Stereogum — Last year's Mosswood Meltdown was a success with Kreayshawn's first performance in a decade, along with great sets from Devo, Osees, Bratmobile, Shannon & The Clams, and more. Now the John Waters-hosted festival is returning to Oakland on July 18 and... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Steve West (Pavement). You cannot drum! Photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Read our Pavement live review from 2022: The post Happy Birthday Steve West (Pavement) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Stephen Malkmus and Kurt Vile both headlined Raised By Sound Fest in Memphis, Tennessee last night. The respective Pavement and Violators frontmen teamed up to pay homage to Memphis' own Oblivians, doing a cover of their 1996 hedonistic anthem "Feel ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Think it’s impossible to draw a musical line from Pavement’s totemic Slanted And Enchanted to Taylor Swift’s Folklore? Well, in Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History Of The Indie Rock Explosion, author Chris DeVille makes a comprehe... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Mark Ibold (Pavement, Sonic Youth). Stay grounded. Cover photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Read our live review from Pavement’s 2022 reunion tour: The post Happy Birthday Mark Ibold (Pavement, Sonic Youth) appeared first on Magne... more info

Obscure Sound — A swirling array of art-rock, psych-infused guitars, and climactic energy defines Neon Seeping from the Pavement, the debut mixtape from NYC-based outfit All Violet. Recorded largely in frontman Brian Tannenbaum’s Midtown apartment, the album chann... more info

Stereogum — A Country Western are part of Philadelphia’s vital constellation of warped post-Alex G, post-TAGABOW indie bands. They released their surprisingly punchy and uptempo album Life On The Lawn last year, and today they’re back with a pair of sho... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg (Pavement, Preston School Of Industry). Get your Crayons out! Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of Pavement’s Slanted And Enchanted: The post Happy Birthday Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg (... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Bob Nastanovich (Pavement, Silver Jews). We’ll elevate you later. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of Pavement’s Slanted And Enchanted: The post Happy Birthday Bob Nastanovich (Pavement, Silver Jews) appeared first on Magnet ... more info

Stereogum — You like lore? Maxwell’s had lore. The now-defunct nightclub — situated in Hoboken, NJ, just across the river from New York City, from 1978-2013 — is one of the most famous and revered venues in indie rock history, known for incubating talen... more info