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

Allmusic Blog — ​Chicago musician Nina Ferraro’s second album as BONZIE is bright and ambitious, and features flourishes from Adrian Utley of Portishead. more info

Stereogum — We named Algiers a Band To Watch back in 2015 on the strength of their self-titled debut. The politically-minded gospel-punks, now a quartet following the addition of former Bloc Party drummer Matt Tong, are returning in June with a new album called ... more info

Stereogum — Portishead production mastermind Geoff Barrow also plays in a krautrock-inspired trio called BEAK>, and they've just announced that they'll follow up their 2015 BEAK KAEB EP with a new single called "Sex Music" this summer. It's an intense locked-g... more info

Consequence of Sound — The two previously helmed the music for Ex Machina and Black Mirror. more info