We All Want Someone To Shout For — Surfer Blood stopped by Grand Rapids, Michigan to perform a live in studio session for music blog Halfway House. The session contained cuts from Astrocoast, as well as the unreleased gem (a song they’ve been playing on tour) “I’m Not Ready” a... more info

Stereogum — With Matador’s 21st birthday out of the way and the Pavement reunion coming to a somewhat acrimonious close therein, the gaze of pop cultural nostalgia shifts a few years to the right on the timeline with the pending release of the Jackass movie. Y... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Last week, I went to the Sonic Youth/Pavement show.  There was something comforting about listening to 2 1/2 hours of fuzzy guitars and warped lyrics while pounding an Estrella Damm Inedit (best beer in the world).  Then a strange realization hit ... more info

Guardian Music — Were you thinking of wearing that T-shirt you just bought at the merch stand? Woah! Stop right there! You're about to commit an indie faux pas!What's the ethics for wearing a band's T-shirt to one of their gigs? From how recent a tour can it be? I've... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Belle and Sebastian album, Write About Love (out October 12th). The New Yorker features a new short story by Alice Munro. At the New Yorker, Sasha Frere-Jones reviews Pavement's career. Torontoist interviews Paul Tremblay abo... more info

Pop Candy — Happy Monday to you all! I'm feeling mighty rested and excited after an eventful weekend -- yep, I saw The Social Network and liked it. I also ... more info

ContactMusic — Cult rockers PAVEMENT left fans at their Las Vegas concert baffled on Friday (01Oct10) when frontman STEPHEN MALKMUS hinted the reunited band's appearance would be... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Matador at 21, a thee-day celebration of the New York indie label's drinking-age birthday, descended on Vegas on Friday night. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Pop & Hiss contributor and Brand X blogger David Greenwald is in Las Vegas to take in the three-day anniversary party for New York's Matador Records. His middle-of-the-night dispatch from Night 1 is below. About an hour outside of Las... more info

NME — Could Matador birthday show be Stephen Malkmus' band's final gig? more info