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  Indie Rock Super Friends Form Thriftstore Masterpiece, Cover Lee Hazelwood's 'Railroad'

  May 8, 2013 – Lee Hazlewood's 1963 cowboy-psych debut Trouble Is a Lonesome Town is set to get a star-studded remake courtesy of Thriftstore Masterpiece, a "revolving music collective devoted to paying homage to the underdog records of years past." Helmed by Oregon-based producer Charles Normal, the forthcoming debut LP is set to include contributions from the Pixies' Frank Black, Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock, Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy W …
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  Sludgefeast: Dinosaur Jr. Celebrate 1987 Opus With Kim Gordon, Frank Black, Johnny Marr

  December 3, 2012 –  …
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  FIRST LISTEN: Pixies' Frank Black Produces Pete Yorn

  July 29, 2010 – Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn has worked with a wide range of collaborators, including R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, actress Scarlett Johansson, and performer-producer Butch Walker (Pink, Avril Lavigne). His latest partner: Pixies frontman Frank Black. Yorn recruited the alt-rock pioneer to produce his self-titled new album, due September 28. Download the first leak, "Precious Stone," in exchange for a retweet, here, or listen below! …
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  Frank Black & Friends Rock L.A. Benefit Concert

  December 9, 2009 – More than the music -- which was nothing short of spectacular -- Tuesday night's sold-out Winston Calling benefit concert at the Echoplex in Los Angeles was about random acts of kindness. How else to explain all the heavy hitters taking the lead of Pixies frontman Frank Black (a.k.a. …
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  Pixies Play Complete 'Doolittle' Album

  November 5, 2009 – 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)

  October 21, 2009 – 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

  October 2, 2009 – 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! Frank Black, Kim Deal and Co. …
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  Exclusive: Pixies Will Play U.S. 'Doolittle' Shows

  July 10, 2009 – Alt-rock kingpins the Pixies will make their live return to the U.S. …
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  Sneak Peek: Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch's 'Dark Night'

  May 8, 2009 – 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). Curiously, the ad, which looks like a movie poster, lists director David Lynch... …
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  Exclusive: In the Studio with Art Brut

  March 17, 2009 – 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. …
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