I'm not the only one at Stereogum who goes out to see live music, but I'm the one who goes out to see the most live music. And then I'm the one who sits around anally cataloging and indexing it... CONTINUE READING 20 GREAT CONCERTS FROM 2008»
Posted on December 29, 2008 in , (83 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Apes And Androids | Dirty Projectors | Fleet Foxes | Franz Ferdinand | Gang Gang Dance | Joanna Newsom | King Khan | Krallice | Lightning Bolt | Marnie Stern | My Bloody Valentine | My Morning Jacket | of Montreal | Portishead | Radiohead | Robyn | Saul Williams | Sigur Rós
Portishead's third album Third deserves to chart high on various end of years lists, though only time (and more lists) will tell. If such a category exists, the Bristol trio should also receive comeback of the year. If you've listened... CONTINUE READING NEW PORTISHEAD VIDEO - "MAGIC DOORS" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on November 25, 2008 in (18 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Portishead
Ateaseweb.com's been closely following all that's going with Radiohead, because that is what they do. A few weeks ago the site reported the band's been tinkering with a new tune during soundcheck, and yes now a new song's in the... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD UNVEIL "SUPERCOLLIDER," PORTISHEAD COVER»
Posted on June 9, 2008 in (9 comments)
Tags: Portishead | Radiohead
"In my thoughts I have bled for the riddles I've been fed. Another lie moves over." Even on one of the most warmed tracks from Portishead's amazing Third LP, Beth is wounded, afraid inside her head, falling through changes, and... CONTINUE READING NEW PORTISHEAD VIDEO - "THE RIP"»
Posted on May 12, 2008 in (4 comments)
Tags: Portishead
By Brandon Stosuy For their first U.S. show in close to a decade, Portishead showed up as a chilly six-piece, delivering Coachella's set to beat: Beth Gibbons, intense in black, looked both devastated and triumphant while Geoff Barrow rotated... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: PORTISHEAD KICK OUR ASSES @ THE MAIN STAGE»
Posted on April 27, 2008 in (5 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Portishead
Greetings from Indio. We saw lots of stuff yesterday: Les Savy Fav, The National, Cut Copy, The Verve (!), Aphex Twin (!!), Jack Johnson (!!!). And so far one celebrity (does Whitney Port count?). While we get going cropping beautiful... CONTINUE READING VIDEOS FROM COACHELLA FRIDAY»
Posted on April 26, 2008 in (5 comments)
Tags: Aphex Twin | Coachella | Portishead | Raconteurs | Santigold | Sharon Jones | Tegan And Sara | Vampire Weekend
Did we hear you say you wanted more tablas on the new Death Cab record? Awesome, you will love "Pity and Fear." The track's a bit more succinct than "I Will Possess Your Heart" (surprise!), but along with the eastern... CONTINUE READING EVENING STREAMING: UNRELEASED GOODNESS FROM DEATH CAB, MMJ, WOLF PARADE»
Posted on April 10, 2008 (14 comments)
Tags: Cloud Cult | Death Cab For Cutie | My Morning Jacket | Portishead | Wolf Parade
You'll have to hand over a fake name and fake email address to watch "Machine Gun," but if you're digging Third like we are, it'll be worth the effort. Nothing especially innovative about the footage, but such a good song... CONTINUE READING NEW PORTISHEAD VIDEO - "MACHINE GUN"»
Posted on March 19, 2008 in (12 comments)
Tags: Portishead
So far this year, some of our favorites oldies -- see the Breeders, Portishead, and, of course, the B-52's -- have released new albums that more or less picked-up where they left off, updating the sound some, not losing steps... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: PORTISHEAD - THIRD»
Posted on March 11, 2008 in (39 comments)
Tags: Portishead
Last year was our first Coachella, and it easily ranked as our favorite festival of '07 -- due to our newness to Indio, but also to an unmatched lineup with lots of built-in storylines (Björk's first US Volta shows, reunion... CONTINUE READING OFFICIAL COACHELLA LINEUP 2008: SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON»
Posted on January 21, 2008 (63 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Death Cab For Cutie | Kraftwerk | Love And Rockets | My Morning Jacket | Portishead | Roger Waters | The Raconteurs | The Verve
We spend so much time thinking about Radiohead, that we almost forgot there was another 'Head band out there. The last time we brought up Portishead was in reference to the icy sounds and concepts of BTW To Kill A... CONTINUE READING NEW PORTISHEAD, LIVE FROM ATP»
Posted on December 10, 2007 in (6 comments)
Tags: Portishead
On Monday, Geoff Barrow blogged on Portishead's MySpace: "id rather poo in my mums suday roast than have danger mouse produce a portishead record............no offence like." Yesterday, he sobered up: "just to let you know after my rants the other... CONTINUE READING PORTISHEAD INSULT, APOLOGIZE TO DANGER MOUSE»
Posted on August 10, 2006 in (12 comments)
Tags: Danger Mouse | Gnarls Barkley | Portishead
