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In a recent interview with Pitchfork , Sleater-Kinney 's Carrie Brownstein discussed the possibility of a reunion for the critically acclaimed band whose final album The Woods appeared on a number of Punknews.org Lists for 2005: Yeah, I don't think we're ruling it out. But it's not going to be any time soon. We probably wouldn't use the word "reunion" [laughs]. We would say that the hiatus is off....
Out musician Carrie Brownstein is mostly known for being one-third of the now-defunct legendary band Sleater-Kinney . Since their hiatus in 2004, she's kept herself busy by doing anything unrelated to music. She's kept a regular blog for NPR , written pieces for Slate.com and also films short comedic video pieces as part of a duo called ThunderAnt . (Her partner in crime is Saturday Night Live 's...
Heading out to Reclaim the Night in a few hours, but in the meantime here's a mini-round-up: Talking of RTN, the LGBT domestic violence helpline Broken Rainbow has endorsed this march and other events taking place around the country. Over...
And they’re eight years old. And—as you would expect from these two really smart musicians—they’re really good. C-Bo and M-To could have charged you for this stuff, but they didn’t. So why not go download them? Hmmmm'?? They’re Here! Here’s one of ‘em, but you gotta go see Carrie for the rest: And here’s the press release, which [...]
1. Passive-aggressive notes . They are awesome! 2. Sleater-Kinney plays Wii Music ! 3. A feminist literary critique of that asinine abstinence-only-vampire-love story! She mentions Byron. 4. The school of (cultured) life . "Changing society through culture and literature, philosophy and conversation. " 5. I'm 28, so I must need botox . Gah. 6. Neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor hail, but fuck that...
Pitchfork (who else?) has the tip about an exciting piece of local music news. Portland experimental filmmaker Matt McCormick—who has directed videos for the Shins, Sleater-Kinney, YACHT, and Patton Oswalt, among others—is just putting to bed his first feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others, and today former Sleater-Kinney guitar goddess/NPR blogger Carrie Brownstein [...]
In a development that raises today from "OK mainly because I made that 50 Cent burrito Photoshop" to "totally fantastic," Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein has posted a few previously unreleased tracks by The Spells, her project with fellow axe-wielder Mary Timony, to her blog. Get 'em before she takes 'em down (in two weeks)! [ Monitor Mix ]
One summer, when I was elementary-school age, my neighbors and I built guitars and keyboards out of scrap wood, painted them in bright colors, and formed the cover band Lil' "D" Duran Duran. We didn't make our own noise or even pretend to play our fake instruments. We merely had props to stand in for the real thing; it gave us something to do with our arms. We made no effort to look like the members...
The song “Tonight You Belong to Me” was written in 1926 by Billy Rose and Lee David. Gene Austin made the song a hit a year later, and it was brought back to prominence in the 1950’s by various acts (Frankie Laine and The Lennon Sisters among them). At just over two minutes, [...]
Swan Island may be on hiatus , but their indie rock is definitely still worth listening to. The quintet's video for "Night Owl" shows you why: their infectious energy is undeniable. They've shared the stage with the now defunct Sleater-Kinney , which makes me think a reunion tour would be a great idea for both Portland bands. Swan Island "Night Owl" To find out more about Swan Island, visit them at...
Corin Tucker . You should know that I'm saving my Sleater-Kinney shirts for my 2-1/2 year old daughter, Kate. I'll never forget my first Sleater-Kinney show at The Metro in Chicago. I've been in love ever since.
