Stephen Malkmus

Sic Alps scrubbed the noise, but still want to freak you out at the Turf Club tonight

By Ian S. Port"I'm kind of like Ron Swanson -- I fucking hate paperwork."Mike Donovan, figurehead of San Francisco rock band Sic Alps, is grinning in the kitchen of his ground-floor apartment, explaining what he likes about driving a cab for a living. Along with the fact that Donovan usually works o ... More >>

Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi tells it like it is

The band's third album verges on masterpiece-status

Destroyer at Cedar Cultural Center, 6/25/12

Destroyer with Sandro Perri  Cedar Cultural Center  Monday, June 25, 2012     View a slideshow here.The multifaceted Dan Bejar, who performs as Destroyer, debuted the jazzy, chamber pop tracks from one of last year's best releases, Kaputt, at the Cedar Cultural Center l ... More >>

Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne ponders year-long song, gloats

​Psychedelic freak-show Oklahomans Flaming Lips are nothing if not daring and insane; winding down an autumn that's seen them release limited-edition, imaginatively packaged six and 24 hour-long songs, front man Wayne Coyne announced a series of esoteric, cracked-out extra-musical stunts for 2012 ... More >>

Atlas Sound has an early Secret Santa dime bag for you

Bedroom Databank Vols. 1 & 2, the first two entries in a new series of recordings from Atlas Sound's Bradford Cox.

Pavement at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, 9/12/2010

Photos by Tony Nelson​PavementSeptember 12, 2010Roy Wilkins AuditoriumIn the end, it was only the coordinated light show that didn't make much sense during Pavement's splendidly shambolic set at Roy Wilkins, as the band hit all the right (and wrong) notes during a nearly two-hour performance that ... More >>

Pavement's Bob Nastanovich sheds light on the reunion tour

They'll relive the '90s with you, but don't call them slackers

Universal Music Group to finally wise up on compact disc prices, eventually go broke anyway

The compact disc has been like a trinket, a toy, a candy bar or a tabloid placed at the checkout counter to snake a bit more bread out of your near-empty wallet.

Revisiting Reissues: Hits and misses from re-releases in the '00s

A sampling of what made (re)collecting the old faves so fun, and frustrating, in the aughts.

Top Five Most Hummable Indie-Rock Smash Hits of the '00s

The aughts saw indie rock go mainstream. Here's the top 5 indie songs we couldn't escape this decade.

A Paper Cup Band

John Lennon tribute, Zero 7, Doomtree Blowout, and more

Private Dancer

Kevin Costner (yep, that one), Private Dancer, and more

Q&A: Starfucker

Rawr: Erin Roof reviews Kitten Forever and friends at the Triple Rock

Janet Weiss joins forces with Stephen Malkmus

Former members of Sleater-Kinney and Pavement unite on 'Real Emotional Trash'

5ingles

The Songs We CanÕt Escape

Scoring Your Next Score

Tapes 'n Tapes are in the mood for love

Repaved

Silver Jews, indie jazzmen, solo Malkmus, and the Pavement legacy

Welcome To My World

Barring liver failure, this club-crawl column will appear every two weeks

LCD Soundsystem: "Yeah" (12-inch single)

Score

Underground movies and rebel music hook up in the Sound Unseen Festival

Do Not Feed the Singer

With Queen's Sprechstimme and oysters in tow, Stephen Malkmus eclipses the Jicks

Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe

Jesus Christ! Superstar!

Har Mar, caught with his pants down, gets arrested in Oklahoma

Trans Am: TA

Luna: Romantica

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We sent a team of trained researchers and documentarians into the wilds of the Twin Cities in search of music in its native habitat. Here are the field notes from Friday, February 15--the day that would not end.

The Last Supper

With an ambitious novel that centers on an ordinary family dinner, Jonathan Franzen sits down at America's table and feasts on dysfunction

The Life of Reilly