Pavement News

Welcome to day three of FILTER 's Top 10 of 2009, where each day this month we're presenting a guest artist's top 10 albums of the year.

New Pavement "Inevitable," Says Spiral Stairs * On the heels of revealing more European tour dates , Scott Kannberg told an Australian newspaper that if the reunion's "enjoyable" it's "inevitable that we'll make some more music." They're "taking it one step at a time," but start dreaming/nightmaring at The Age .

With All Tomorrow's Parties and 3 headline shows at London's Brixton Academy already sold out, and their appearance at Primavera already publicized, Pavement now announce a full slate of European headline dates in May, including a fourth and final show at Brixton Academy on 10 May.

It's been one surprise after another for Pavement fans in the late months of 2009, including the band's decision to reunite for a boatload of 2010 gigs .

According to a founding member, the indie-rock royalty will likely record new songs if their reunion tour goes well Pavement artist ... Stephen Malkmus If everything goes as planned, new Pavement recordings are "inevitable", one of the band's songwriters has revealed.

Pavement founder Scott 'Spiral Stairs' Kannberg says it's "inevitable" the acclaimed 1990s indie band will develop new material if its long-awaited reunion goes smoothly next year.

Sure, we already knew that Guitar Hero and Rock Band appealed to college slackers.

Built to Spill/Carry the Zero/Keep It Like A Secret/1999 The Archers of Loaf/South Carolina/The Speed of Cattle/1996 Pavement/In The Mouth A Desert /Slanted and Enchanted/1992 Jawbreaker/Sluttering /Dear You/1995 Wire/Mannequin/Pink Flag/1977 Elvis Costello/I Chelsea/This Year's Model/1978 Orioles/Turkey Feathers/Demo/2008 Joy Division/She's Lost ...

Making your music lo-fi doesn't make it sincere. It doesn't make it more "authentic." The ramshackle charm of lo-fi music can often add a nice sentimental charge to an already-electrified song .

He's got six different flannel shirts Airwalks, not thongs he even understands the words to Pavement songs... - Noise Addict Pavement will reunite for the Sasquatch! Music Festival 2010.

Polvo & The Shaky Hands By Brian Staker Hot Air Ballooning Balloon Party Animals Balloon Boy Polvo, In Prism I'll say it right up front: As much as the title sounds like something from The Ocho's Top Rejected Titles of Songs By Rush/Cable Miniseries About Polygamy, Polvo's "Right the Relation" may be the rocking-est new song you will hear in 2009 - ...

And now, the inevitable news breaks: Pavement is planning a compilation album to coincide with its reunion tour next year.

Advance three-day passes for Sasquatch! 2010 have just gone on sale via the music festival's website.

Pavement could put of the best songs and unheard material next year. Comeback band Pavement could release an album next year, it has been suggested.

Although indie rock legends, Pavement , has told everyone not to expect any new material from them despite their massive reunion tour schedule for 2010, there IS hope for a "Best Of" compilation to come our way.

Clockwise from left: Super Wild Horses are one of the up-and-coming bands set to play with old stagers Dinosaur Jr, Pavement and the Cruel Sea at Golden Plains.

Pavement, widely renowned as one of the most popular and influential indie-rock bands of the nineties, will be returning to Australia as part of their 2010 world tour.

They're breaking to tour but will return to the studio afterwards to shoot for a spring/summer 2010 release.

Pavement are set to headline the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona next May.

The newly reformed indie/alternative rockers Pavement have announced that they will play a special headline gig at O2 Brixton Academy on Tuesday 11th May 2010 .