Stephen Malkmus would make the perfect addition to “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN. The Pavement frontman has always been vocal about his unabashed love for sports. Last night as the Golden State Warriors laid the smack down upon Lebron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers, I came across this Facebook post from Pavement:
It’s been 40 years since the Warriors won the nba title. My father used to take me to games long ago and it’s been a…
Posted by Pavement The Rock Band on Tuesday, June 16, 2015
That FB post kept my in suspense. I was worried that all we (Pavement fans) were going to get is a “Terror Twilight” deluxe edition. However, Malkmus and the crew have gone the extra mile with the pending release of “Pavement – The Secret History, Vol. 1 (double LP)” scheduled to drop August 11 via Matador Records. In even better news, this is the first of many B side releases that will include commentary by Stephen. If we’re lucky, we might get some tour dates out of this splendid news. Matablog has the scoop:
Pavement-Drunks with Guns (John Peel Session) [mp3]
TRACKLISTING:
1. Sue Me Jack
2. So Stark (You’re A Skyscraper)
3. Summer Babe (7” Version)
4. Mercy Snack: The Laundromat
5. Baptiss Blacktick
6. My First Mine
7. Nothing Ever Happens
8. Here (Alternate Mix)
9. Greenlander
10. Circa 1762 (Peel Session 1)
11. Kentucky Cocktail (Peel Session 1)
12. Secret Knowledge Of Backroads (Peel Session 1)
13. Here (Peel Session 1)
14. Rain Ammunition (Peel Session 2)
15. Drunks With Guns (Peel Session 2)
16. Ed Ames (Peel Session 2)
17. The List Of Dorms (Peel Session 2)
18. Conduit For Sale [Live Brixton 1992]
19. Fame Throwa [Live Brixton 1992]
20. Home [Live Brixton 1992]
21. Perfume V [Live Brixton 1992]
22. Summer Babe [Live Brixton 1992]
23. Frontwards [Live Brixton 1992]
24. Angel Carver Blues Mellow Jazz Docent [Live Brixton 1992]
25. Two States [Live Brixton 1992]
26. No Life Singed Her [Live Brixton 1992]
27. So Stark (You’re A Skyscraper) [Live Brixton 1992]
28. Box Elder [Live Brixton 1992]
29. Baby Yeah [Live Brixton 1992]
30. In The Mouth Of A Desert [Live Brixton 1992]