Wow, I’ve really fallen off the wagon with this….as Bryan Adams once said, “Please forgive me?”In honor of tomorrow’s exciting concert event, today’s entry in the 30 Day Song Challenge – a song that you listen to while angry – features the awesome power of the Pixies’ classic rant against vacuous college kids, “U-Mass.” It’s Frank Black at his most straightforwardly snide. It’s got the biggest brassiest power chords ever. It’s got the use of the c-word. Nothing about this song is small and that’s the best part about it. Best paired with air-punching, kicking, whiskey and a good
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Here’s What You’ll See/Hear on April 9th
girl you’re so groovy So I hadn’t read much about the Doolittle tour that the Pixies will be bringing here on Saturday April 9th, but the press release makes it sound pretty big. Epic, even. I’ve actually never seen Un Chien Andalou, so that will be something. The pre-sale for the show starts tomorrow at 9am EST at pixiesmusic.ca. Press blurb below. “On the “Doolittle Tour,” the Pixies – Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering – perform all of the songs from their 1989 classic Doolittle and its related B-sides. “Weird at My School,” “Dancing the Manta
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Pixies Will Be Bringing Big Big Love to Halifax
feeling allllll riiiiiiight Oh yeah, it’s really happening. PEEP THIS. SATURDAY APRIL 9th = THE GREATEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE. Get riled up with a brilliant oral history of the band from this 2004 issue of SPIN edit: The “tickets” link on the tours page isn’t active yet. I’m watching it (along with everyone you know) and will try to update here ASAP once it becomes active. Eeeeek. Update: The Pixies’ Facebook page says pre-sale tickets are happening Jan 21 (tomorrow) and tickets for the public will be on sale next Friday, Jan 28.
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Et Tu, Pixies?
la la love you, don’t mean maybe I dunno if you’re a fan of the Pixies on Facebook, but recently their fan page listed some interesting developments, namely that the band are playing a Canadian tour. More recently, a status update was posted that read: “We can certainly add Halifax NS to the list for […]
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Black Francis
Black Francissv n f ng rs (Cooking Vinyl) The Black Francis moniker is so entwined with the Pixies, it is hard not to expect a certain brand of songs with its use. And on sv n f ng rs (the follow-up to last year’s excellent Bluefinger) you get just that on “garbage heap” (which nods […]
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The Breeders
The BreedersMountain Battles(4AD)Their best since 1993’s Last Splash, The Breeders return in fine form, surviving Kelley Deal’s heroin habit (now she only uses knitting needles) to produce an album that works on its own, without a whiff of comeback desperation. Packaged in 4AD’s distinctive beautiful art, Mountain Battles starts off strong with “Overglazed,” Kim Deal […]
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Frank Black Francis
Frank Black FrancisS/T(Sonic Unyon)This two-disc set from frank black francis is timely considering the Pixies reunion is one of the hottest acts of the year. Disc one features the very first solo demos of songs destined for Come on Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa. Disc two will raise a few eyebrows. Last year FBF went into […]
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Frank Black and the Catholics
Published September 11, 2003. Frank Black and the Catholics Show Me Your Tears (Sonic Unyon) Ever since making the Catholics his back-up band, Frank Black has released albums that have been recorded onto two tracks, often in a single take. What they’ve lacked in crazy brilliance has been made up by solid writing and a […]
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loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies
loudQUIETloud: A Film About the PixiesDirected by: Steven Cantor and Matthew Galkin (MVD Visual)Documenting the unexpected reunion of one of the most influential bands in alternative rock, loudQUIETloud is not just a road-story of the Pixies reunion tour in 2004. It is more about how its individual members struggle with balancing old postures and lingering […]
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Pavement/Pixies tribute
Pavement/Pixies tribute November 10 at The AtticIt is a sad state of affairs when the biggest concert draw in this town (for local talent) is to put on a “tribute” show. Like this one — which featured members of the Jon Epworth Band, Montgomery Moth and the Dean Malenkos taking a stab at the Pixies […]