In perhaps some of the strangest/coolest news to hit the music scene this week, legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has become a full-fledged, official member of American indie-rock band Modest ...

Given the unlikely, phenomenal success of Modest Mouse's 2004 disc "Good News for People Who Love Bad News," the story line on their new album seemed sure to focus on the long-indie band's response to ...

Is the most famous Smith (not named Morrissey) out of Modest Mouse? The sorta-local band announced a series of tour dates this morning—none of which will be in Portland—and the press release included ...

Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock has spoken to NME about the Portland indie heroes’ new album ‘An Eraser and a Maze’, as well as the tragic death of founding drummer Jeremiah Green. The album is the ...

Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green died on December 31 — he’d been diagnosed only recently with stage four cancer — and there have been a number of tributes to him since the news broke, including ...