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Portishead

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Coachella 2012: The First Wave of Fake Posters is Here

    ​Here's what we know about Coachella 2012: It will be held over two weekends, with the same lineup at the same place. Coachella Weekend 1 will be held on April 13-15, 2012 and Coachella Weekend 2 will be held on April 20-22, 2012. The lineup will probably be revealed mid-January, as was the case l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Portishead's Geoff Barrow On Touring Third, Misconceptions About Dummy and His Upcoming Hip-Hop Record

    ​Thirteen years after their last North American tour, pioneering British trio Portishead are back to finally make the rounds in support of their latest album, Third, released in 2008. It's been a while, but for good reason; between having babies and working on new musical projects, they've been qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Mazzy Star Announce Reunion Single, Heads Quietly Explode

    ​It's not that there haven't been various announcements of 1990s reunions in the air of late, but it sure seemed like one of the best bands of the time had simply disappeared into their own murky beauty. Mazzy Star, the LA-based duo consisting of David Roback (formerly of the Rain Parade and Opal) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Radiohead Will Tour in 2012

    Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Thom Yorke has confirmed on BBC 1 that Radiohead will be touring in 2012. Speaking to BBC Radio 1's Giles Peterson, Yorke said: "The idea is to go out and play next year on and off during the year." The band announced two shows in New York yesterday, and have only played ... More >>

  • Music

    May 26, 2011

    May McDonough & Co. Produce Folk With Spokes

    [Locals Only] The Long Beach singer/songwriter on Fat Albert, hipsters and Woody Allen.

  • Music

    March 17, 2011

    Girl Talk Is the Best at What He Does

    Audiences aren't sick of mash-ups yet, not when they're as sophisticated as Gregg Gillis' work

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Gabe Zambrano of Soho Taco, Part Two

    Photo by Meg Strouse​This week, Gabe Zambrano of Soho Taco, the gourmet taco company, is on the line with us. You'd think that someone would have started a taco cart with higher-end ingredients before, but they didn't, and OC is lucky to have Soho. (Now get a truck!) If you missed yesterday's inte ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2010

    Shuffle Opening Reception

    Hibbleton Gallery

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    The Horrors Embrace Familiar Territory With Their Sophomore Album

    Hibbleton Gallery

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Pavement to Reunite, Let the Speculation Begin!

    ​In the '90s, Pavement were the band to mention liking if you wanted to sound cool, even if all you really knew was "Cut Your Hair." There's probably no current act that fills that role--thanks to the Internet, everyone knows every band and is sick of them after a couple of weeks.They haven't play ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Losing Your Coachella V-Card

    Apatow-comedy parallel alert! By my age, most rock-lovin' dudes who grew up in Southern California are able to sit around -- maybe at a beach bonfire, maybe around a Lake Forest hookah set-up, or maybe over a steaming bag of Pedro's Tacos -- and swap tales of how "experienced" they are with the Coac ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 26, 2008

    [Trendzilla] Summer-Music-Festival Hippiewear

    Apatow-comedy parallel alert! By my age, most rock-lovin' dudes who grew up in Southern California are able to sit around -- maybe at a beach bonfire, maybe around a Lake Forest hookah set-up, or maybe over a steaming bag of Pedro's Tacos -- and swap tales of how "experienced" they are with the Coac ... More >>

  • Music

    May 1, 2008

    [Sprawl of Sound] Highlights, Lowlights, A'ights and Blights From Coachella '08

    Apatow-comedy parallel alert! By my age, most rock-lovin' dudes who grew up in Southern California are able to sit around -- maybe at a beach bonfire, maybe around a Lake Forest hookah set-up, or maybe over a steaming bag of Pedro's Tacos -- and swap tales of how "experienced" they are with the Coac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    Video Savant: Portishead's “Machine Gun”

    To commemorate Portishead's world-beating performance at Coachella Saturday, this edition of Video Savant focuses on “Machine Gun,” a track off Third, which comes out today. “Machine Gun” is unlike anything in Portishead's canon, which is indicative of most of Third; all reports point to a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2008

    Coachella, Day 2

    Recovering from yesterday’s illness forced me to miss 120 Days, MGMT, Little Brother and Boys Noize. Bah. But I arrived in time to see some Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Their loose rock jams slash sea shanties were adorned with much proggy filigree. It was nice big-sky music for a big-sky setting ... More >>

