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

Metalsucks — My iTunes decided to define Michael Monroe’s Sensory Overdrive as indie rock, which is just wrong. Indie rock makes me think of like… wait, I don’t even know anymore. Pavement? The Postal Service? Do those count? My college roommate would liste... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — With Pavement on the road most of last year I almost forgot Malkmus had been fronting his other band, the Jicks, for nearly a decade. With his old band is back on the shelf, the Jicks have a new (Beck produced) record ready to roll out August 23rd, v... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Last summer, Pavement pleased us all when they reunited and returned to the music world, making the festival rounds and bringing back the hits like 'Shady Lane' and 'Cut Your Hair'. Looks like frontman Stephen Malkmus hasn't called it quits on th... more info

Guardian Music — Their name might sound as twee as Belle and Sebastian's book club, but this lot are flying the flag for lo-fi noise rockHometown: London.The lineup: Stephanie Min (vocals), Jerome Watson (guitar), James Thomas (drums), Kelly Lee Owens (bass, backing ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bosco spent the past summer in Memphis, TN recording the 13 tracks with Doug Easley at his acclaimed studio whose alumni include the White Stripes, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Wilco, and Cat Power. Bosco's sound references the sounds of Sun Studios-e... more info

Guardian Music — Former Haçienda DJ Dave Haslam's True Faith strand at MIF serves as a great showcase for the best new Manchester bands. Here's his guide to the class of 2011Pictured, left to right:Young british artistsThey haven't been shouting as loudly about ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Stephen Malkmus hasn’t released new material with his band The Jicks since 2008′s Real Emotional Trash, but he’s had his hands full with the Pavement reunion tour. With drummer Janet Weiss joining grrrl-rock outfit Wild Flag (with former Sleate... more info

Stereogum — Matador announced Stephen Malkmus’s latest album with The Jicks today via their Matablog. The record’s called Mirror Traffic, and it was produced by Beck Hansen. Malkmus and Hansen recorded the album in early 2010, but because of Pavement’s tou... more info

DrownedInSound — Although he's been fairly busy in the last couple of years with all the reunited Pavement stuff going on, Stephen Malkmus has found time to record and release the next Jicks album, which comes out through Domino on August 22. Read the full stor... more info