Guardian Music — Take a drag on this Montreal singer's love letter to the pleasures of having a puffReading on mobile? Watch hereOn the cover of his new album, 2, Montreal's Mac DeMarco is pictured wearing an oversized shirt and a baseball cap while hugging a battere... more info

Guardian Music — (Kill Rock Stars)Before Hurricane Ditto the loudest riot grrrl on the west coast was Corin Tucker, wind-tunnel frontwoman for Sleater-Kinney. With S-K still cleaved in half, Tucker is on her second solo album, a return to rocking ways after 2010's qu... more info

Totally Fuzzy — France’s premier summer music festival La Route Du Rock took place between August 10-12th 2011. Thanks to ARTE we've got some highlights from the festival, and of course you can watch them all below; Cloud Nothings, Stephen Malkmus & The Jick... more info

Prefix — Last year, Stephen Malkmus moved to Berlin with his family, and now German fans can be treated with surprise sightings ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-stephen-malkmus-do-rare-solo-gig-play-paveme/68078/ more info

Guardian Music — Following our potted history of German pop, our journey through the sounds of Europe continues as Wyndham Wallace introduces the acts making waves in his adopted countryReading this on a mobile? Click here to view videoGermany is the world's third bi... more info

Guardian Music — He mocks and caricatures, but there's real tenderness at the heart of Stephen Malkmus's slacker romance It might be indie heresy to admit it but for all the perennial fuss made about Pavement I actually prefer the debut solo offering by the band's fo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2012 edition of Calgary, Alberta festival Sled Island is set to take place from June 20-23 at venues throughout the city. This year includes over 200 bands performing at 30 venues plus a large comedy schedule, film screenings,... more info

Topix — Wednesday night, I saw Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks at the Mohawk. The band put on an excellent set , and I had a great view thanks to a new extended deck at the venue. more info

Stereogum — Last month, Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks teamed up with the glam-metal veterans L.A. Guns to cover each other on a split single for Matador’s Singles Going Home Alone story, and it took forever for either song from the 7″ to make it to the inter... more info

411 Mania — From the Decemberist's "Don't Carry It All" and Wild Flag's "Romance" to Stephen Malkmus' "No One Is (As I Are Be)" and more, 411's Christopher Bill ranks the top 10 songs of 2011! more info