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submitted by Nick Aug 24th 2011 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Last night in a live webcast celebrating the release of Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks’ solid Beck Hanson-produced LP Mirror Traffic, Mr. Malkmus announced the winner of the band’s contest to find a suitable, FCC-friendly replacement for the phrase “blow job” in the band’s single, “Senator.” And, the winner is just as anticlimactic as you [...]
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Stephen Malkmus, St. Vincent, Josh Ritter, French Kicks, Ra Ra Riot, Martha Wainwright, Broken West, The Morning Benders and The Submarines have all been added to San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival, taking place from February 24 - March 1 next year.
Adding another entry to the canon unexpected covers, Steve Malkmus & the Jicks teamed up with stage mates and fellow Portland residents Blitzen Trapper to put a spin on James Gang's James Gang Ride Again classic "Funk #49." The hootenanny took place at the Pageant in St. Louis this past Saturday. It involves as much awkward dancing as it doe...
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Stephen Malkmus is known for many things, but bringing the funk isn't one of them (maybe Wowee Zowee's "Flux=Rad" or Face the Truth's "Kindling for the Master", OK, but still). Backed by the Jicks last night at the Pageant in St. Louis,  Malkmus played James Gang's groove-oriented classic-rock hit, "Funk #49", with like-minded tourmates...
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