LargeHeartedBoy — The Chicago Tribune interviews Tobin Sprout about the Guided By Voices reunion tour. Esquire explains why Philip Roth deserves the Nobel Prize for literature. DC9 at Night interviews Matt & Kim's Matt Johnson. The Economist examines the current state... more info

BBC 6 Music — GBV round off Matador birthday celebrations more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Emay first hit my radar with Emay, Karen O, and the Kids, his fantastic re-interpretation of Karen O’s Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack. He just hit me up with a brand new single called “Douche Lincolns, “So Live”". In it, he uses a sampl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Guided By Voices at Matador 21 (via) "Anyone who walked into the popular casino during the three-day venture witnessed a culture shock like no other as hundreds of well-established, middle-aged rockers filled the building to see label legends.... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Funny thing about Matador at 21: After three days and dozens of diverse bands, it turns out everyone was pretty much there to see Guided by Voices. The '90s lo-fi heroes, who reunited to play the festival (and stop in... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsAre you already tired of politics this season? Well, we have a campaign that rock fans can get behind without any headaches. Taking to the increasingly popular online funding model, Tim Midgett of Silkworm has started a drive to p... more info

NME — Bob Pollard's crew round off indie label's Las Vegas party more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Guided By Voices were great last night. Air kicks, mic twirls and booze swigs galore. They did My Valuable Hunting Knife and I was so happy." -jeffobento "It took 10 songs and several shots of tequila, but Guided By Voices... more info

Stereogum — This weekend in Las Vegas, Matador Records is celebrating 21 years of shaping the ship of independent music with a fearsome deepdive through its roster, headlined by the reunited “classic” lineup of lo-fi progenitors Guided By Voices. Awesome. Am... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Well, 30 Days Out screwed up this weekend and missed an important birthday. Adam West - TV's "Batman" - was 82 years old on Saturday! So we make up for it by sharing our personal memories of the Caped Crusader, as well as some vinta... more info