Pixies Play Complete 'Doolittle' Album
The influential indie band performed its classic album for a roomfull of appreciative Hollywood hipsters.
By Kevin Bronson 11.05.09 10:38 AM
At the Pixies' Hollywood Palladium show on Wednesday night, the sold-out crowd of 4,000 seemed caught between genuflecting respectfully and just going nuts. Kicking off a 21-date U.S.
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Various Artists, 'Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy' (Shout! Factory)
Tragedy sparks salute to overlooked tunesmith.
By Jon Young 10.21.09 2:53 PM
This deeply satisfying 21-song tribute was devised to help recently widowed singer-songwriter Mark Mulcahy (ex–Miracle Legion, Polaris) raise his young twin daughters and get on with life. (Grab a hankie before reading the liner notes.) Some artists -- a creepy Thom Yorke murmuring "All for the Best," a lunatic Frank Black bellowing "Bill Jocko" -- twist the material.
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WATCH: Pixies Debut 'Doolittle' Tour
Boston alt-rock pioneers tear through their 1989 classic -- plus B-sides -- at Dublin tour opener!
By JENN PELLY 10.02.09 8:07 AM
The re-reunited Pixies kicked off their much-awaited 20th Anniversary Doolittle tour Thursday night with a high-energy 21-song set at Dublin's Olympia Theater. Check out video below!
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Exclusive: Pixies Will Play U.S. 'Doolittle' Shows
Frontman Frank Black tells SPIN.com the band will celebrate the landmark album's 20th anniversary with an American tour.
By LINDA LABAN 07.10.09 5:32 PM
Alt-rock kingpins the Pixies will make their live return to the U.S. this fall!
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Sneak Peek: Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch's 'Dark Night'
Frank Black, Iggy Pop, the Strokes' Julian Casablancas and more sing on new project Dark Night of the Soul.
By William Goodman 05.08.09 10:54 AM
Last month a mysterious poster arrived at the SPIN office advertising Dark Night of the Soul, a new album presented by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, featuring vocals from the likes of Iggy Pop, Frank Black, Flaming Lips, and the Strokes' Julian Casablancas (set for a July release).
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Exclusive: In the Studio with Art Brut
Watch the Brit crazies run amok with Pixies frontman Frank Black.
By William Goodman 03.17.09 5:48 PM
With their wacky lyrics and fun-lovin' onstage debauchery, Art Brut are one of the most entertaining bands in indie rock. So when we discovered that the quintet had retreated to an Oregon studio to record their new album, Art Brut vs. Satan (out May 12), with Pixies frontman Frank Black behind the boards, we rushed a video camera out for the boys to document the craziness.
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