Stereogum — The ever-humble Stephen Malkmus was the guest of honor on the Dinner Party Download podcast and he talked Album Of The Week Wig Out At Jagbags, what his ideal fanbase is (“not fascists”), and whether or not his kids know that they have a cool dad... more info

Stereogum — Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks have history with Beck — he produced their 2011 album Mirror Traffic — so consider it no surprise that, with the release of Morning Phase imminent, the jammy Portland indie-rock combo paid tribute to the good Mr. Hanse... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Philip Pullman talks to the Telegraph about his twitter novel. Drowned in Sound interviews Annie Clark about the new, self-titled St. Vincent album. The Detroit News profiles singer-songwriter Stephen Malkmus. The Quietus reconsiders Steely Dan's Pre... more info

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

NME — The singer also goes on to express his support of Joanna Gruesome and Parquet Courts more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Choose Your Own P.G. Wodehouse Adventure The A.V. Club interviews musician Stephen Malkmus. 32 "best books of 2013" lists were added to my master aggregation Sunday, including The Migrant Bookclub's best books for expats, immigrants, and other vagran... more info

Consequence of Sound — More drinking, more album reviewing. more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown —  This is the first "best of" list of 2014.  To kick things off there's a little self-promotion for myself and my book.  If you haven't picked it up...get it on Amazon here and Kindle here.  Only .99 cent on Kindle!  That's cheaper... more info

Consequence of Sound — Miss this party at your own risk, ya jagbag. more info