
"Like most music enthusiasts my age, my love for vinyl began early in life." "Some of my first memories involved me as a four year old kid, laying belly down on the carpet in front of Pop's Bang & Olufsen. Flipping through album sleeves for hours. I didn't know exactly what I was doing, but I remember being intrigued. Whether I was listening to The Beatles, or Peter, Paul and Mary singing "Puff, the Magic Dragon," I was making a connection between the sounds in my ears with the photos and paintings in my little mitts. [...]

It’s hard to believe that, on one fateful Sunday night, playing FIFA 12 on my PS3, I would be introduced to one of the most underrated bands that fall under the psychedelic indie genre: PORTUGAL. THE MAN. Despite the worldwide and mainstream popularity of the FIFA video games, developer, EA, do an emphatic job of carefully selecting artists who are often little known to gamers, to feature on their annual soundtrack. Over the years, this has opened the door to fame for many artists including Kasabian , Editors , [...]

Minus The Bear w/The Velvet Teen at the Varsity Theater . Explosions In The Sky w/Wye Oak at the First Avenue Mainroom . Coloring Time at MFR Night at Honey . Making Movies at MFR Night at Honey . Dum [...]
Weekly Playlist 68 features Snakadaktal (pictured), Conics, Young The Giant, Friendly Fires, Calvin Harris and Portugal The Man. Snakadaktal - Chimera Triple J Unearthed High winning band with a big future! Conics - Habitats Young The Giant - 12 Fingers Friendly Fires - Chimes Calvin Harris - Feel So Close Portugal The Man - Got It All [...]

Por Eric Olsen Desde Waiter: “You Vultures!” , su primer disco en 2006, Portugal. The Man supo cómo mantenerse ocupado. Sacando un disco por año, acercándose al reconocimiento medial pero alejándose progresivamente de sus raíces, cada nuevo año traía un nuevo trabajo y al mismo tiempo una nueva cara. Pero ¿qué tiene el sexto disco de la banda que haya carecido en su carrera pasada? Para empezar, In the Mountain In the Cloud es el primer disco de los alaskeños lejos de una discografía cuasi independiente, y de la mano de [...]
The new video for Portugal. The Man’s “Got it All” is bizarre to say the least. read more
Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week's listen-worthy releases include Iditarod-psychedelic rock outfit Portugal. The Man... Continue reading "Portugal. The Man, They Might Be Giants, Crystal Antlers: This Week's New Releases" >
Tonight's touts: ► Portland rockers Portugal. The Man are doing it right on the day their new album "In the Mountain in the Cloud" is released. They're on KCRW this morning, and do two shows later, a 4:30 p.m. acoustic set and a cozy show at El Cid (both of which will be webcast on UStream ). Entry into the El Cid show is free with proof of purchase of the new album. Meanwhile, that's the video for the new song "Got It All (Can't Be Living Now)," above. ► Shadow [...]
Here is Portugal. The Man with their video for "Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)" which is from their new album In The Mountain In The Cloud which came out today. Check out the album version of the track below. "Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)" by Portugal. The Man from In The Mountain In The Cloud Related posts: DOM - "Living In America" Video Maps & [...]
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