Alex James will be shooting the video for the first single of his new project, WigWam, on Saturday 28th January.

The video, directed by Trigger Happy TV’s Dom Jolly, will feature Alex along with bandmate Alison Clarkson, aka Betty Boo, being chased through the streets of Soho by dogs and human cats.

If you would like a change to appear in the video and help create a buzz around WigWam’s new video, you get yourself to Dean Street at midday tommorow (28th Jan) where the band will be performing on the of a building.

If you manage to get any pictures, send them in to peter@caramel.org.uk so I can put them on the site.

Stay tuned for updates…

Animated hip-hop stars Gorillaz have been signed up to play at this year’s Brit Awards.
Gorillaz, whose hits include Feel Good Inc and Dirty Harry, will perform live at the Earls Court show on 15 February.

Gorillaz have two nominations for best British group and British album, for Demon Days.

The Brit Awards, which will be broadcast on ITV1 on 16 February, will be hosted by Chris Evans for the second year running.

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Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the animated band Gorillaz, has been nominated for the £25,000 Designer of the Year prize.

He is one of four nominees up for the award organised annually by the Design Museum.

The cartoonist created Gorillaz with former Blur star Damon Albarn as a swipe against the growing number of manufactured pop bands.

Hewlett, 37, created the Gorillaz animations following success with his comic book heroine Tank Girl.

The other nominees are the humanitarian designer Cameron Sinclair, furniture designer Tom Dixon, and the design team behind The Guardian newspaper.

London-born Sinclair, 32, is on the shortlist for his work with the humanitarian group Architecture for Humanity.

It has been constructing schools, medical clinics and community centres in the aftermath of the Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Pakistan earthquake.

The Guardian’s design team, led by creative director Mark Porter, is nominated for the redesign of the newspaper in its new Berliner format.

Dixon, 46, who taught himself how to weld metal furniture after quitting art school, was selected for his new furniture and lighting designs.

The shortlisted work will go on display at the Design Museum from March 4 to June 18.

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