Bob’s Interview with Consequence of Sound
“As leader of the post-hardcore trio Hüsker Dü throughout the ’80s and of the aggressive pop band Sugar in the ’90s, Bob Mould has been one of the principle drivers behind the direction and ideals of the American Underground. 2012 began with Mould readying the extensive reissues of Sugar’s catalog, as well as releasing a solo album, The Silver...
The A.V. Club Recommend “The Descent”
Bob Mould is a busy guy these days. Merge just re-issued the Sugar discography, and Mould is out on the road playing both Copper Blue and his forthcoming record, Silver Age, which comes out September 4. The first single, “The Descent,” hit the Internet this week, and it’s a corker. Perfectly blending Mould’s work in...
AV Club: Gateways to Geekery
The AV Club wrote “Where to start with alt-rock icon Bob Mould” as a guide for the uninitiated to get to know Bob’s discography that spans three decades. Read it HERE
TIME Reviews Sugar Catalogue Reissues
It could be easy to brush off the Sugar reissue as a relic of ’90s nostalgia, but that act would ignore the lasting impact of Bob Mould’s band on the musical landscape. From the first note of Copper Blue, the album was revelatory. - TIME Read the rest of the review HERE
Sugar’s COPPER BLUE Named Pitchfork’s Best New Reissue
[The Merge reissues of Copper, Beaster, and FU:EL are] a wonderfully presented document of a punk legend, starting over creatively and emotionally in a brief window he helped open, and succeeding beyond his and anyone’s expectations. - Pitchfork, July 30th, 2012 Read the Full Article
Sugar’s COPPER BLUE Reissued: 20th Anniversary of Bob Mould’s Groundbreaking Album
It could be easy to brush off the Sugar reissue as a relic of ’90s nostalgia, but that act would ignore the lasting impact of Bob Mould’s band on the musical landscape. From the first note of Copper Blue, the album was revelatory. - Time Magazine, July 24, 2012 Read the Full Article
Sugar Look Back at 20 Years of ‘If I Can’t Change Your Mind’
“If 1991 was the year punk broke, then 1992 was the year everyone tried to pick up the pieces, or, alternately, figure out how to sell the pieces. Bob Mould was not among those wringing their hands over preserving the sanctity of underground DIY culture or the tangled ethics of commercial success. His groundbreaking Minneapolis...
Bob Signs to Merge Records, New Album Out This Fall
Bob has signed to Merge Records for a new record, out this Fall. The album was was recorded with his current bandmates, Jon Wurster (Superchunk, The Mountain Goats), and Jason Narducy (Robert Pollard, Verbow). Full details to come. Bob and his band will perform at Merge’s SXSW showcase on March 16th. Please see below for...
Reviews for Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE in San Francisco
Last Friday, February 24th, Bob and his band, (Jason Narducy and Jon Wurster), played Sugar’s COPPER BLUE in its entirety for the first time ever. Read some reviews of the show, below. “He helped define alternative rock with hardcore/power-pop trios Husker Du and Sugar, but Bob Mould is still the kind of guy who schleps...
Bob on KQED’s Forum – Tuesday, February 21st
Tuesday, February 21st, at 10am PST Bob will be a special guest on KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny. Other guests include the Noise Pop Music Festival’s co-owner Jordan Kurland and The Flaming Lips’ frontman, Wayne Coyne. MORE INFO
‘See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody’ is Included in Spin’s 10 Best Muisc Books of 2011
Bob’s book, ‘See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody’, came in at #8 in Spin’s 10 Best Muisc Books of 2011 Read the full article here.
Q&A with the Village Voice
Bob recently gave a lengthy interview to the Village Voice. Read Q&A: Bob Mould On See A Little Light, Blowoff, Husker Du And Being “Pretty Fuckin’ Out” At 51 HERE
