Stereogum — At this point Bob Nastanovich is at least as well known as a race horsing enthusiast as a member of Pavement and Silver Jews. Nastanovich is, for instance, the only known American to have attended race meetings at all 60 British racecourses, and he�... more info

Stereogum — On the title track from last year’s When, Burger Records rockers and blatant apostrophe-omitters Tomorrows Tulips run the label’s trademark throwback West Coast garage rock through a ’90s alt-rock churn. I’d cite Yo La Tengo’s immortal cove... more info

Stereogum — The winsome approach of Toronto quartet Grounders involves dredging up classic indie-rock sounds of the late ’90s and early aughts and putting a chilled-out, psychedelic spin on them, ending up with something gorgeous and casually grandiose. (Think... more info

Stereogum — Pavement’s Wowee Zowee came out 20 years ago today, but while we’re busy looking back, the band has begun teasing some “great news coming soon.” On a new Facebook page (which Matador Records tells us is legit) Spiral Stairs writes: hi pavemen... more info

Stereogum — Stephen Malkmus has always hated the Pavement/Nirvana comparison, but Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain was Pavement’s own twisted sort of Nevermind: the boldest, brightest, poppiest album of their career and the one that got them on the radio, if only br... more info

Stereogum — Rookie puts out a lot of great editorial and video content, but one of my personal favorites is their series “Ask A Grown Man” in which older male celebrities answer teen girls’ questions about relationships, both social and romantic. TV On The... more info

Stereogum — James Greer first came to prominence as a music journalist, and his memories proved invaluable when I was compiling an oral history of Pavement’s Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. Greer then spent time playing in Guided By Voices and ended up writing a b... more info

Stereogum — Silver Jews, David Berman’s meditative, poetic, much-beloved indie-rock project that served as a sort of sister band to Pavement, has been defunct since 2009, when Berman ended the band and exposed his father as “a union buster” and “a despic... more info

Stereogum — WHY? frontman Yoni Wolf is about to launch a short southern US tour, and he’s marking the occasion with a limited edition covers tape called Snowjams. The project will be limited to 300 copies, and it contains Wolf’s characteristically quirky ren... more info

Stereogum — Right now, the War On Drugs are embroiled in the bitterest alt-rock blood feud since Pavement/Smashing Pumpkins. (Somehow, though, both the War On Drugs and Sun Kil Moon are Pavement in this one, albeit in different ways. Does Mark Kozelek really thi... more info