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Pixies Bring 'Doolittle' Show to New York City

The Pixies breathed new life into familiar material when they performed all of their 1989 album ... Read More »

Pixies Kick Off Three Chicago 'Doolittle' Concerts

With smoke machines billowing, the silent film 'Un Chien Andalou' showing on a massive video screen ... Read More »

Pixies Bring 'Doolittle' Tour to Los Angeles

While 'Doolittle' was the Pixies commercial breakthrough upon its 1989 release, it still feels like ... Read More »

Dead Weather Raise the Roof at London Gig

It's the middle of the Dead Weather's three London shows, and Spinner's first thought is -- let's ... Read More »

Pixies, 'La La Love You' (Live in Paris) -- Video Premiere

Ever since their sold-out comeback tour in 2004, Pixies "reunions" have come around periodically, ... Read More »

Black Francis Performs Stripped Down Pixies Songs at Musicfest NW

Last night at Dante's in Portland, Ore., Black Francis, aka Frank Black, stood alone in the ... Read More »

Band of the Week: Dinosaur Pile-Up

If you're going to name your band after a scene in a film, you have to choose the right scene. No ... Read More »

Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington Puts on Bizarre Fashion Show

The new Brooklyn, N.Y. home of the Knitting Factory opened with a dramatic bang Wednesday night, as ... Read More »

Frank Black Says Record Labels Aren't 'Vital, Creative or Interesting'

When alternative music gained momentum in the early '90s, many artists migrated from major labels to ... Read More »

Frank Black Expresses Doubts About New Pixies Album, Music Industry

With a brand new box set, 'Minotaur,' tours and possibly film scores, don't expect a traditional ... Read More »

Frank Black Makes It a Family Affair With Grand Duchy

Frank Black, the artist legally known as Charles Thompson, has lived in Eugene, Oregon for half a ... Read More »

Pete Yorn Punks It Up in the Studio With Frank Black

Pete Yorn was having lunch with an old friend from Columbia's A&R department, who told him he ... Read More »

Art Brut and Black Francis Battle 'Satan'

On Art Brut's early favorite 'Moving to L.A.,' frontman Eddie Argos dreamed of drinking 'Hennessey ... Read More »

Pete Doherty Released From Jail + More

Pete Doherty was released from jail on Tuesday morning after serving only 29 days of a 14-week ... Read More »

Rock Almanac: April 6, 2008

On This Date in 1965: Frank Black, aka Black Francis, of the Pixies, is born Charles Michael ... Read More »

20 Bitter Band Breakups: Pixies

Pixies In the early '90s, the more popular the Pixies became, the greater the tensions between the ... Read More »