The explosion of online music-video content has brought with it a corresponding surge of videos that really aren't much fun to watch. The clip for Portishead's "Magic Doors" is one example, but the resurgent English trio are far from the only guilty parties. At least the music, from this year's Third, is exquisite: eccentrically clonking percus...

Portishead's third album Third deserves to chart high on various end of years lists, though only time (and more lists) will tell. If such a category exists, the Bristol trio should also receive comeback of the year. If you've listened to Third, seen them live, or watched the videos for "Machine Gun" or "The Rip," you know this. On the visual fro...

Photo by Shannon McCleanIf you happen to stumble upon "the smallest gallery in the world...ever" somewhere in the vicinity of Bristol, England, you'll have found yourself in front of the (very tiny) realm of Portishead's Geoff Barrow. Barrow, along with an associate, recently opened an art space in Bristol they're calling Friend & Co. [v...

Portishead's Geoff Barrow has opened his own art gallery in Bristol.

Portishead have revealed that they are planning to work on a new album later in 2008 - part of the reason why they will not play live for the rest of the year.