Stereogum — Spiral Stairs, better known to many of us as Pavement co-founder Scott Kannenberg, is getting ready to release the new solo album Doris & The Daggers. We've already posted two of its songs: "Dundee Man" and "Dance (Cry Wolf)," the latter of which fea... more info
Stereogum — For the latest installment of the Talkhouse Music Podcast, Pavement's Stephen Malkmus sat down for a conversation with Emil Amos of Om, Grails, and Holy Sons. Their discussion touches on everything from Elliott Smith's love of recording gear to indie... more info
Stereogum — The 1995 edition of Lollapalooza had a lineup that, in retrospect, seems almost inconceivably cool. It had the Jesus Lizard. It had Elastica. It had Pavement, so sloppy and aloof the day I saw them that the West Virginia crowd pelted them with chunks... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Quasi (aka Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss) have put together a new compilation protest album called Battle Hymns that features tons of exciting guests. It's a pay-what-you-want download, and proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and 350.org.
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Brooklyn Vegan — New additions include Spoon (who will play and curate three shows), former Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs, Robyn Hitchcock, Kate Nash, The Nude Party, Purling Hiss, Honduras, Acid Dad, and more.
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Stereogum — Fred Thomas used to lead the indie rock band Saturday Looks Good To Me, but his style has gone through some significant changes since then. In recent years, Thomas has perfected a sort of splintered-deadpan stream-of-consciousness ramble that reminds... more info