Bo11: Malkmus' chaotic artistry is contagious: Jack Black has a relationship with a cattle prod and "the Senator wants a blow job." As Good as it Gets.
Best of 2011: The leader of one of two Upper-San Jaoquin Valley bands that influenced rock music for a while there in the 90s, Stephen Malkmus (with his new band The Jicks) sings about what all of us guys want.