Pixies/No Age @ Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles 11/4/09

When Kim Deal's not singing through a distorted mic with sister Kelley in an elaborate Mayan World Series in Brooklyn, she's back in the fold with the reunited Pixies. The group hit the Palladium in Los Angeles (for the first... CONTINUE READING PIXIES/NO AGE @ HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM, LOS ANGELES 11/4/09»

Posted on November 5, 2009 in Contest, Photo (4 comments)
Tags: Frank Black | Kim Deal | No Age | Pixies

Black Francis Covers Love & Rockets

Looking at the darker, gothier fare popping up via such current buzzed bands as Dum Dum Girls, Blank Dogs, and Crocodiles and groups like A Place To Bury Strangers, etc., it's fitting the glammy, briefly reunited post-Bauhaus trio Love &... CONTINUE READING BLACK FRANCIS COVERS LOVE & ROCKETS»

Posted on July 22, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Black Francis | Frank Black | Kings Of Convenience | Love And Rockets | Pixies

Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Contribute To Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy

The compilation has an impressive lineup, but the circumstances around it are heartbreaking: Almost a year after his wife Melissa died suddenly, 21 artists have contributed exclusive tracks to Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy to help... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE, MICHAEL STIPE, DINOSAUR CONTRIBUTE TO CIAO MY SHINING STAR: THE SONGS OF MARK MULCAHY»

Frank Black Performs With Portland School Of Rock

Yesterday we posted a clip of Kim Deal doing the Amps' "Bragging Party" with her sister and Deerhunter. Her fellow Pixie Frank Black's collaborators on "Where Is My Mind" are much younger than Cox & Co., but the Portland School... CONTINUE READING FRANK BLACK PERFORMS WITH PORTLAND SCHOOL OF ROCK»

Posted on May 20, 2009 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Frank Black | Pixies

Dark Night Of The Soul Sold As Blank CDR For Fear Of Lawsuit

"Due to an ongoing dispute with EMI" Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, and David Lynch's project is ... CONTINUE READING DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL SOLD AS BLANK CDR FOR FEAR OF LAWSUIT»

Stream Dark Night Of The Soul

Yes, this is the year of Dark Nights (but not that kind, which is very last year). We'd told you about Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's ubiquitous Dark Night Of The Soul posters, and now we can point you toward a... CONTINUE READING STREAM DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL»

Frank Black Gets YouTube but not Firefox

Energyface found a bunch of ersatz Frank Black videos on YouTube which combine public domain video (like One Got Fat) with songs from his new album (as Black Francis), Bluefinger. At first glance, it's not entirely clear if they were... CONTINUE READING FRANK BLACK GETS YOUTUBE BUT NOT FIREFOX»

Posted on June 18, 2007 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Frank Black

New Frank Black Video - "Don't Get Me Wrong"

Someone get this man a light meter! Black Francis is a spectral vision with a guitar thanks to the white balance in this clip for ""Don't Get Me Wrong" from the forthcoming CD/DVD set Christmass, due out 12/18 on Cooking... CONTINUE READING NEW FRANK BLACK VIDEO - "DON'T GET ME WRONG"»

Posted on December 8, 2006 in MP3, Video (6 comments)
Tags: Frank Black | Pixies

New Celebrity Playlists

Did anyone catch Kathy Griffin's Life On The D-List reality show? Ads were plasted all over Gawker earlier this week and I managed to Tivo. Verdict: it's as much of a snore as her predictable iTunes Playlist (Backstreet Boys, Jessica... CONTINUE READING NEW CELEBRITY PLAYLISTS»

Posted on August 5, 2005 in Celebrity Playlist (10 comments)
Tags: Bobby Brown | Frank Black