May 05, 2014 By Laura Studarus Metronomy

Joseph Mount, frontman of the English four-piece Metronomy, isn’t an Aquarius, despite what the title “I’m Aquarius,” the first single from his band’s fourth album, Love Letters, might imply. More

May 02, 2014 By Matt Fink Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Portland is the place where young people go to retire—that’s arguably the most widely quoted line from season one of Portlandia. But if that’s true, Carrie Brownstein and Stephen Malkmus must be the old-soul exceptions, as both relocated there when they were in their prime early retirement years and have continued working at more or less the same prolific pace. More

May 01, 2014 By Matt Fink Issue #49 - February/March 2014 - Portlandia

“Carrie Brownstein is in my girlfriend’s textbook. She was in a band called Sleater-Kinney?” That’s the title of a post on the Portlandia fan forum on popular news and entertainment aggregate Reddit, submitted by a fan who was shocked to discover that Brownstein is also a musician of no small significance. More

Apr 30, 2014 By Laura Studarus NONONO

NONONO launched their US invasion last October at CMJ. Although they had a blast performing for the first time at the New York music festival, the Swedish trio admits that they didn’t realize the impact they made stateside until returning several months later. More