Atomic Ned (Free subscription) | yesterday
I have a stack of CDs to review by Sunday for the next issue of Wonka Vision but this week it’s been all about Pavement and post-Pavement projects (Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Preston School of Industry) as far as listening to music goes. Matador re-released Pavement’s Brighten the Corners CD with a ton of [...]
Elbo.ws Top Artists (Free subscription) | 12/29/2008
Todo lo que no escuché el 2008: Hercules and Love Affair. by 2 de 7 ThaBombShelter's Top Photos/Top Live Tracks of Two-Thousand Eight by ThaBombShelter Local Best Of '08 by Avant/Chicago THE 10 BEST ALBUMS OF 2008 - The Mix Tape Podcast: by The Mix Tape Podcast Hold up! by ::: Off the Radar ::: More: http://elbo.ws/artist/best-of-/ Feed: http://elbo.ws/artist/best-of-/feed/
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
When we first heard that Peter Gabriel teamed up with electropop aces Hot Chip to record Vampire Weekend’s Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, we wondered how the track would turn out. Turns out they actually did a fine job of it. I’m sure Petey got a big kick out of singing his own name. [via Abeano ] Here’s a look at what else is happenin’ this week… Animal Collective calls for fans to leak their new album...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Filed under: News Spinner.com : It might not happen anytime soon, but Stephen Malkmus is open to a Pavement reunion. The optimistic news can't help but delight indie rockers around the globe. "Pavement was a really hardworking band through the '90s, so it wouldn't be surprising if... Read more
Virtual Globetrotting: Latest Maps (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
BEV Stephen Malkmus' House [ Info ] [ GM ] [ LM ] [ YM ] By: tlp333 @ 2008-12-13 12:01:37 The indie rock musician, and a former member of the band "Pavement", lives here. He purchased the 3-bed, 3-bath, 3,127 sq ft home in July of 2001 for $447K, according to public records.
Platform Nation (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain This weeks album is Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by the indie legends Pavement. It is the, Stockton, CA based, band’s second album and their most sucessful. Coming out in 1993, this album proved that a band could gain marginal sucess without the backing of a major label. Spawning a couple [...]
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
With Pavement’s Brighten the Corners reissue out now, we reminisce about that glorious night in October 1997 when the band played Paul Shaffer to Space Ghost’s David Letterman on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. Rocking cartoon drums in front of a green screen, a camera-shy Stephen Malkmus and friends apparently miss their cue to stop [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
Originally released in 1997, Brighten the Corners marked the completion of Pavement's transformation from lo-fi indie oddities to ... well, to slightly higher-fi indie oddities.
Waco, Nowhere (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
A short list for people looking for new music (not age-wise). Most of these are just overlooked or underrated [...]
OPERATION ITCH (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
Stuart Berman • PITCHFORK • JUMP TO MOST RECENT POST For a band that often seemed be on the verge of a commercial breakthrough, Pavement made all the right moves– they just did them in the wrong order. With its crystalline production (courtesy of R.E.M. architect Mitch Easter and Bryce Goggin) and more [...]
Material Interest (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
More retiring than Slanted and Enchanted, more cohesive than Wowee Zowee, Pavement's fourth album, 1997's Brighten the Corners, struck a radio-friendly noteone that purists, weaned on Wowee Zowee's meandering yelps, greeted with some suspicion. (It didn't help that lead singer...
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
The re-release parade continues.
Metroblogging Seattle (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
photo via stephen malkmus [myspace] Once upon a time there was a band called Pavement that gave college indie-rock geeks (before being an indie rock geek was a primetime drama character trait) something to obsess over in the nineties that wasn’t grunge. Now, of course, they have faded into the [...]
BUZZGRINDER (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
To coincide with the release of the expanded edition of Brighten The Corners, Matador Records and Pavement are teaming up with imeem for an interesting contest. A date with a member of Pavement at Ikea…it may be obvious, but lets all agree it’s original. Here’s the deal, if you think your home needs an [...]
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Filed under: Video of the Day Spinner.com : Artist: Stephen MalkmusVideo: 'Gardenia'Highlight: Some of indie rock's familiar faces make an appearance in this good-natured clip from the former Pavement frontman. Buy 'Gardenia' on iTunes. Next Video... Read more
