Listen to Guided By Voices' "Doughnut for a Snowman"
As The Quietus reported, the band released a new 7” today through Fire Records titled Doughnut for a Snowman. The single, “Doughnut for a Snowman,” will be featured on Let’s Go Eat the Factory. read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to a New Guided By Voices Song
As previously reported, the classic lineup of Guided By Voices has a new album, Let’s Go Eat The Factory due out on Jan. 1 on GBV Inc. records. But you can get an early taste of the album over at Robert Pollard’s website. read more
Found in: Music, NewsGuided By Voices Announce Let’s Go Eat The Factory Details
Robert Pollard and co. announced Let’s Go Eat The Factory today, a 21-track album that Pollard calls the “semi-collegial” approach to Guided By Voices as seen in albums like Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes. read more
Found in: Music, NewsThis Week in Album Covers
In our newest weekly feature, Paste takes a look at the lost art of the album cover.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesRobert Pollard Pulls a Hat-Trick
“I like fuck-ups and xenotypes,” Robert Pollard says, differentiating between his own aesthetic and Lifeguards collaborator Doug Gillard’s more disciplined musical approach.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThis Week's New Album Releases (1/11/11)
Eight album releases caught our attention on Jan. 11, 2011, from folk to hip-hop to whatever you call Cake.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRobert Pollard Announces Three New Albums
It’s going to be a busy new year for legendary Guided by Voices frontman Robert Pollard who currently has three full-lengths (!!!) already on tap for 2011.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGuided by Voices Announces Reunion Tour With Classic Line-up
When we learned that the ‘93-’96 line-up of Guided by Voices would be performing at Matador’s 21st birthday party in Las Vegas, we used no fewer than five exclamation points to break the news. Using this five-to-one rationale, we’d need 85 pointed punctuation marks for this announcement: Guided By Voices is embarking on a full-fledged, 16-date reunion tour this fall (plus a performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon).... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRobert Pollard Scores Pete Rose Documentary
Robert Pollard is the exceptionally prolific former frontman (and one of Paste’s best living songwriters) of ’90s icons Guided By Voices. Pete Rose is a famous baseball player. One of them is in an athletic hall of fame. Can you guess which one?... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSpam E-Mail or Bob Pollard Song?
Ever since solo artist and former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard arrived in the late ’80s with GBV’s first album of note, Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia, he’s been the undisputed king of arcane titles. So arcane, in fact, that they often resemble the non-sequitur gibberish of spam e-mails that advertise replica watches and male-enhancement pills. ... read more
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