses that are somewhat random, but overall enigmatic, full of meaningful topics such as alienation, nihilism, depression, love, and childhood experiences, whilst never being cheesy. The way Kurt writes songs is something that I strongly try to imitate.

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Makes amazing music over varying genres that is both socially conscious and emotional. Between the cryptic lyrical content, the strong sense of sadness in the melodies, the excellent musical compositions of 5 musicians capable of scoring film tracks, Radiohead has made me redefine what I thought music could be. The depressing nature of the Radiohead overall is why I'm aware of how music can deeply affect people's feelings (though it seems obvious). If it wasn't for them, I would not see enough point in music to try and keep doing it today. Not only that, but I wouldn't see enough point in it to try and achieve something moving with it.