Stereogum — Just a couple of months ago, Stephen Malkmus announced the existence of the Hard Quartet, his new supergroup with fellow indie rock veterans Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White. The Hard Quartet’s self-titled album arrives next month, and ... more info

Stereogum — Alex Ross Perry’s new Pavement movie Pavements is premiering today at Venice Film Festival, and the first clip from the film has emerged online. We’ve been hearing for a while that the movie is an unconventional hybrid documentary/biopic and t... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Bill Berry (R.E.M.). Stephen Malkmus said you knew restraint, so just say no to that third piece of birthday cake. Read about Bill’s new band, the Bad Ends: The post Happy Birthday Bill Berry (R.E.M.) appeared first on Magnet Magazin... more info

Stereogum — Last week indie rock legends Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, Jim White, and Emmett Kelly teased a new supergroup. Today they revealed its name: the Hard Quartet. This explains why Sweeney captioned his Instagram stories “A hard band is good to fi... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 65th birthday Suzanne Vega. Tried and true. Read our Sound Check on self-titled debuts by Suzanne, Kris Kristofferson, Kurtis Blow, Marshall Crenshaw, Rufus Wainwright and Stephen Malkmus: The post Happy 65th Birthday Suzanne Vega appeared firs... more info

Stereogum — Well, here’s something exciting: Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, Jim White, and Emmett Kelly seem to have formed an indie rock supergroup. At least that’s the message we’re getting from the teasers each musician has been sharing on their Inst... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 55th birthday Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Zwan, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy). Plus, Adele, Andrew WK, Johnny Cash, Cat Power, Neil Diamond, Dixie Chicks, Guided By Voices, Stephen Malkmus, Run The Jewels—to name just a few. Chavez photo for MAGNET by... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Stephen Malkmus (Pavement). Lots of details to discern. Photos for MAGNET by Christian Lantry; illustration for MAGNET by Bruno Guerreiro. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of Pavement’s Slanted And Enchanted: The post Happy Bir... more info

Obscure Sound — New York-based artist Alexei Shishkin dazzles with an immersive sound on new single “Bermuda,” melding nylon guitar, lap steel, and piano flourishes amidst vocals that depict a certain idyllic place, that feels just out of reach. Twangy guitars a... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Crumbs - DIY SOS Starting with a name we hadn't heard for a while and one you may never have heard of at all. Leeds' Crumbs are long standers on the northern DIY circuit, releasing an album in 2017, but went quiet as so many did post-Covid. B... more info