JamBase — Coachella's Green Side Portishead :: Coachella 2008 by Dave Vann With Langerado out of the picture this year, the 2009 festival season is leading off this weekend with California stalwart Coachella. As in past years, the festival is featuring ... more info

8/1 — 8.5/1070'ler, 80,90'lar ellerinde piç olmuÅŸ. 2000'lere en demir geçiÅŸlerle eklemlemiÅŸler. The Horrors imaj mı, yanılsa mı diyalektiÄŸini yok ediyor. MaÅŸallah. Portishead adamı Geoff Barrow'un prodüktörlüğÃ... more info

Nothing But Green Lights — 500-seconds of astonishment good. Ex-NME/tabloid darlings The Horrors are born again, proving that a really bad track record can be forgotten by one marathon performance, one huge jump across the sand-pit. With help from Portishead’s Geoff Barrow o... more info

JamBase — CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX TO TOUR US 200 TONS OF BAD LUCK OUT APRIL 14 ON INVADA RECORDS Crippled Black Phoenix Crippled Black Phoenix will be embarking on a US tour this month in support of their new album 200 Tons of Bad Luck out on April 14. ... more info

Guardian Music — This week, Lil Wayne picks up his Stratocaster to serenade a high-school sweetheart while Southend coffin-dodgers the Horrors embark on a sepulchral synth-pop odysseyLil' Wayne – Prom QueenRemember when Lil' Wayne threatened to go all "rock" o... more info

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The Culture Of Me — Sometimes we find ourselves in a mood that deserves nothing but listening to sultry, honey-voiced electronic-lounge-pop music that reminds us of the days when we were wishing for Portishead to only play "Sour Times" over and over again forever (a... more info

Altsounds — Beast's self-titled debut is out via Verve Forecast. The powerful, catchy, and diverse sounds this album offers prove that the partnering of Jean-Phi Goncalves and Betty Bonifassi was instant chemistry. There is a vibe and sound that inhabits a pl... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Ochs/Getty The Beatles, “Revolution 1 (Take 20)” [Unreleased Track] Take 20? Really? 20 takes? That’s not revolution, that’s just procrastination. No wonder this rendition sounds so weary. Takes 15 - 17: all tuba. Nothing but tuba. Ki... more info

West country two-piece Malakai are proteges of Portishead's Geoff Barrow, so it's no surprise that their debut album cleaves to the spooky samples template their mentor developed. And, as with Portishead's Dummy, a lot of those samples come from the ... more info