This previously unreleased cut is from the new annual comp for the 3rd Annual PDX Pop Now! Music Festival, a free, three-day event taking place July 28-30, at Loveland in Portland.
The double CD also has unreleased tracks from the Thermals, Menomena, and Viva Voce, among others, and will be available for only $7 next month at Portland indie record stores (and online).
Malkmus’ cut is pretty weird. In fact, it may give you nightmares. But hey, it’s Stephen Malkmus! Or, rather, “Stefan Malkmoose,” as it’s now pronounced in my head.
Stephen Malkmus – “METS To Infinity” (MP3 Link Expired)
Here’s a pic from the Jicks performance at Bonnaroo.
I didn’t see Steve’s whole set ’cause I wanted to catch the end of Son Volt at The Other Tent, but Malk did return to the stage a few hours later to join Sonic Youth for “Expressway to Yr. Skull.” Reuniting him with former Pavement bassist Mark Ibold!
A rumor promptly started at sonicyouth.com…
also backstage, not to start rumors, but i heard malkmus talking to mark ibold and saying “man we should get back together, we shud get back together and do some shows”fucking history was made.
The message’s since been removed. But since when do we believe posts on indie rock boards anyway?
SY started their set with a loooooooong spoken introduction from Thurston. “What’s the deal with the American Spirits here,” he mused. “They’re free? I’m thinking of starting smoking again…” (Um, they’re free in THE ARTIST’S TENT Thurston, not for the sweaty hippies!)
After the first song he apologized for talking so much at the beginning. Malkmus, he said, had told him to talk to the fans more.
Here’s some video I YouTubed for you. Some photographer sticks his elbow in front of me for a sec. Rock ‘n’ roll!
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umm, is it just me or are these photos ridiculously huge?
holy crap, huge pictures
So yeah, a Pavement reunion would kind-of, sort-of rule. Yes.
Even if they don’t get back together, Malkmus is so worth it to see live. Still putting out great music too.
Sorry about the temporary incredibly huge Malkmus. Uploaded the wrong .jpg.
that track is terrible. wanky crap. i love him though and he looks really hot.
I think you also posted the version of the song that is playing backwards.
Thanks for the vid and pics, Scott!
Now I’m not gay, but when did Malkmus become so fucking cool looking. Are indie rockers supposed to get tans? Way to buck the expectations of legions of grungy indie rock lovers. That said I’m increasingly less interested in SM–so sad.
OMG; he tooooooootally looks like All-American Rejects !!!!! !j1iojoi11 !!! OMG SO SO shotTT hot HOT htohtoh11!!! LOVESIT!!!!!!!!!11111111111
Left Malkmus to catch Son Volt?? Ouch. Fucking ouch.
Has Stevie lost some weight? He looks emo skinny.
lookin good, stephen. LOOKIN GOOD.
As for the ouch, regret that decision, Scott? Son Volt isn’t the best live band around. I mean, if they play “Drown”, I’m happy. But I’m also happy to leave after that.
i second that ouch motion…
wicked shirt Stevie’s rockin’ right there…
I played the Stephen Malkmus song backwards, and I think it sounds a little more “normal” that way… Although it’s hard to really tell.
What the hell was that?! It sounds like the most annoying parts of Wowee Zowee thrown in a blender with Kid A. Dude, just record a live CD of Pavement songs, that’s what everybody wants to hear anyway.
the american spirits cigarettes were free to anyone over 21 in the smoker’s tent
i know it’s a huge festival, but somehow i doubt you were actually there scott stereogum.
Fuck stereogum, his writing is always jackassy and “I’M SO INDIE!!1111!”.
Right on.
Stereogum is a cunt.
He looks like Bill Gates
http://www.musictimes.com.au
What the fuck is ‘awesome color’?
Awesome Color is a band on Thurston’s Ecstatic Peace label.
Son Volt? Really? Allow me to be the third person to say “ouch.”
manorexic
god bless stephen
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Nice show pics, interestingly nice video
but some piss poor commentary typed here…
who gives a fuck about you quoting on some ridiculuous pavement reunion rumor, especially since its not even remotely true…maybe only yourself cares?
stick to what you are good at, by stop typing this gibberish.
stereogum = scenesters & hipsters for a better paparatzi
can you make the advertising smaller or remove all together? repost original giant jpegs, screw mp3s just post giant pictures of SM’s toe or other rockstars toes
um dude, that shirt doesn’t say “awesome color”, it says “awesome colon”