DaMondays: The Times does a piece about Monkey: Journey To The West at the Royal Opera House.

Boring...another article about Monkey: Journey To The West. Well actually this one's quite good, the story is mostly about the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden deciding to show Damon's opera. It ends though, with this brilliant gem of wisdom...check out the passive-aggressive jab at Oasis!

"Albarn ... and the pop changelings
— Damon Albarn formed Blur, one of the biggest bands of the 1990s, with fellow Goldsmiths College students Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree
— He became the world’s most successful animated pop star with his band Gorillaz, which incorporated cartoons and 3D technology into their shows
— Last year he performed a series of concerts with the supergroup The Good, the Bad and the Queen featuring Paul Simonon of the Clash, the afrobeat drummer Tony Allen and the Verve’s Simon Tong
Others who have spread their wings . . .
— Sir Paul McCartney has written several choral pieces including Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart)
— David Bowie starred in a series of fantasy films including Labyrinth
— Ronnie Wood, guitarist with the Rolling Stones, is also a gifted artist

Meanwhile ...

— Oasis have released six albums since the 1990s. The riffs and lyrics on each are remarkably similar."


Here's the full article (ignore the snarky comments section).
Times Online: Monkey Journeys to Covent Garden