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Pavements review – US indie rockers and their dream director run four ideas at once

Alex Ross Perry’s intriguing documentary about 90s band Pavement runs four concepts at once, whose effect is to obscure clarity

The Guardian - UK

This Is Spinal Tap invented the rockumentary – and its influence is everywhere you look

INSIDE FILM: ‘Pavements’ is the latest rock band film to play with fact and fiction, suggesting that a cult 1990s group with one or two minor hits are in fact the most influential music outfit in the world. And, like films about fake musicians or real ones, it all leads…

The Independent UK

2025’s best movies (so far) include 'Sinners,' 'Sorry Baby' and 'One of Them Days'

Often the best movies of the second half of the year come almost preordained as the Oscars Industrial Complex revs into high gear

The Independent UK

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“It made me feel bad that I didn’t put it on the album”: From Pavement to Donna Summer, here are six more B-sides that became huge hits against the odds

Adding to the collection of songs that started out on the flip side of a single, but went on to become playlist staples

MusicRadar

Older music has been getting a second life on TikTok, data shows

Despite newer artists having viral moments, app users also enjoyed old school acts including Bronski Beat and Sade

The Guardian - UK

“You’ve got three guitars, and nothing to prove”: Stephen Malkmus, Emmett Kelly, and Matt Sweeney discuss the country tracking tricks, experimentation, and East German fuzz pedal clones that power The Hard Quartet's self-titled debut album

The first LP from indie supergroup The Hard Quartet brings Pavement, Cairo Gang, and Chavez guitarists brilliantly together

Guitar World

Beabadoobee: This Is How Tomorrow Moves review – a nostalgic gen Z gem

The British indie star and Taylor Swift support act’s hotly anticipated third album is a nuanced 21st-century take on 90s guitar, super-produced by Rick Rubin

The Guardian - UK

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Pavement/Zwan/Dirty Three supergroup Hard Quartet share debut single Earth Hater, announce first US and UK shows

Looking for a new ultra-credible indie-rock supergroup? The Hard Quartet have got you covered

Louder

“Forget grunge music. Get a pint of Guinness down your neck and pick that guitar up”: The rise and fall of Britpop, the Nineties’ other massive guitar movement

The UK got its guitar mojo back in the ’90s with a new generation of rock and indie bands. This is the story of how it all got consumed by the rivalry between Blur and Oasis, and the catch-all category of Britpop

Guitar World

Don’t play the hits! Rarities are one of the great joys of live music

From the National to U2 and Taylor Swift, artists are digging beyond their best-known songs to affirm the connection they share with their loyal fans

The Guardian - UK

Gary Young, original Pavement drummer, dies aged 70

Musician featured on the band’s landmark debut album ‘Slanted and Enchanted’

The Independent UK

"Not many bands have played Summer’s End, ArcTanGent and with Hawkwind!" Welcome to the world of The Fierce And The Dead

Rushden quartet The Fierce And The Dead are prog's unlikely heroes who's latest album The Euphoric draws from a diverse selection of influences and sounds great

Louder

Pavement react to surprise reference during Ken’s ‘mansplaining’ scene in Barbie

Fans of the band were delighted at the seemingly random reference from one of the Kens

The Independent UK

How Blur boldly reinvented themselves, and saved their souls, with 1997’s self-titled album

Blur appeared to be headed for a dead-end in the mid '90s until a big creative overhaul re-ignited their career

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A beginner's guide to US indie in five essential records

From its punk-rock roots to its genre-bending modern wave, we trace the story of US indie in five key albums

Louder

Listen to a cover of X-Ray Spex classic Oh Bondage, Up Yours! by Kim Gordon's long-lost indie supergroup

Kim Gordon's indie supergroup Free Kitten – comprising members of Pussy Galore, Boredoms and Pavement – recorded this version of the X-Ray Spex classic in 1993 and the rare audio is now online

Newsroom.co.nz

Self-portrait: Model turned author

"Why do men want to own me?"

Evening Standard

Bilbao BBK 2023 festival: Dates, line-up, and how to get tickets

Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, and The Chemical Brothers are among the artists already announced.

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The Guardian - AU

Pavement give Australian megafans a tour to remember: ‘You’ve had a hard time between these shows’

In the country for the first time in 12 years, the cult band have been followed state to state by some fans, with a devotion familiar to anyone who lives a long way from their idols

The Independent UK

‘A towering figure of pop’: Grace Jones to headline Cheshire’s Bluedot Festival

The ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’ singer will perform in Chesire this July

Manchester Evening News

Bluedot 2023 festival headliners confirmed with Grace Jones, Pavement, Leftfield and Roisin Murphy

It will once again be an eclectic musical mix for the return of the Cheshire festival at Jodrell Bank

Evening Standard

The 20 best indie rock bands of all time

From The Jesus & Mary Chain to Spoon, here’s our pick of the world’s best indie rock bands

The Guardian - UK

Pavement: director Alex Ross Perry to make ‘ridiculous, real, fake’ movie about US indie band

The unorthodox film will combine elements of a biopic, tour documentary and footage from the musical Slanted! Enchanted!

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: David Shrigley’s cultural highlights

The darkly comic artist on being starstruck by Pavement, dining mid-river and a football team he can really get behind

The Guardian - UK

How did Seven Nation Army become a terrace anthem – and what links it to Blur and Bernie Sanders?

From arty indie bands to US election knockouts, we join the dots around one of the most enduring stadium singalongs

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