This past weekend, Stephen Malkmus helped to celebrate the 40th anniversary one of his favorite albums, Can’s krautrock masterpiece Ege Bamyasi, by covering the album in full at Week-End Fest in Can’s hometown of Cologne, Germany. The local band Von Spar backed him up. Below, check out professional footage of Malkmus and Von ...

That adorable face you see above belonged to one Stephen Malkmus, back when he was a junior in high school. It comes from a Santa Barbara high school newspaper profile of Malkmus, presumably the first of many, many Malkmus profiles to come. In this one, we learn that he enjoys playing both soccer and lacrosse, [...]

Last month, Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks teamed up with the glam-metal veterans L.A. Guns to cover each other on a split single for Matador’s Singles Going Home Alone story, and it took forever for either song from the 7″ to make it to the internet. Trust me, we’ve been looking. But now you can [...]

Armed with some witty stage banter and clever lyrics, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks stopped by the Music Box in support of their latest album Mirror Traffic. Malkmus and the Jicks also delved into their back catalog by dusting off “Discretion Grove”, a super jammy “1% of One”, a synthesizer fueled renditi...

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