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Now this is the kinda contest fun that Webcuts approves of, despite the fact it involves a little artist-approved song sabotage and censorship. Help Stephen Malkmus write a family-friendly version of his forthcoming single “Senator”, taken from the upcoming Domino Records album Mirror Traffic (out August 22) and you could win a pretty sweet prize. As you’re probably aware, the chorus features the line “I know what the senator wants – what the senator wants is a blowjob”. That Malkmus, such a snazzy wordsmith, but blowjobs will not truck on the radio and a solution must be found.

With a year spent travailing the globe leading alterna-rock heroes, Pavement, through their reunion parade, it’s back to the day job for Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks. Their latest album, Mirror Traffic, is out August 22 through Domino Records. Produced by Beck ‘Beck’ Hansen, who recently helmed Thurston Moore’s latest effort, this is Stephen Malkmus’ [...]

The smell of reunion is in the air as Pavement’s back catalogue is harvested for the new-comers in this career-spanning collection.

Stephen Malkmus has been ‘jicking’ for as long now as he was leading the charge in Pavement, releasing as many albums, yet never reaching the same heights. His solo career seemed to be in constant war of expectation over delivery. It’s not Pavement. It’s not a bunch of twenty-year-olds fighting their generation. But the louche stage prescence, that hazy cynical drawl, the greying hair framing the eyes in a semi-slacker curl, little has changed over the years.

As the headline implicitly states, indie slackers Pavement are set to follow in the footsteps of Pixies, My Bloody Valentine etc to reform for shows next year. As thousands of fans worldwide rejoice, a small minority shrug their shoulders and sneer “you should’ve been there in ’92, man”.

Sydney five piece Bridezilla are readying their debut album The First Dance for release on 7th November and also announce the support slot for indie god Stephen Malkmus as he tours Australia with his current band, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks played to an audience brimming with the intoxicating scent of bearded, checked-shirt sporting aging rock dudes. Vanessa From Queens was missing but the gang was all there.

Expanded and remastered fourth album tour de force from Stockton, CA quintet. High-ho silver ride!