Portishead’s Geoff Barrow announces hip-hop project, Quakers
- 7:00 PM — Feb 8 —
- Source: onethirtybpm
The Guardian reports that Portishead member Geoff Barrow is set to release another album without the Portishead moniker. Read More
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow readies hip-hop album: Quakers
- 5:27 PM — Feb 7 —
- Source: Consequence of Sound
On April 9th, the Portishead multi-instrumentalist will enter the hip-hop genre with his Quakers project, issuing a self-titled, two-disc effort through Stones Throw Records, as Exclaim points out. Read More
Doldrums Delights in 'Happy Accidents' That Won Him Portishead Approval
- 2:13 PM — Jan 27 —
- Source: Spinner
When Doldrums' Airick Woodhead isn't making ephemeral, drummy collages of noise and video, he's at home in Montreal YouTubing James Brown videos. Read More
Beacon cover Portishead & Katy Perry, add show
- 10:33 AM — Jan 26 —
- Source: Brooklyn Vegan
Speaking of openers on larger tours playing Mercury Lounge shows, Beacon , who are currently on a tour with Tycho , which hits MHOW on February 4 with Oneohtrix Point Never ( tickets ), just announced a show at the NYC venue happening on March 2 with Xylos and Grimace Federation. Read More
Portishead's Barrow Drops 2012 Invada Label Sampler
- 7:00 PM — Jan 25 —
- Source: Spin.com
Today, Portishead's Geoff Barrow's kindly tweet-dropped a new streaming sampler featuring recent and upcoming releases from his eclectic Invada Records roster, including two new tracks from Barrow's own woozy side-project, Beak>. Read More
Portishead's Geoff Barrow Disses Diplo
- 2:12 PM — Jan 11 —
- Source: Prefix Magazine
For anyone keeping a tally on who's interested in Diplo's new book, 128 Beats per Minute , you can mark down one person as completely disinterested. Read More
Question in the Form of an Answer: Adrian Utley of Portishead
- 1:24 PM — Jan 9 —
- Source: Passion of the Weiss
There's something brewing with Portishead. Read More
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