Guardian Music — Quakers, a side project comprising more than 35 members, will feature contributions by Dead Prez, Prince Po and Aloe BlaccPortishead's Geoff Barrow is to premiere his sprawling hip-hop side project this spring. Quakers, comprising more than 35 member... more info

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... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The duo known as the Peach Kings dubbed their debut EP “Trip Wop,” and the influence of sultry down-tempo acts such as Portishead and Zero 7 certainly leaves a mark on some Peach Kings tracks. more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Here, S.C.U.M.'s Tom Cohen chats about the weirdest gift he's ever received from a fan, his dream Xmas party guestlist and his resolutions for 2012. What was your highlight of 2011? "I think in terms of the band, it was doing the I’ll Be Your Mirr... more info

Impose Magazine — Doldrums have been kind and are letting us hear the entirety of their sparkly new Empire Sounds EP. Along with being a really sharp progression out of that bedroom where dudes make gnarly three part harmonies by themselves, this is also the work of a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher DOWNLOAD: Doldrums - "I'm Homesick Sittin' Up Here In My Satellite" (MP3) Doldrums is the moniker of Montreal artist Alrick Woodhead. His Empire Sound EP came out on October 31 via No Pain In Pop with six... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin To avoid any more Portishead overload after posting about both ATP shows and the first night at Hammerstein Ballroom (and the Chicago show), we never put up the pictures from Portishead's 2nd NYC show at... more info

KEXP Seattle — Our current KEXP Documentary series is Electronic Innovators, featuring profiles of acts like Portishead, Amon Tobin, Kraftwerk, Daft Punk and more. This week we look at an artist who is the quintessential example of the inventor-musician.  The “G... more info

KEXP Seattle — We bought our tickets to Portishead months ago, even though I was concerned that the venue was going to be bad. But when we got into the WAMU Theater it was a big hall boxed off with curtains. A blank palette. There were seats in the back on risers b... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Space was a bountiful commodity for Portishead at the Shrine Expo Center in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Space was a bountiful commodity for Portishead at the Shrine Expo Center in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday night. more info