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.

May 02, 2014 By Matt Fink Carrie Brownstein

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.

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.

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.

Apr 30, 2014 By Matt Fink Fred Armisen

For someone so accomplished, Fred Armisen gives the impression that he hasn’t thought all that much about why he has become one of the most ubiquitous comedic writers and actors of his generation.

Apr 29, 2014 By Matt Fink Portlandia

When Portlandia debuted in the spring of 2011, it seemed like a longshot for breakout success. Fred Armisen, despite being a nine-year veteran of Saturday Night Live and countless TV and movie cameos, had never been the star of anything, always a brilliant member of an ensemble cast but never the face of a franchise.

Apr 28, 2014 By Stephen Humphries Issue #49 - February/March 2014 - Portlandia

“I had a life-affirming bus journey last week,” says Elbow singer Guy Garvey during a phone call from New York. “I’d gotten the ferry over from Brooklyn. I didn’t have change for the machine.

Apr 25, 2014 By Austin Trunick Web Exclusive

In the intense, unflinching Blue Ruin, a beach bum named Dwight returns to his hometown when he learns that the man imprisoned for murdering his parents many years earlier has been released. He plans his revenge on the person who forever changed his life, despite not being equipped in the slightest to carry out his mission. The fallout of Dwight’s actions—and his mistakes—propels the narrative, and keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat throughout every minute of Blue Ruin’s short but riveting runtime.

Apr 24, 2014 By Austin Trunick Web Exclusive

The night before the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan Locke receives an unexpected phone call that forever changes the course of his life. As he speeds down the highway toLondon, he makes a series of calls that torpedo his career, tear apart his family, and sacrifice everything he’s loved and worked for in his life up until that moment. The question of just why this man would do such a thing is central to filmmaker Steven Knight’s riveting new film, Locke.