In the December issue of Blender, the magazine's editors have compiled what they see as the "The 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever," opening with this little graph:Mumbled lyrics, couldn’t-care-less strumming, white dudes in sweaters—what’s not to love about indie rock?... CONTINUE READING BLENDER'S 100 GREATEST INDIE-ROCK ALBUMS EVER»
Posted on November 14, 2007 in (260 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Pavement | Pixies | R.E.M. | Sonic Youth | The Replacements | Velvet Underground
We feel compelled to make some sort of Mogwai and Pixies joke -- you know, Gremlins versus those cute winged things (and Bob Geldof's daughter) -- but the Scottish noise-gazers do such a overloaded, gouging take on "Gouge Away," we'll... CONTINUE READING NEW MOGWAI - "GOUGE AWAY" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on November 14, 2007 in , (17 comments)
Tags: Mogwai | Pixies
Black Francis's Bluefinger LP -- a collection of Herman Brood referencing tunes, of course -- is out in the US next week. Kanye, Fifty, get ready! But it's a recently excavated A/V treat from Pixies that's abuzz today. The Doolittle... CONTINUE READING NEW OLD PIXIES VIDEO - "TAME"»
Posted on September 10, 2007 in (9 comments)
Tags: Pixies
While Frank Black is busy snuffing out hopes for another Pixies record, let's start the week with this sweet cover from ex-Big Dish man Steven Lindsay, who casts an angsty, androgynous kid in a bra/tank-top thing, bringing out the suicidal... CONTINUE READING NEW STEVEN LINDSAY VIDEO - "MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN"»
Posted on June 25, 2007 in (12 comments)
Tags: Pixies | Steven Lindsay
Scottish post-rockers and Zidane soundtrackers Mogwai will cover Pixies' "Gouge Away" on an upcoming tribute to the band, set for November 13th release on American Laundromat Records. The label's site confirms that They Might Be Giants, OK Go, J Mascis,... CONTINUE READING DIG FOR FIRE: A PIXIES TRIBUTE»
Posted on April 11, 2007 (26 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr | Mogwai | Pixies
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 , (6 comments)
Tags: Frank Black | Pixies
