Guardian Music — Take a drag on this Montreal singer's love letter to the pleasures of having a puffReading on mobile? Watch hereOn the cover of his new album, 2, Montreal's Mac DeMarco is pictured wearing an oversized shirt and a baseball cap while hugging a battere... more info

Chorus.fm — Today's interview from the random questionnaire offered to any and all bands comes from *Slaves to the Pavement* (http://www.facebook.com/slavestothepavement). You can read the interview here (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2908002). more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Melody Fisher Chicago indie rock duo Nervous Cloud are veterans odf the Windy City music scene. Travis Lee Wiggins (vocals, guitar) & Sarah Sterling (drums, vocals) have played in various bands before joining forces in 2010. Their self-tit... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectTom Baker is a recent graduate currently writing about music for This Is Fake DIY and the 405What was the first song you ever bought?North & South – I... more info

Consequence of Sound — "A lot of our favorite bands, our favorite records, we were steered to by Pavement." more info

Prefix — Last year, Stephen Malkmus moved to Berlin with his family, and now German fans can be treated with surprise sightings ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-stephen-malkmus-do-rare-solo-gig-play-paveme/68078/ more info

Prefix — The one thing you can always count on when Billy Corgan speaks is that he’s going to say whatever ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/billy-corgan-rips-soundgarden-and-pavement/68050/ more info

Guardian Music — These London synth-pop cats need to earn their stripes if they are to make the transition from in-joke to music for the massesReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Roiii, Gigi and Loral Love.The background: The 2007-8 indie reviv... more info

Topix — Don't let anyone who says every Pavement album is worth owning tell you that you don't need Archers of Loaf's final two albums. more info

Guardian Music — Following our history of Belgian pop and guide to the country's music scene, we talk to Tom Barman of Antwerp's dEUS about his band's noirish new direction and Belgium's cultural dividedEUS were formed more than 20 years ago in Antwerp, becoming the ... more info