There’s a good dose of Guided By Voices creeping inside the 86 second, perfectly lazed and disoriented decades-old pop vibe Velvet Davenport’s throwing down in “Run.” You have a minute and a half for this, especially since we have that cute streamer built in to help you spend harddive space more judiciousl...

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrated a quarter century as the self-appointed, oft-suspect gatekeeper for canonical artists in the rock world (no Guided By Voices, no Replacements, no etcs. -- no vote of confidence, RRHOF dudes) with a pair of concerts at Madison Square Garden this past Thursday and Friday. Never mind that the Hall is tech...

As mentioned when we posted "The Red Bow," 19-year-old Santa Rosa resident Ryan Schmale, who records as That Ghost, approaches low-fidelity in a different way than some of his other one-person band peers. Last time I brought up the sound of Guided By Voices in some of his tracks. That's not always there -- as "The Red Bow" suggested -- but it's ...

This recap contains spoilers, but it also contains a montage of Ted hugging people to GBV's "Glad Girls." You're right, they should've used "Smothered in Hugs," but take a look anyway.

Robert Pollard's new band with Guided by Voices pal Chris Slusarenko and drummer John Moen of the Decemberists seems to have reinvigorated the prolific songwriter. Shedding the bloat and eccentricities of his recent projects, Brown Submarine is as direct and tuneful as anything since GBV's heyday.read more