NME - The Bands Blog — Testing musicians' memories after a lifetime of abuse. This week we test Pavement's Stephen Malkmus. What happens to which member of Pavement at the barbers in the video to ‘Cut Your Hair’? “Bob [Nastanovich] drinks some tonic from the thing... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — August 23rd marks the release of Mirror Traffic, Stephen Malkmus’s fifth ‘solo’ album since the dissolution of Pavement in 1999. Produced by Beck, the LP is being described as his some of his (and the Jicks) tightest work since his pop-leaning ... more info

Stereogum — Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, and Pavement are some of the bands name checked when describing Yuck’s sound, and indeed the London four piece are big fans of ’90s indie. But if you want to dig a bit deeper into what inspired their excellent debut, ch... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At NRGM, stream Astrid Swan's covers album Hits (Pavement for Girls). PopMatters lists 20 essential Pavement songs. The New York Times reports that Philip Levine will be the next U.S. poet laureate. Brain Pickings recommends 10 nonfiction graphic nov... more info

Guardian Music — This lo-fi DIY duo from Manchester make metal machine music haunted by the ghost of British industryHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Jack Hardman (vocals, guitar), Mike Benson (drums, samplers).The background: We got praised yesterday – actually, i... more info

Impose Magazine — Maybe Stephen Malkmus is one of Ty Segall's inspirations; both have decided to make lesser knowns of their band and perform / tour behind their own names. At least in Segall's case, there's no iconic group to live up to. And now that thos... more info

Music For Ants — Fleet Foxes are the youngest band ever to headline a night at Pitchfork Festival, a spot that’s usually reserved for esteemed, decade-spanning bands like Pavement, Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon and De La Soul. They also mark the... more info

Guardian Music — You sent us some of your favourite songs that leave the stage early ... only to re-emerge for a surprise encore"Some people are on the pitch … they think it's all over. It is now!" It's the element of surprise that we're looking for in our quest fo... more info

ContactMusic — Soul singer Adele's chart-conquering 2011 is set to continue following her nomination for Britain's prestigious Mercury Prize, according to industry experts. The Chasing Pavement hitmaker's second album, 21, is the 4/1 joint favourite to scoop the co... more info

Guardian Music — Loser singer working on comeback album for country musician who sold 25m records in the 80s and 90sBeck is reportedly working on a comeback album by country singer Dwight Yoakam. Yoakam, who sold more than 25m records in the 80s and 90s, is plotting ... more info