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'Modern Girl' Carrie Brownstein Describes Finding (And Hiding) Herself In Music

Carrie Brownstein is the co-creator and co-star of the TV series Portlandia. Autumn de Wilde/Riverhead Books hide caption

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'Modern Girl' Carrie Brownstein Describes Finding (And Hiding) Herself In Music

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October 27, 2015 • The Sleater-Kinney guitarist and singer is known for her defiant performances, but it was vulnerability that initially drew her to music. Brownstein's new memoir is Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl.

'Modern Girl' Carrie Brownstein Describes Finding (And Hiding) Herself In Music

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'Rent It Out': Portlandia Spoofs The Sharing Economy

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'Rent It Out': Portlandia Spoofs The Sharing Economy

February 27, 2014 • On their IFC comedy show, Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen take on the rent-everything culture with a new clip: "Rent it out!"

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Portlandia Public Radio Tailgate

January 29, 2014 • Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen host a public radio tailgate in their new Portlandia sketch.