Brooklyn Vegan — by Jonathan Dick Stephen Malkmus @ Bowery Ballroom in Feb. (more by PSquared) Whether it's "Independence Street" from this year's Jicks release Wig Out at Jagbags, or a jam like "Range Life" written some twenty years ago during the Pavement... more info

Stereogum — The Pavement reunion tour has been over and done for years, and there’s no indication that we’ll get another one anytime soon. But people who went see Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks play L.A.’s El Rey Theatre on Friday night got to see something o... more info

Stereogum — Last year, 7 Days Of Funk, the retro synth-funk duo of Snoop Dogg and Dâm-Funk, released a self-titled album full of music that explicitly recalled the music they grew up on. The videos, for “Faden Away” and “Hit Da Pavement” and “I’ll B... more info

Stereogum — If I were to give a single piece of advice to teenage girls, it would be this: “Don’t listen to Pavement.” I kid, I kid. Actually, Stephen Malkmus is the latest grown man to participate in Rookie’s charming “Ask A Grown Man” video series,... more info

Core News — “Cult icon and ex-Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus is nothing less than a legend of independent music. Wake up with him here. Pavement are undoubtedly one of the most influential rock bands of all time, with Malkmus’ spikey, silly, shambolic sty... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Stereogum shares an oral history of Pavement's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain album. Hilary Mantel's next book will be a short story collection. The master aggregation of "best books of 2013" lists. My list of major and interesting online year-end music.... more info

Impose Magazine — On The Magic Gang's Facebook page, there are a few links shared: The Beatles, Weezer, Pavement. The fourpiece—who hails from the grey beach town of Brighton—bleed through with their influences, proving that nicely on a new track entitled "Sha... more info

Impose Magazine — Clearance, the excellent two-piece project of collegey rock out of Chicago, has unveiled their latest seven-inch project, a fantastically short 5-song EP called Greensleeve. While we previously shared with you the thoughtful, undistorted track "Drive... more info

Consequence of Sound — Holding on to Christmas for as long as we can. more info

Sky News — Police appeal for witnesses after the fatal incident at a bus stop in Stanmore, north-west London more info