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10 Best Guided by Voices Songs

Carlos Ramirez — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:11:33 +0000

Robert Pollard was a schoolteacher from Dayton who spent his spare time writing British Invasion-kissed garage-rock songs with bizarre titles for his band Guided by Voices, a ragtag group that mostly included drinking buddies from his neighborhood. Plugging away since the early ‘80s, Pollard’s rock ‘n’ roll journey could have easily been relegated to Midwestern musical [...]

Guided By Voices Releasing New Album, 'English Little League,' April 30

Dave Lifton — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:52:53 +0000

If you’re like us, you barely have time to digest each new Guided by Voices album before Robert Pollard has another one ready to go. Today (Dec. 21), the band announced that their next album, ‘English Little League,’ will be released on April 30. ‘English Little League,’ will be GBV’s fourth album in a little [...]

Guided by Voices Announce New Album, Third of 2012

Joe Robinson — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:38:42 +0000

Isn’t about time for another Guided by Voices album? The Dayton, Ohio-based indie legends have announced a Nov. 13 release date for ‘The Bears for Lunch,’ their third album of 2012. The 19-track, 43-minute disc is also the 19th full-length platter of their prolific career. The “classic” GBV lineup behind 1994′s ‘Bee Thousand’ and 1995′s [...]

Bob Pollard – Rockers We Want to See as 'The Voice' Mentors

Joe Robinson — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:34:29 +0000

Obviously the vast majority of mainstream America has never even heard of Guided by Voices singer Bob Pollard, but maybe the king of all things indie could use his prolific songwriting skills to inspire contestants to actually write their own original music once in a while instead of covering Train for the millionth time. And just think, with the hard-drinking Pollard o

Guided by Voices, 'Keep It in Motion' – New Video

Joe Robinson — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:00:53 +0000

Guided by Voices are issuing a total of three new albums this year alone -- their first new discs since reuniting in 2010 after a half-decade hiatus -- and the first video for the second of these releases, ‘Class Clown Spots a UFO,’ has just surfaced.

Guided by Voices, 'Class Clown Spots a UFO' – Album Review

Drake Baer — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:19:50 +0000

Guided by Voices do not stop. Well, they did, briefly, from 2005 to 2010 — but the reunited GBV are churning out the albums once again. The band’s eighteenth (!) album is the curiously titled ‘Class Clown Spots a UFO,’ a surreal journey of 21 songs. This is nothing new for Robert Pollard. The band’s [...]

Guided by Voices Announce New Album, 2012 Tour

Joe Robinson — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:03:45 +0000

Guided by Voices have announced a slew of 2012 North American tour dates to back their forthcoming album, 'Class Clown Spots a UFO,' which drops on June 12. 'Class Clown' is GBV's second album of 2012 and 18th full-length release overall; they will follow it up with a third 2012 album, 'The Bears for Lunch,' which arrives in November.

Guided by Voices to Headline Free Show as Part of Inaugural CBGB Festival

Mary Ouellette — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:29:56 +0000

While the legendary rock club CBGB is no more, the CBGB Festival has been born. Set to kick off on July 5-8, the city-wide festival will take place across 30 different locations in New York City, from clubs like the Highline Ballroom and Webster Hall to the outside setting of Central Park’s Summerstage.