Stereogum — Remember when a young Taylor Swift broke through with a song called "Tim McGraw"? Here is the indie rock version of that. more info

Stereogum — David Berman, who founded the legendary indie band Silver Jews and relaunched his career this year with a new project called Purple Mountains, died by suicide last month. Since then, a number of admirers have covered Berman's songs in tribute, includ... more info

Stereogum — Since Sonic Youth's dissolution in 2011, co-founder Kim Gordon has collaborated with artists like Tony Conrad, Ikue Mori, Julie Cafritz, and Stephen Malkmus, and has been releasing noise music with guitarist Bill Nace as Body/Head. We caught up wit... more info

Stereogum — David Berman, the poet, cartoonist, and singer-songwriter behind Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, died yesterday at the age of 52. Many of his friends, collaborators, and fans, including Pavement's Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich, have shared tr... more info

Stereogum — David Berman, the poet, cartoonist, and singer-songwriter behind Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, died earlier today at the age of 52. Berman formed Silver Jews in 1989 with Pavement members Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. Malkmus and Nastanovi... more info

Stereogum — David Berman, the poet and singer-songwriter begins Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, has died. He was 52 years old. Berman founded Silver Jews in 1989 with Pavement's Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. After several lineup changes and six albums, ... more info

Stereogum — A few days ago, David Berman released his first album in ten years, the self-titled debut album for his new Purple Mountains project. The album rollout was peppered with rare, candid interviews, wherein he discussed the end of Silver Jews, his infamo... more info

Stereogum — Gearing up for the release of his first new album in ten years, David Berman has granted Aquarium Drunkard a rare interview. Berman discussed making music with his new band, Purple Mountains, and looked back on past work with Silver Jews and his old ... more info

Stereogum — Stephen Malkmus was spelling it out for us. The Pavement frontman has never been known as a straight shooter, and surely it's folly to take anything out of his mouth at face value rather than assuming his every word is both slanted and enchanted. But... more info

Stereogum — Just last week, Stephen Malkmus conceded that another Pavement reunion is "realistic." And now, it's already confirmed: The iconic '90s indie rock band are reuniting for two shows at the Primavera Sound Festivals in Barcelona and Porto, Spain next ye... more info