Stereogum — Sleater-Kinney have announced a new album, Little Rope, their follow-up to 2021’s Path Of Wellness and the second album they recorded after the departure of longtime drummer Janet Weiss. After self-producing Path Of Wellness, the duo of Carrie... more info

Stereogum — Back in July, shortly before the release of Sleater-Kinney's new album The Center Won't Hold , longtime drummer Janet Weiss announced that she was leaving the band. At the time, Weiss made a statement explaining that the band was "heading in a new d... more info

Stereogum — Back in 2000, when Parachutes and All Hands On The Bad One both dropped, the thought of Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein appearing in a "funny" Coldplay promo video would have seemed like wild fantasy. Two decades later, it barely registers as weir... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this month, longtime drummer Janet Weiss announced her shocking departure from Sleater-Kinney. Shortly afterward, Carrie Brownstein offered an Instagram comment on Weiss' exit: "what am I supposed to say? She left. We asked her to stay. We tr... more info

Stereogum — At the beginning of the month, Janet Weiss unexpectedly left Sleater-Kinney in the middle of the rollout for their new album. Both Weiss and the remaining members of the band released statements at the time, and last night Carrie Brownstein elaborate... more info

Consequence of Sound — Brownstein writes in an Instagram comment, "what am I supposed to say? She left" Carrie Brownstein responds to Janet Weiss leaving Sleater-Kinney: “We asked her to stay. We tried.” Nina Corcoran more info

Stereogum — A few months ago, Irish musician Bridie Monds-Watson released her sophomore album as SOAK, Grim Town . She also recently recorded a cover of Sleater-Kinney's The Woods track "Modern Girl." (Sleater-Kinney recently lost an essential part of the ban... more info

Consequence of Sound — In addition to their work on a Sleater-Kinney album, the two have co-written a music industry mockumentary. more info

Stereogum — St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein are both great songwriters and larger-than-life guitar heroes, and they have both done a whole lot to bridge the parallel worlds of music and comedy. They're old friends and collaborators, too. Brownstein and her Por... more info

Stereogum — At this point, Carrie Brownstein is as much an actress as she is a musician -- not to mention a writer, director, and comedian. Since co-creating and starring in Portlandia with Fred Armisen, she's appeared in Transparent, Carol, Curb Your Enthusiasm... more info