Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin After leaving us hanging for over 14 years, Portishead finally returned to the east coast of the United States to play one of my personal favorite shows of all time at Asbury Park's Convention Hall... more info

Stereogum — The original idea behind Public Enemy’s set in the Asbury Park convention hall was that they’d play their landmark 1990 album Fear Of A Black Planet in full, for the first time ever. Well, they did that. But because of Mogwai’s last-minute canc... more info

Altsounds — Nobody sounds like Portishead. The progression of their albums has clearly established their uncompromising stance towards their future. Portishead play ATP followed by a U.S. tour which is the first time they've played live in the U.S. since 19... more info

Stereogum — Jeff Mangum has justifiably been getting the lion’s share of the attention surrounding the I’ll Be Your Mirror festival; when a reclusive indie god comes out of hiding, it’s a big deal. But the weekend also marked a long-awaited return for the ... more info

Guardian Music — (Ninja Tune)This long-gestating debut by Emika, a UK-born singer and producer of Czech origin currently residing in Berlin, is an intriguing work: dark, seductive and as hard to pin down as its creator. Her atmospheric sound, slow-burning and bass-he... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — I know you're sick of Radiohead posts, but, well, they keep doing things! (and anyway, more importantly, this post also contains Portishead!). But back to the point.... Radiohead just played two shows at Roseland Ballroom, appeared on SNL, and... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Portishead are still without a record deal more than two years after ending their contract with label giants Universal. more info

ContactMusic — British band Portishead are still without a record deal more than two years after ending their contract with label giants Universal The group fronted by singersongwriter Beth Gibbons reunited in 2007 after an eight-year hiatus to release their third ... more info

BBC 6 Music — The band head stateside to try their luck once again more info

Totally Fuzzy — Twin Sister is an American band from Long Island. Their music has been described as Chillwave, Indie pop, Dream Pop and Disco and they have been compared to Cocteau Twins and Portishead. They have toured the US and Europe and have so far released tw... more info