Musings on the past and present state of music, film, and pop culture. Get off my lawn.
Albums Revisited: Portishead ‘Dummy’ Turns 20: The trio’s epic languor sounds as vital as ever on its 20th anniversary. August 22nd marks the 20th anniversary of Portishead’s trip hop masterpiece ‘Dummy.’ And the band is celebrating that milestone by releasing a commemorative vinyl reissue. But what makes their 1994 dour opus remain so compelling after all […]
Portishead’s 1994 classic album ‘Dummy’ gets vinyl reissue on August 13th. August 22nd, marks the 20th anniversary of Portishead’s dark trip-hop masterpiece ‘Dummy.’ And to coincide with this milestone, the band will be reissuing the 1994 album on vinyl. The band made the announcement via their official website: To mark the 20th anniversary of the release, in […]
Watch video of Portishead’s Beth Gibbons Black Sabbath covering Black Sabbath, aka ‘Black Sabbeth’ with UK metal band Gonga In totally out-of-left-field yet completely awesome news, Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbons has collaborated with metal band Gonga. They’ve done a cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Black Sabbath’ and it sounds sensually evil. Click here to see where […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Singers in Rock Part 2 Okay, here we are for the 2nd installment of the 40 vocalists that deserve far more credit then they’ve been given by the music industry at large. If you missed part 1, catch up here. I’ll have Youtube links to specific songs highlighted in […]
