"It was dark and cool, really different. Beth Gibbons was one of my greatest vocal and musical inspirations." The story behind Portishead's Dummy, the album that change ...

When Portishead released their debut album Dummy on August 22, 1994, it sounded like a transmission from the future. For ...
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Portishead and the legacy of Dummy after three decades

When Portishead released Dummy in August 1994 on Go! Beat, the UK charts were dominated by Britpop guitars and dance-pop singles. Yet this slow, shadowy record quietly went Platinum in the UK and won ...
Rolling Stone

Portishead Release ABBA Cover Through SoundCloud’s Fan-Powered Royalty System

Portishead are commercially releasing their 2016 cover of ABBA‘s “SOS” for the first time, exclusively through SoundCloud‘s fan-powered royalties, the two groups tell Rolling Stone. The influential ...
Forbes

On This Day In Music: Happy Birthday To Portishead’s Beth Gibbons

Slim Gaillard (1911) – An American jazz musician known for his humor-infused songs like "Flat Foot Floogie," and his contributions to the swing and bebop movements. Nels Cline (1956) – Virtuoso ...
Opinion

Amy Lee of Evanescence: ‘I could happily do an entire album of nothing but Portishead covers’

As her band hits the road, the metal trailblazer answers your questions on sexualisation in show business, finding inspiration in dreams and Spinal Tap moments on tour ...
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Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About Portishead Again

Portishead fans are buzzing over reunion hints, rare live moves, and new music whispers. Here’s what’s really going on. Why - Ungewöhnliche Bühne: Ein türkisfarbenes Drumset steht einsam unter Palmen, ...