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

XLR8R — With its debut record out today via Stones Throw, 7 Days of Funk (a.k.a. Snoop Dogg and Dam-Funk) has put together a new retro-streaked video for album opener "Hit Da Pavement." read more more info

Impose Magazine — Friends who tour down to Nashville always say the same thing—it's a veritable mecca for good music and with so many musical families running around, the kids of musical parents end up making better bands than their parents and then their kids m... more info

Prefix — Nowadays it’s easy for a band to draw comparisons from bands like Pavement and Pixies; just have a guitar-washed catalog ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/prefix-premiere-bouts-jittery/75122/ more info