Stephen Malkmus

The Hard Quartet review – cosmically trippy joy from Stephen Malkmus supergroup
Also featuring Matt Sweeney, Jim White and Emmett Kelly, the quality and variety of songwriting on this self-titled debut album raises it above a stoner jam session
Dave Simpson
04, Oct, 2024 @7:30 AM

Pavement: director Alex Ross Perry to make ‘ridiculous, real, fake’ movie about US indie band
The unorthodox film will combine elements of a biopic, tour documentary and footage from the musical Slanted! Enchanted!
Laura Snapes
20, Dec, 2022 @9:51 AM

Pavement return: ‘There are few artists not named Jagger or McCartney who have no financial worries’
After more than a decade apart, the seminal indie rockers are back. They talk about their enduring influence, flirting with the mainstream and why now is the right time for a reunion
Gabriel Szatan
28, May, 2022 @11:00 AM

Stephen Malkmus: Traditional Techniques review – an enjoyable take on early-70s psych-folk
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Phil Mongredien
08, Mar, 2020 @1:00 PM

Mac DeMarco and the artistic slouch: has slack rock come to an end?
When women have to put in twice the work to get half the recognition, the alt-rock archetype loses its appeal
Leonie Cooper
12, Apr, 2019 @12:00 PM

Stephen Malkmus: 'There's this reggae song where I sing in patois – it should not be heard'
The Pavement frontman’s new album is inspired by Berlin nightlife and YouTube tutorials. Is he having a mid-life crisis?
Philip Sherburne
20, Mar, 2019 @3:05 PM

Stephen Malkmus: Groove Denied review – stark, forbidding soundscapes
(Domino)
Phil Mongredien
17, Mar, 2019 @8:00 AM

Stephen Malkmus on Pavement's legacy, the Jicks' 'metrosexual revolution' and his favourite guitarist
The former Pavement frontman answered questions on his fly-fishing exploits, Berlin’s nightlife and getting slated by Beavis and Butthead
25, Oct, 2018 @12:20 PM

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Sparkle Hard review – a reanimated rock eccentric
(Domino)
Paul Mardles
20, May, 2018 @7:00 AM

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Sparkle Hard review – fuzzy logic and killer tunes
On their seventh album, the off-kilter ideas coalesce into big melodies and a more political stance
Dave Simpson
18, May, 2018 @8:30 AM

Agony artists: Thom Yorke, Run the Jewels and Karen O's pop wisdom
Guest agony aunts and uncles Karen O, Run the Jewels, Ad Rock, Stephen Malkmus and Thom Yorke give teen-site Rookiemag’s users intimate tips – here are some of the best
Harriet Gibsone
02, Apr, 2015 @4:20 PM

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – playful eccentricity from an indie stalwart
The former Pavement lead singer played his grungy classics and new offbeat pop tracks to a packed Sydney crowd
Martin Farrer
04, Mar, 2015 @12:44 AM
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