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Stephen Malkmus Embraces His Inner Folkie with New Album 'Traditional Techniques'

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2020

Pavement hero Stephen Malkmus is already back with a new solo effort. Called Traditional Techniques, the album arrives on March 6 via Matad...

Pavement Announce Reunion Performances in 2020

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2019

Nearly a decade since Pavement's last reunion tour, the legendary indie rockers have announced that they will be performing again in 2020....

An Essential Guide to Stephen Malkmus

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2019

The '90s were a weird time for music. Bands like Butthole Surfers and the Flaming Lips got signed to major labels. There was a ska revival....

Pavement's Stephen Malkmus and Spiral Stairs Both Just Announced New Solo Albums

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2019

While there is still no Pavement reunion in sight, two of the band's key members are hitting us up with new solo albums in 2019. We're not...

Silver Jews to Reportedly Return in 2019 as Purple Mountains

PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2018

While we've heard this one before, David Berman's long-absent Silver Jews are apparently plotting a comeback. According to Pavement/Silver...

Stephen Malkmus Slams the Smashing Pumpkins' "Fake" Reunion

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2018

Proving old feuds die hard, Stephen Malkmus has slammed the Smashing Pumpkins once again, writing off the band's reunion as "fake." On the...

​Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Share "Middle America" Ahead of North American Tour

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2018

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks' last album arrived as 2014's Wig Out at Jagbags, but the Portland-based band have finally returned with some n...

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Back In Slack

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Stephen Malkmus, who for ten years was the primary focal point of Pavement, has seemingly never been aggressive in any regard except for se...