Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks recently released their new album Sparkle Hard -- we spoke with the former Pavement frontman (and played tennis with him) about it -- and today, they stopped by CBS This Morning to promote the release. Malkmus sat down with CBS' Anthony Mason to talk about his legacy before hitting the…

Tennis enthusiast Stephen Malkmus is touring these United States with his Jicks in support of the new Sparkle Hard. Last night they stopped at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, North Carolina, where Malkmus' former Pavement drummer Steve West made a surprise appearance. It was their first time playing together since the Pavement reunion tour ended&a...

"I think they’re just playing like their old hits, they’re not going to bore us with the new album"Pavement's Stephen MalkmusPavement frontman Stephen Malkmus has hit out at Smashing Pumpkins, after the band confirmed plans for a reunion of their …Continue reading »The post Stephen Malkmus hits out at “fake&#...

For a very brief moment, Stephen Malkmus is spooning me.

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