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
December 2022
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!
May 2022
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
March 2020
Stephen Malkmus: Traditional Techniques review – an enjoyable take on early-70s psych-folk
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April 2019
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
March 2019
Stephen Malkmus: 'There's this reggae song where I sing in patois – it should not be heard'
Stephen Malkmus: Groove Denied review – stark, forbidding soundscapes
October 2018
Culture webchats
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
May 2018
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Sparkle Hard review – a reanimated rock eccentric
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Sparkle Hard review – fuzzy logic and killer tunes
April 2015
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
March 2015
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
February 2015
The mixtape
Perth festival 2015 mixtape: First Aid Kit, Kate Miller-Heidke and more
The West Australian capital is playing host to high-profile musical acts ranging from 90s indie darling Stephen Malkmus to Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit
January 2014
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – review
Behind Malkmus's goofy persona lurks a fearsome guitarist whose songs are packed with pop nous, writes Dave Simpson
Wig Out at Jagbags by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – review
Pavement's former mainman is having fun again on the sixth Jicks album, writes Kitty Empire
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Wig Out at Jagbags – review
It does sound a bit like a bunch of hipster dads messing about in the garage, but Stephen Malkmus's latest still has some great moments, writes Harriet Gibsone
November 2013
Soundtrack of my life
Stephen Malkmus: soundtrack of my life
The former Pavement frontman talks to Corinne Jones about the brilliance of Hendrix, the Beethoven of 80s hardcore and why Lou Reed was better than David Bowie
June 2012
Old music
Old music: Stephen Malkmus – Jenny and the Ess-Dog
Peter Walker: He mocks and caricatures, but there's real tenderness at the heart of Stephen Malkmus's slacker romance
August 2011
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Mirror Traffic – review
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Mirror Traffic – review
