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      Former Pavement frontman and one of the original trailblazers that delivered 'indie' music to the masses during the 1990s, Stephen Malkmus, appeared on FOX News' (WTF4?!?!) program "RedEye" last Friday (at 3 am - when every one's watching) and, well, disappointed some fans, including yours truly, with his apparent snooty and less-than-dignified persona.

      Maybe I'm over-reacting, but the interview (watch the video segment) speaks for itself. It's a good educated guess that many Pavement/Malkmus fans may get a different opinion of the 'indie rock sensation' after seeing this clip. Maybe it's just me (although other bloggers were left with a luke warm feeling as well). Is Malkmus a FOX News type of 'thinker'? If so, what a let down.

      Not only did Malkmus actually agree to do an interview on FOX News, but he also made what some consider a semi-racist remark, not surprising for a guest on FOX News, but this guy is a representative of indie rock. In another interview, Malkmus compares his music more to the 'underground' than the 'indie fashion.' What?!

      Steve, you're not underground at all; you're a multi-millionaire preppy rock star - hardly an 'underground' musician. Even if Malkmus means 'underground' in an artistic sense - that is "holding unorthodox views in an environment where conventional ideas dominate" - he's the one that went on FOX News and acted like a pompous ass.

      In response to the question from the always annoying (maybe that's why he's on when no one's watching) Greg Gutfeld about the origin of the word 'jick' (Malkmus' band name is the Jicks), Malkmus said: "I don't know what ghetto that comes from" and went on to elaborate that he believes it means someone who is "between a dick and a jerk." Irony?

      Fame often kills the 'indie' in a musician, and yeah Malkmus has made some of the greatest grunge and indie rock ever, but watching this interview left me with a stomach ache. This is the guy who was the force behind Pavement and he's doing a stupid, 'I'm-all-that' interview on FOX News with Greg Gutfeld, who asked one stupid question after another.

      It is just head-scratching and disappointing that one of indie rock's most celebrated frontmen would go on FOX News channel and make such an ass of himself with the help of Gutfeld. I wish I'd never seen the damn interview, so if you're a die-hard Pavement fan, you might want to save yourself the trouble and skip it - not 'underground' or true to grunge/indie ideals at all.

      The bitch-fest about Malkmus on FOX didn't start here; check out what others had to say:

      Stereogum
      Pitchfork
      Prefix

      Just in case you are curious about the debut album Real Emotional Trash, here's a free, legal track off the new album:

      MP3: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Baltimore from the new album Real Emotional Trash

      * Maybe Malkmus should go to a 'ghetto' somewhere and ask around what 'jick' means and come back to us and explain to us what he meant by the "I-don't-know-what-ghetto-that-comes-from" remark. And perhaps, he could clarify that whether he really thinks he's in the same league as Bach and if he endorses FOX News distorted agenda of blatant support and advocacy of the right-wing agenda. (Ugh)

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      2009 best indie albums
      Favorite 2009 indie albums in no particular order; strongly recommend these for your music collection.

      Roman Candle - Oh Tall Tree In The Ear
      Built to Spill - There Is No Enemy
      Fanfarlo - Reservior
      Freelance Whales - Weathervanes
      Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
      Foreign Born - Person To Person
      Holiday Shores - Columbus'd The Whim
      Why? - Eskimo Snow
      The Dead Weather - Horehound
      Sin Fang Bous - Clangour
      Passion Pit - Manners
      The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
      Chet - Chelsea Silver, Please Come
      Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
      Deer Tick - Born On Flag Day
      The Clientele - Bonfires of Heath
      Iron & Wine - Around The Well
      Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
      It Hugs Back - Inside Your Guitar
      Conor Oberst & The Mustic Valley Band - Outer South
      Paper Route - Absence
      Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
      Throw Me The Statue - Creaturesque
      The Dodos - Time To Die
      Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
      M. Ward - Hold Time
      Deastro - Moondagger
      The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
      Sonic Youth - The Eternal Youth
      Matt & Kim - Grand
      The Antlers - Hospice
      Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
      The Brakes - Touchdown
      Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
      Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
      Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
      Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
      Frightened Rabbit - Quietly Now
      Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
      Generationals - Con Law
      White Denim - Exposion
      Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Beware
      Bishop Allen - Grrr
      Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant
      Birds of Avalon - Uncanny Valley
      Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
      Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
      The Acorn - Heron Act
      The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead
      AC Newman - Get Guilty
      Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
      Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
      Beirut - March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland
      The Most Serene Republic - And The Ever Expanding Universe
      Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms
      Woodpigeon - Treasury Library Canada
      Wye Oak - The Knot
      Vica Voce - Rose City
      Pomegranates - Everyone, Come Outside!
      Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone
      Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
      Akron/Family - Set Em Wild, Set Em Free
      Lemon Sun - Run With the Faithless
      Eels - Hombre Lobo
      Fruit Bats - The Ruminant Band
      Mellow Down Easy - Cosmisutra
      The Mary Onettes - Dare EP
      Odawas - The Blue Depths
      The Veils - Sun Gangs
      Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
      White Rabbits - It's Frightening
      Loney Dear - Dear John
      The Lonely Forest - We Sing The Body Electric
      The Uglysuit - self-titled debut
      Handsome Furs - Face Control
      Vampire Hands - Me & You Cherry Red/Cuz It's a Beach Funeral


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