Last year, Guided By Voices celebrated their 40th anniversary as a band in a way many other groups might have: by playing two triumphant hometown shows opened by an array of beloved peers and disciples. They also marked their 40th year in a way not many other bands would ever attempt: by releasing three new full-length albums within the span of ...

Guided By Voices were set to play a run of four shows next week at SPACE in Evanston, Illinois, culminating in a sold-out gig on New Year’s Eve. Those concerts have now been canceled because singer, songwriter, and ringleader Robert Pollard suffered a fractured kneecap. The band announced the cancellations today while sharing an X-ray ...

The new Guided By Voices song is not called “Queen Of Spades.” That’s what you might see when you first look at the title. That’s what Google might tell you that you’re trying to find. But no. It’s “Queen Of Spaces.” As in: You know, spaces? Like, areas? Well, this p...

The South Korean rock band Say Sue Me are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a new EP featuring a whole bunch of covers. The appropriately-titled 10 has their takes on Yo La Tengo’s “Season Of The Shark,” Pavement’s “Elevate Me Later,” Daniel Johnston’s “True Lo...

Guided By Voices have another new album on the way, surprise surprise, and they’re announcing it before their next release is even out. Scalping The Guru, an archival compilation bringing together some older rarities into a cohesive whole, is being released on October 28. The next proper GBV album is called La La Land, and it&#8217...