New Boston Spaceships Video - "How Wrong You Are"

With this year's turn toward tape hiss and rusty-hinged rock sounds, it's nice to hear something fresh from the voice that guided them all (all the time, listen to GBV all the time). It's not like "hearing something new" from... CONTINUE READING NEW BOSTON SPACESHIPS VIDEO - "HOW WRONG YOU ARE"»

Posted on October 2, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Boston Spaceships | Dave Matthews Band | Guided By Voices | Robert Pollard

Huggy, Learny How I Met Your Mother Saved By Guided By Voices Song

This recap contains spoilers, but it also contains a montage of Ted hugging people to GBV's "Glad Girls." You're right, they should've used "Smothered in Hugs," but take a look anyway.... CONTINUE READING HUGGY, LEARNY HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER SAVED BY GUIDED BY VOICES SONG»

Posted on May 5, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Guided By Voices

Amazon's 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Of All Time

Every now and then some magazine or other sort of publication decides to trot out their "100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Of All Time." The last of note we wrote about was Blender (RIP, dudes) in 2007, so it's ostensibly... CONTINUE READING AMAZON'S 100 GREATEST INDIE ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME»

Posted on March 30, 2009 in List (337 comments)
Tags: Guided By Voices

The 'Gum Drop LXXXI: Hear Cosmos (Robert Pollard & Richard Davies), Win Rock Band 2

Cosmos is the collaboration between Richard Davies (the Moles, the amazing Cardinal) and Robert Pollard (that Robert Pollard). Their debut Jar Of Jam Ton Of Bricks is out 6/9 via Happy Jack Rock. For fans of smart, singular pop, this... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LXXXI: HEAR COSMOS (ROBERT POLLARD & RICHARD DAVIES), WIN ROCK BAND 2»

Stereogum x Amazon MP3 Friendly Deals #1: Guided By Voices' Bee Thousand

Today we announce a partnership that brings you classic indie rock albums at hugely discounted prices. Every week, Amazon.com is letting us select one album from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up to 75% off normal prices).... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM X AMAZON MP3 FRIENDLY DEALS #1: GUIDED BY VOICES' BEE THOUSAND»

Posted on November 10, 2008 in Friendly Deals, Video (68 comments)
Tags: Esau Mwamwaya | Guided By Voices | Robert Pollard | The Decemberists | The Very Best

Throw Me The Statue Take Away On A Ferry

In a chillier Take Away, BTW Throw Me The Statue bundle up and hop on a ferry outside of Seattle to play two of our favorite Moonbeams songs, "Lolita" and "About To Walk." Interestingly, when we first spoke about the... CONTINUE READING THROW ME THE STATUE TAKE AWAY ON A FERRY»

Posted on February 21, 2008 in MP3, Video (5 comments)
Tags: Guided By Voices | Throw Me The Statue

Pollard Poll

Yesterday, Billboard reported that perpetual work-horse Robert Pollard is taking an indefinite hiatus from touring so that he can, yup, release more songs! He explained:This is not to say I'll never play another show again, but this touring thing is... CONTINUE READING POLLARD POLL»

Posted on December 1, 2006 (35 comments)
Tags: Guided By Voices | Robert Pollard