While the Pixies were onstage in LA last night, they dropped a little surprise for Twitter and Facebook followers that were likely wishing they were at the show (via SUE):“FREE Doolittle Live EP!” the Twitter announcement reads. “Four tracks taken...
Wanna grow up to be a debaser.Pixies kicked off their Doolittle 20th Anniversary Tour last night at the Hollywood Palladium in LA with a screening of Un chien andalou, a silent short film from the 20’s co-directed by Salvador Dalí, and the inspiration for the 1989 album’s lead-off track, “Debaser.” The 24 song set that [...]
Pixies will be stopping by ‘The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien‘ this Friday (11/6).The band will be playing their song, “Here Comes Your Man“, on the late night talk show.The band are currently in the midst of a U.S. tour which kicked off tonight (11/4) in Los Angeles.Pixies
MUSIC NEWS - To celebrate their 20th anniversary of the release of their classic 1989 album Doolittle, the Pixies; Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering, will start up a 21-date USA portion leg of their "Doolittle Tour" on Wednesday, November 4 at the Hollywood Palladium. Today,we get news of the support acts for the tour.Opening for the Pixies over the course of the "
myspace.com/pixiesIn July the Pixies announced dates for a U.S. tour honoring the 20th anniversary of their most renowned record, Doolittle, including two Chicago shows - November 20 and 21 - at the Aragon Ballroom. If you missed out on tickets to those now sold out dates, good news: a third Aragon show has been added for Thursday, November 19.The tour's setlist will include all 15 songs from t...
"Charles Thompson chafed at the suggestion that his new work was a step down in kickitude. 'I hate that shit when they compare how hard Surfer Rosa is to Doolittle,' he told Ted Mico of the Melody Maker. 'Obviously the guitars are harder on Surfer Rosa because of the Steve Albini production, but that album is way more wimpy, way more poppy and light. Doolittle is more chunky…They say Doolitt.
With the June 24th release of the groundbreaking Pixies album "Doolittle" on Rock Band, a little internet stir has arisen. Some are understandably stoked, others perplexed (how does one exactly sing along to Tame?), and some, the most vocal internet majority no doubt, antagonist. Sigh. Kids-These-Days....am I right? But then I think back and realize I was one of those kids and had to have ...
Wow!That was THE BEST festival I have EVER been to!The sound was amazing, so much better than the quality of BDO sound which kept dropping-out during Muse last year and any other festivals. All the bands sounded great even from the back I thought, but I only really watched Phoenix and PIXIES from the back coz I was front-centre for their sideshow...Mercy Arms started what was to be a great day ...
I just bought tickets to see the Pixies.I JUST BOUGHT TICKETS TO SEE THE PIXIES.Clearly I've entered some parallel universe where all my wishes come true, because everyone knows there's no way the Pixies would ever reunite.(Yes, I know they've been playing gigs for a while now, but they've always been Somewhere Else.)I got into them too late. Trompe Le Monde, their last album, was in fact my f...
Gigantism Muxtape (1:12:57)1) Kronos Quartet - Marquee Moon2) David Byrne - Glass Concrete and Stone3)Tangoterje - Diamonds Dub4) Mazzy Star - Fade Into You5) Blur - This is a Low6) Boris - Farewell7) Glenn Branca - Lesson No. 18) LCD Soundsystem - Great Release9) Scott Walker - Such A Small Love10) Nina Nastasia - Ocean11) Carla Bozulich - Medley: Time Of The Preacher, Blue Rock Montana, Red H...
While the Pixies were onstage in LA last night, they dropped a little surprise for Twitter and Facebook followers that were likely wishing they were at the show (via SUE):“FREE Doolittle Live EP!” the Twitter announcement reads. “Four tracks taken...
Always good to drag out the Pixies - the genre itunes assigns to these ground breakers? ArtPunk/Metal! gotta love it...In case ya didn't know:Pixies are an American alternative rock band that formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. The band disbanded in 1993 under acrimonious circumstances but reunited in 2004. Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, and David Lovering have been the band's con...
I have been resigned to the fact that the mind control program I’m trying on my son isn't working. After a brief period on his charts, the compilation ► "Peja6":http://mog.com/Cody_B/blog_post/148198 ◄was rapidly being replaced by SpongeBob, Naked Brothers, and Crazy Frog. In an attempt to right the ship before his 7th birthday I put together this list (see comments), incorporating his kid
Five classic 4AD releases from Pixies are going to be reissued as both Limited Edition and Deluxe Edition collector's sets entitled Minotaur. Spearheaded by Jeff Anderson, founder of A+R (Artist in Residence), who has put together expansive and eye-catching versions of releases by Nine Inch Nails, Beck and Sigur Ros - Minotaur will be available for pre-order at www.ainr.com beginning Monday, Ju...