Angry John Sellers stirs up some shit with Kim Deal in Time Out New York: You know, [Stephen] Malkmus is being a bit of a bitch in interviews recently. One thing he said last summer referred to me as “trashy mouth.” And he just did this article in Spin where he alluded to me unpleasantly, … Continue reading O.G. Indie War: Kim Deal vs. Stephen Malkmus→
MP3: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Baltimore” from Real Emotional Trash, out March 4 on Matador. The song is a six-and-a-half-minute psychedelic sea shanty that gets progressively proggier. “It’s warm for a witch trial. Don’t you agree?” Courtesy of the Matablog.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks The Warsaw, Brooklyn NY, Dec. 6, 2002 I’m going to tell you something that makes me look like a weirdo or perhaps, just a sad person. I once wrote a song about Stephen Malkmus and gave a tape of it to a roadie at a Pavement show. “Will you give … Continue reading Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Coalesce as Rock Band→
Stephen Malkmus Just Can’t Apply Himself Stephen Malkmus is one quirky motherfucker. The quirky charm has always been his calling card, ever since Pavement’s emergence in the early 1990s. His shit-eating grin and know-it-all-ness seeped into ever corner of the band’s music, making him the understood frontman in a group known for its members’ shambling … Continue reading Stephen Malkmus: Hanging Out With The Coolest Kid In School→
These free, full album streams are available from AOL’s Spinner through Sunday, March 2, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. • Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, ‘Real Emotional Trash’ • Dolly Parton, ‘Backwoods Barbie’ • Cowboy Junkies, ‘Trinity Revisited’ • Goldfrapp, ‘Seventh Tree’ • Pete Rock, ‘NY’s Finest’ • Ghostland Observatory, ‘Robotique … Continue reading Full Album Streams: Malkmus, Dolly, etc.→
In yesterday’s article about Stephen Malkmus, I suggested that Indie Rock’s golden child will never be accepted as a mainstream rocker, despite his label’s attempts to position him as some kind of Thinking Man’s Duncan Sheik. Proving my point, Malkmus appeared last night (with his band, The Jicks) on The Late Show. Somehow, I don’t … Continue reading Malkmus on Letterman, 4/10→