Stereogum — Joan Jett recruited a whole bunch of people to appear in her women’s rights PSA that encourages people to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. “There are candidates running for office this November that have backwards views on women’s rights... more info

Stereogum — People have been speculating about a Sleater-Kinney reunion forever — especially since Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss’ other band Wild Flag broke up a year ago — and Brownstein didn’t exactly shoot down the idea in her interview with Stere... more info

Stereogum — Mary Timony has indie rock O.G. status. She started out in the D.C. punk trio Autoclave, led the great and underrated Helium for most of the ’90s, and, most recently, held down co-frontlady duties with Carrie Brownstein in Wild Flag. Timony’s new... more info

Stereogum — Long ago, Carrie Brownstein went from being a furiously talented punk rock singer and guitarist and songwriter to a furiously talented punk rock all-around media presence. At this point, Brownstein is more famous for Portlandia than for any of her mu... more info

Time — "Lost in Austen" will mark Carrie Brownstein's first time penning a feature film more info

NME — Bands including The Cribs plus Carrie Brownstein, Gerard Way and Billy Bragg pay tribute to late drummer more info

Stereogum — Carrie Brownstein and Hamilton Leithauser are two attractive and charming people with things in common. They’ve both been in amazing bands that sadly appear completely inactive right now (Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag for Brownstein, the Walkmen for... more info

Stereogum — We’ve seen rock stars Jeff Tweedy, Tunde Adebimpe, and St. Vincent (twice!) on Portlandia this year. Now Josh Homme’s episode is about to air. Homme plays Carrie Brownstein’s brother who brings home his boyfriend, played by Nick Swardson. Becau... more info

Stereogum — It’s a bit painful for old fans to realize this, but Carrie Brownstein is probably more famous for her work on Portlandia than she ever was for Sleater-Kinney. And now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Brownstein is beefing up the “actor” s... more info

Stereogum — As promised, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy appeared in a season 4 episode of Portlandia last night. Tweedy played himself in a sketch that involved Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen urging him to write a folk song more in line with his suburban upbringing. ... more info