Robert Pollard’s new release is a mix of everything you like about Uncle Bob—rip roaring rockers, Tommy-esque melodies, and even a big quasi-ballad that could have been a hit on 1999’s Do The Collapse.
Robert Pollard is known as frontman of the seminal ’90s indie-rock band Guided by Voices and founding father of the lo-fi movement. This Friday, the Ohio-native can add visual artist to the list. Friday’s art opening will feature more …
Well, the “classic line-up” of Guided by Voices is reuniting for a (too-)brief 2010 U.S. tour, so what better time to enter their most enduring number into The Great Songs? The video above is a mashup of two great tracks from the band’s …
My verdict then – Guided by Voices, led by the mercurial Robert Pollard. A series of amazingly perfect songs, accompanied by piles of trash. Merely an edit away from superstardom, but for every “Glad Girls” there are four “My Valuable …
After breaking up Guided By Voices in 2004, Robert Pollard is reuniting the “classic” Guided By Voices line-up for just one brief US tour. Tobin Sprout (guitar) Charles “Mitch” Mitchell (guitar), Greg Demos (bass) and Kevin Fennel …
With Boston Spaceships, Robert Pollard has found his best band since Guided By Voices. The band seems to be hitting its stride.
It’s impossible to preview a season accurately until after play begins. That’s my excuse anyway. With that in mind, here are my thoughts on the major c…
I’m seeing Guided by Voices on October 30th when they come to Detroit. I am so completely excited I’ll be posting a bunch of odd loose ends (that are still brilliant) in preparation. "Fast Japanese Spin Cycle" is an 8 song EP that has …
I realize that I should have done a Guided By Voices "Why Does This Exist?" a while ago. As a big big fan of the band, I can’t deny that, in the course of releasing thousands of songs over the last couple decades, Bob Pollard has …
