Silent Uproar — Geoff Barrow checked in with BBC over the weekend to let everyone know Portishead are currently writing that new album they promised us late last year. Barrow also hinted to NME that the new music may make its way to the public "from a different angl... more info

NME — Geoff Barrow says a surprise is in the pipe-line more info

Geoff Barrow confirms Portishead are working on their fourth album, which they hope to release by the end of 2010. more info

BBC News - UK — Geoff Barrow confirms Portishead are working on their fourth album, which they hope to release by the end of 2010. more info

Guardian Music — Brighton trio Esben and the Witch channel literature, nature and sorrow to create hauntingly ethereal tales of dark, foreboding romanceHometown: Brighton. The lineup: Rachael Davies (vocals, percussion), Daniel Copeman (electronics, guitars), Thomas... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — BBC News reports that Damon Albarn is collaborating with The Horrors on the third Gorillaz album. Brainz lists the greatest apocalyptic novels of all time. The Guardian has news of the new band of Geoff Barrow of Portishead, BEAK>. The... more info

411 Mania — Plenty of new music, including Daniel Johnston, Tegan and Sara, Bob Dylan, Portishead (kind of), Massive Attack, The Who and Scissor Sisters, along with a large mass of new music merchandise, potential films about Jimi Hendrix and Brian Epstein, thou... more info

The Quietus — First record from Portishead man's project more info

411 Mania — In this week’s edition of The Savage Animal, 411’s Mikey MiGo listens to and gives his first impression of the three studio albums of Portishead. Will they leave MiGo seeing tracers or will it just be another bad trip? Click the lin... more info

All About Jazz — Kraftwerk To Release Four Decades of Werk As Box Set - 12345678 The Catalogue Select CD, Vinyl and Digital Releases To Accompany Kraftwerk Electro pioneers Kraftwerk are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their landmark 1974 hit Autobahn by releasi... more info