When Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks announced their new album Sparkle Hard, the big news was that it included a song with Kim Gordon. In Pavement and Sonic Youth, Malkmus and Gordon were out front of two of history's most beloved and important indie rock bands (incidentally, both of which featured Mark Ibold on bass…

Malkmus' own daughter requested that he performed the track live

While Stephen Malkmus doesn’t seem to care about a Pavement reunion, he does care about making sure a group of kids has the best time possible. And the easiest way to do that? Pull out some Taylor Swift, of course. During an appearance on Portland’s children variety show You Who, Malkmus covered 1989 single “Blank [...

Pavement's Bob Nastanovich said reunion idea was 'a failed attempt'

In a new interview with Bob Nastanovich on the podcast Kreative Kontrol, the former Pavement and Silver Jews member revealed that Stephen Malkmus recently rejected his Pavement bandmates’ pitch for another reunion, as Pitchfork points out. “It did not float. It was a failed attempt,” he said. The band last reunited ...