NME — Could Matador birthday show be Stephen Malkmus' band's final gig? more info

Guardian Music — Janet Weiss and Carrie Brownstein join fellow 90s heroines Rebecca Cole and Mary Timony for latest groupSix months after hinting at a new project, two members of Sleater-Kinney have revealed their new band – and it's got terrific indie cred. Drumme... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo, words by Bill Pearis "Welcome," Stephen Malkmus greeted the crowd at Summerstage. "So, these are the real shows. The first shows. The others were just warm-ups." The two-hour, 27-song set Pavement played did nothing to... more info

CNN Showbiz — "Sing it if you know it," Pavement's Stephen Malkmus told the crowd Sunday night in Brooklyn, on the Williamsburg Waterfront, as the band prepared to play "Stop Breathing." Then he added, "I tell myself that before every song. 'Sing it like you know ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Stephen Malkmus awkwardly sort-of-answered Stephen Colbert's questions last night on the Colbert Report, right before playing "Gold Soundz" (the "top track of the 1990's") Pavement kick off their four-night run at Central Park Summerstage tonight (9/... more info

Topix — Frontman Stephen Malkmus led Pavement through the band's back catalog on Saturday night at Agganis Arena. more info

Guardian Music — Frontman Win Butler hints at retiring, saying he can't see himself making music in 10 years' timeThirty years old and Win Butler is already mulling retirement. "I can't see myself doing this 10 years from now," the Arcade Fire leader explained in a n... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about the power of the flower, but from here on in, we're living for the weekendAfter a week giving each other flowers, I hope everyone is full of the joys of early summer. Rather that than full of dread at the inexorable approach o... more info

Guardian Music — There are more songs about roses than any other flower. But for diversity's sake, this week's list takes in gardenias, cherry blossoms, poinciana and others – as well as a rose or fourBefore we go any further, a word of congratulation to the world'... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Gnarls Barkley singer Cee-Lo Green (1974) Venezuelan singer Devendra Banhart (1981) Pavement singer Stephen Malkmus (1966) Audioslave/Rage Against The Machine guitarist To... more info