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Pavement
Leading players on the US underground scene throughout the 1990s, Pavement's
lo-fi, post-punk rock made them cult heroes to college audiences and a huge
influence on Blur, Radiohead and Weezer. Formed by Californian friends Stephen
Malkmus and Scott Kannberg as an antidote to the long-haired, macho rock of the
late 1980s, their jangly, slacker melodies and slouched, ironic indifference
made them a favourite with Radio 1 DJ John Peel and they scored a small hit with
the single Cut Your Hair. Later single Range Life sparked an ongoing feud with
Billy Corgan because of its cutting l...
