James Mercer, Carrie Brownstein Star In New Movie

The Portland indie rockers show off their acting chops in Portland indie filmmaker Matt McCormic's Some Days Are Better Than Others. It's basically Portland indie rock Space Jam. Corin Tucker cameos! Watch the trailer.... CONTINUE READING JAMES MERCER, CARRIE BROWNSTEIN STAR IN NEW MOVIE»

Fred Armisen & Carrie Brownstein Return To The Feminist Bookstore

We've kept you abreast of ThunderAnt's various adventures. In the newest, possibly funniest episode they head back to Women And Women First to stock the music section, deconstruct laptop live performances, and discover the sound of chard: Browse. "Do you... CONTINUE READING FRED ARMISEN & CARRIE BROWNSTEIN RETURN TO THE FEMINIST BOOKSTORE»

New Live Britt Daniel - "Who Backs Your Money?"

That's right, Britt Daniel, not Spoon. Through the power of bootlegging, we heard a live take of the strutting new Spoon track "Writing To You In Reverse" as it was performed at the 2008 Pitchfork Fest in July. Last week... CONTINUE READING NEW LIVE BRITT DANIEL - "WHO BACKS YOUR MONEY?"»

Fred Armisen Shows Carrie Brownstein His "One Man Show"

Last time ThunderAnt were in the kitchen, today Fred invites Carrie to his probing performance art piece which is funny for all the wrong reasons. Watch.... CONTINUE READING FRED ARMISEN SHOWS CARRIE BROWNSTEIN HIS "ONE MAN SHOW"»

New ThunderAnt: Fred Armisen And Carrie Brownstein Enter The Kitchen

At this point, Thunderant doesn't need an introduction, but taking short attention spans into consideration, it's the comedy duo of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. Last time we saw them, they tried (and succeeded in) penning "The Perfect Song." This... CONTINUE READING NEW THUNDERANT: FRED ARMISEN AND CARRIE BROWNSTEIN ENTER THE KITCHEN»

Posted on April 21, 2008 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Carrie Brownstein | Fred Armisen | Sleater-Kinney | ThunderAnt

Blitzen Trapper Meet Carrie Brownstein, Play The Stereogum Party

Of all the bands at our SXSW party, Blitzen Trapper seemed most likely to collapse the Volume stage. Yes, more so than HEALTH -- there are more people, you see. The six Portlanders crowded onto the riser and proceeded to... CONTINUE READING BLITZEN TRAPPER MEET CARRIE BROWNSTEIN, PLAY THE STEREOGUM PARTY»

Posted on March 20, 2008 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Blitzen Trapper | Carrie Brownstein | Sleater-Kinney | SXSW

Carrie Brownstein Angling For A Job At Maxim

After citing Maxim's no-listen review of the new Black Crowes LP, blogger-Kinney launches into a couple of her own. Carrie goes deep on Kaki King's Dreaming Of Revenge: "'Life Being What It Is' is King at his best, while 'Open Mouth' is King even better than he usually is. 'Air and Kilometers' is a beautiful song about traveling in a plane in a country that uses the metric system and 'Montreal' is about a city in Canada." Also she notes that Wye Oak's If Children is "Whitney Houston's 'The Greatest Love Of All' except angrier and totally against mid-wives."

We'd hire her! But both Maxim and Carrie need to remember that when it comes to phony reviews David Cross is not afraid of you and will beat your ass.

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Posted on February 28, 2008 (2 comments)

Carrie Brownstein Interviews Todd Barry

Thunderant Carrie Brownstein's entertaining interview with comedian Todd Barry is up now at her NPR blog. We learn a lot about both of them but, most importantly, that she once wore a "Smashmouth Rules" tee to a wedding. This, in part, is why we love her. As far as Barry, he gets in some funny lines (that is his job, after all), but perhaps nothing as hilarious as this video which he supplies as an answer when asked, "What is the weirdest fan letter/email you have ever received." How about you, Carrie? (via)

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Posted on January 25, 2008 (5 comments)

Various Artists's 2007 Best Of Lists

A couple weeks ago we told you about David Byrne, Kim Gordon, and Marissa Nadler's year-end lists in Artforum. The list-giving season continues, so here are a slew of additional artists-on-artists top 10s. We've come to discover that artist lists... CONTINUE READING VARIOUS ARTISTS'S 2007 BEST OF LISTS»

New Thunderant Video - "The Perfect Song"

We've visited with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in the past -- on a nice date and behind the scenes at a feminist bookstore. With this new Thunderant video, the comedic twosome's topped themselves, showing us the arduous, soulful recipe... CONTINUE READING NEW THUNDERANT VIDEO - "THE PERFECT SONG"»

Posted on December 14, 2007 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Carrie Brownstein | Fred Armisen | Sleater-Kinney | ThunderAnt

NPR Asks Stephin Merritt To Write A Song (Very Quickly), Hosts Carrie Brownstein's Blog

NPR's All Songs Considered has this new segment "Project Song" where a musician type's given 48 hours to write a tune based on the materials the Public Radio peeps provide. The first person selected, our favorite hangdog Stephin Merritt, kick... CONTINUE READING NPR ASKS STEPHIN MERRITT TO WRITE A SONG (VERY QUICKLY), HOSTS CARRIE BROWNSTEIN'S BLOG»

Thunderant - Episode 2: "Feminist Bookstore"

We're sure you remember the nice date between Fred Armisen and Carry Brownstein in Thunderant's debut, "This Is Nice." Well, the Sleater-Kinney ex and SNL funny man are back at it, this time with a bit more hair. Carrie dropped... CONTINUE READING THUNDERANT - EPISODE 2: "FEMINIST BOOKSTORE"»

Posted on September 17, 2007 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Carrie Brownstein | Fred Armisen | Sleater-Kinney | ThunderAnt

ThunderAnt - Episode 1: "This Is Nice" (Stereogum Premiere)

We just told you Corin Tucker's been busy singing along with AT&T spokesman EdVed, but ever wonder what happened to Carrie Brownstein after Sleater-Kinney called it quits? Well, our favorite windmilling guitarist found a formidable partner of her own: SNL... CONTINUE READING THUNDERANT - EPISODE 1: "THIS IS NICE" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on August 24, 2007 in Video (32 comments)
Tags: Carrie Brownstein | Fred Armisen | Grizzly Bear | Sarah Michelson | Sleater-Kinney

New Eddie Vedder (Feat. Corin Tucker) - "Hard Sun"

EdVed (thanks for the nickname, Nic Offer!!!) buddy Sean Penn produces and directs the forthcoming biopic Into The Wild (based on a novel of the same name by Jon Krakauer), dealing with the life and times of Christopher McCandless: a... CONTINUE READING NEW EDDIE VEDDER (FEAT. CORIN TUCKER) - "HARD SUN"»

Posted on August 20, 2007 (11 comments)
Tags: Corin Tucker | Eddie Vedder | Pearl Jam | Sleater-Kinney

War Doesn't Solve Anything

It's USA For Africa for the ironic hipster set! Head here for the "Coronation" episode of sketch comedy show Wonder Showzen, and FF to 14:27 for John Oates, Devendra, Corin Tucker, Bill Callahan, Rick Springfield, and puppets (via P4K). Showzen's... CONTINUE READING WAR DOESN'T SOLVE ANYTHING»