XLR8R — Point Blank recently hosted a masterclass with XL Recordings founder Nick Halkes. In the video, Halkes—who is also the manager of The Prodigy's Liam Howlett, Stanton Warriors, and Bad Company UK—charts his personal entry into music and ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Geoff Barrow, when not making music with Portishead or BEAK>, makes disquieting soundtrack music with collaborator Ben Salisbury. Their work includes the scores of Alex Garland's 2014 film Ex Machina and Black Mirror episode "Men Against Fire" a... more info

Uncut — Portishead, Mogwai and Elijah Wood lead the tributes Portishead, Mogwai and Elijah Wood lead the tributes The post Film composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has died aged 48 appeared first on Uncut. more info

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Stereogum — Two days ago on Twitter, Portishead's Geoff Barrow was talking about Spotify's paltry royalty rates, claiming that it was basically impossible for artists to make any money from the streaming service. In the process, he asked his fellow artists a rhe... more info

Core News — “DJ Andy Smith drops by the studio with a bag of tunes. Back in the day Andy used to DJ with and supply samples for Portishead, but these days he’s digging Northern Soul, Ska, disco, soul and everything that’s groovy.” Check out other Craig C... more info

Stereogum — BEAK>, the krautrock-inspired trio led by Portishead's Geoff Barrow, came back earlier this year with their "Sex Music" single, and they're planning to release a new album next year. Right now, they've also shared a new holiday song, which they're pu... more info

Core News — “The American DJ & producer Matthew Dear sits down with his mum and soundtracks his perfect evening in 3 tracks. It seems she likes techno too! He’s released 5 studio albums to date, and is producing music under his own name for the first time in... more info

Nialler9 — Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory and Portishead’s Adrian Utley lead The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble in Unique Concert at the National Concert Hall in collaboration with Science Gallery Dublin (we recorded a podcast there last week) on Sund... more info

Stereogum — Portishead production mastermind Geoff Barrow worked on Arcade Fire's new album Everything Now , and Barrow's krautrock-influenced trio BEAK> will open some dates on Arcade Fire's forthcoming tour. Meanwhile, BEAK>'s new single "Sex Music" is out on... more info