From The Vault: Stephen Malkmus On Pavement Breakup, Reunion - And MC Hammer

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We unearth a treasure-filled interview from 2000 that is nowhere to be found online and includes some previously unpublished nuggets. “It’s like getting divorced after your kids are out of the house,” he said of the breakup.

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Exclusive: Russian Circles’ Track-By-Track Tour Of Geneva

Guitarist Mike Sullivan got deep into the nitty-gritty with the IndiePit Blog about his band’s October 20 album, which is on our short list of most anticipated LPs yet to come in ‘09.

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Bob Pollard On GBV Reunion, Praying, Alcohol, Mike Patton And ‘Alan Iverson’

The indie-rock god also gushed to us about the Breeders, Brian Wilson, Pete Townshend, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick and a whole lot more.

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Una Entrevista Española Con Los Pixies

Con canciones como “Isla de Encanta” y “Vamos,” siempre hemos ponderado cuál es la conexión entre los Pixies y la lengua español. Aquí está una entrevista española con Joey Santiago.

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The Shoebox: Rome Romeo

The Canadian garage-rockers’ bassist recently gave us a two-pronged contribution to the series, giving us another excuse to talk about AC/DC and Obits in the same post.

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Exclusive: These Arms Are Snakes Outdo Pitchfork’s Top 500

Just for us, Brian Cook mapped out a humungous, 500-song rebuttal to Pitchfork’s widely slammed “Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.”

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Cover Me: Suicide Silence Dream Of Meshuggah, Behemoth - And Journey, R. Kelly?

Scream master Mitch Lucker told us about bands he’d like to hear cover Suicide songs - the day after they belted out Journey and R. Kelly tunes at a karaoke bar. Yeah, really.

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Fine Print: Made In Mexico’s Guerillaton

Huddling with the reggaetón-obsessed experimentalists at the back of a bar, they guided us through artwork intricacies as we pored over the vinyl version of their latest album.

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Job For A Cowboy’s Jon Rice Gives Us Drumming Lessons, Raves About Fiona Apple

We know as much about drumming as we do about crocheting. But Job for a Cowboy’s slammer of the skins didn’t hold that against us when he chatted us up about his trade.

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Revising History: Low End String Quartet On Fly Away Little Bird

You think you know jazz. Ha. Jonathan Morris - who is also inspired by Fugazi and Shellac - sets us all right with an illuminating commentary about this album he wishes he had made.

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