. >>> singer/songwriter stephen malkmus has been dcribedt indy .t leased a seventh album with his current band the jicks. we'll hear selections in just a moment. but first anthony mason sat down with malkmus to talk about his ongoing influence on the indy screen. >>> most beat makers don't do it this way, but -- hit it. >> reporter: stephen malkmus has a peculiar place in the music pantheon and he knows it. where do you see yourself in all this? >> on the outside looking in. always like behind the glass knocking. >> reporter: "gq" magazine recently called the 51-year-old front man of stephen malkmus and the jicks the dad of indy rock. hue -- how do you feel about that title?>> i'd rhead the granddad. >> reporter: he's best known for his work with the band pavement, whose debut record "slanted and enchanted" is considered one of most influential albums of the '90s. >> a lot of '90s bands have kind of been making a comeback recently. >> well, think that's a good thing because that benefits me. so i hope it goes on forever. ♪ the world was tellin' him