  • Features

    April 17, 2008

    Hotter Than the Temperature at Coachella? Black Lips, Animal Collective, Duffy and 43 More

    Recovering from yesterday’s illness forced me to miss 120 Days, MGMT, Little Brother and Boys Noize. Bah. But I arrived in time to see some Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Their loose rock jams slash sea shanties were adorned with much proggy filigree. It was nice big-sky music for a big-sky setting ... More >>

  • Features

    April 17, 2008

    Coachella: It's Too Much . . . Thankfully

    Recovering from yesterday’s illness forced me to miss 120 Days, MGMT, Little Brother and Boys Noize. Bah. But I arrived in time to see some Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Their loose rock jams slash sea shanties were adorned with much proggy filigree. It was nice big-sky music for a big-sky setting ... More >>

  • Music

    February 28, 2008

    Is Long Beach’s On Blast the Next Local Band to Go Mega?

    Recovering from yesterday’s illness forced me to miss 120 Days, MGMT, Little Brother and Boys Noize. Bah. But I arrived in time to see some Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Their loose rock jams slash sea shanties were adorned with much proggy filigree. It was nice big-sky music for a big-sky setting ... More >>

  • Music

    February 14, 2008

    Who the Hell Is Clutchy Hopkins? The mystery of a Mojave Desert beat savant

    Recovering from yesterday’s illness forced me to miss 120 Days, MGMT, Little Brother and Boys Noize. Bah. But I arrived in time to see some Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks. Their loose rock jams slash sea shanties were adorned with much proggy filigree. It was nice big-sky music for a big-sky setting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    Last Night: Papercranes, 8MM at Detroit Bar

    Review by Reza Allah-Bakhshi Papercranes, 8MM Detroit Bar January 27, 2008 Better Than: Watching Conan O’ Brien since he grew a beard and his writers went on strike. Download: “What’s Left.” It was definitely one of those nights where Detroit Bar was more like a lounge. A lone DJ stood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Coachella lineup announced

    Via Coachella.com: FRIDAY, APRIL 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend yo ... More >>

  • Music

    January 10, 2008

    Saved by Lord Byron and Lil Wayne

    Sole and the Skyrider Band find poetry in the darkness

  • Music

    May 24, 2007

    Hannibal Selecter

    DJ Andrew Steelman will beat you sensible

  • Music

    March 29, 2007

    Cherub Rock

    A toddler and her dad road-test alt-lullabies

  • Music

    May 25, 2006

    My Place On This Planet

    How did Dudley Perkins get so funky?

  • Music

    February 23, 2006

    This Week in Space Age Lounge-Pop

    Stereolab

  • Unknown

    October 6, 2005

    Swamp and Overflow

    Nightlife and more:
    Sept. 29 - Oct. 6

  • Unknown

    August 4, 2005

    Stupidity

    Aug. 4 - Aug. 11

  • Music

    July 14, 2005

    BECK

    Guero (Interscope)

  • Music

    June 10, 2004

    Right Place, Wrong Time

    Hoodoo moon phone calls from Dr. John

  • Music

    August 21, 2003

    Smoky, Boozy, a Little Insane

    Sunset Room humanize electronic music

  • Music

    March 27, 2003

    Baxter Dury

    Sunset Room humanize electronic music

  • Music

    October 4, 2001

    New Music

    Sunset Room humanize electronic music

  • Music

    December 14, 2000

    Sizzo

    What the hell are you listening to?

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    Fun People Art(e) of RomanceLittle Deputy Records

    What the hell are you listening to?

  • Music

    August 31, 2000

    Shit People Send Me

    What the hell are you listening to?

  • Music

    June 29, 2000

    IKEY OWENS, KEYBOARD LEGEND

    What the hell are you listening to?

  • Music

    February 10, 2000

    Visions of Utopia

    Onboard Basslands magic bus

  • Music

    September 2, 1999

    Bowling Balls Knocking Together?

    Or is Tom Jones back in town?

  • Music

    November 26, 1998

    Classical Punk

    Bach, Bartok, Hendrix scream from Kennedy's bow

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