Tag: Pixies

Pixies add additional ‘Doolittle’ anniversary tour dates in Europe, U.S., Australia

Pixies add additional ‘Doolittle’ anniversary tour dates in Europe, U.S., Australia

The Pixies are set to open their Doolittle 20th anniversary tour next week in Dublin, and, thanks to crushing demand for tickets, the band over […]

Searching for: MTV’s ‘120 Minutes: Left of the Dial’ radio show promo CDs

Searching for: MTV’s ‘120 Minutes: Left of the Dial’ radio show promo CDs

Loyal Slicing Up Eyeballs reader Chris Cummins — the guest blogger who wrote last month’s excellent “Remembering MTV’s ‘120 Minutes’” post for USA Today’s Pop […]

Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour heads to Australia, New Zealand in 2010

Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour heads to Australia, New Zealand in 2010

The Pixies’ 20th anniversary Doolittle tour — which hits Europe in October and the United States in November — will extend into 2010, as the band […]

Pixies tour dates: ‘Doolittle’ anniversary trek coming to U.S. in November

Pixies tour dates: ‘Doolittle’ anniversary trek coming to U.S. in November

The Pixies’ Doolittle 20th anniversary tour comes to America in November for 14 concerts in nine different cities, including multiple-night stands in New York, Chicago, […]

Bauhaus, Pixies, The Fall up for ‘Omnibus’ reissues from new Beggars Archive imprint

Bauhaus, Pixies, The Fall up for ‘Omnibus’ reissues from new Beggars Archive imprint

Expanded box-set reissues of Bauhaus’ first two albums — In the Flat Field and Mask — will help inaugurate the new Beggars Archive series of […]

Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Frank Black pay tribute to Miracle Legion’s Mark Mulcahy

Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Frank Black pay tribute to Miracle Legion’s Mark Mulcahy

Mark Mulcahy, frontman of nearly forgotten ’80s college-rock act Miracle Legion, is the subject of a new tribute album featuring contributions by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, […]

Quick Spins: Pixies in Canada, Morrissey speaks, Dinosaur Jr does The Cure

Quick Spins: Pixies in Canada, Morrissey speaks, Dinosaur Jr does The Cure

Pixies play Canada While fans await U.S. dates for the band’s Doolittle anniversary trek, the Pixies today announced their first North American concert in four […]

Breeders touring North America this August between Kim Deal’s Pixies treks

Breeders touring North America this August between Kim Deal’s Pixies treks

Kim Deal will squeeze in a three-week Breeders tour of North America this summer between treks with the recently reactivated Pixies The Breeders — currently […]

Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour coming to U.S. this fall

The Pixies will bring their Doolittle 20th anniversary tour to the U.S. this fall, playing their classic 1989 album in its entirety in at least […]

Tour dates: Pixies to play ‘Doolittle’ at 20th anniversary concerts in Europe

Tour dates: Pixies to play ‘Doolittle’ at 20th anniversary concerts in Europe

The reunited Pixies will celebrate the 20th anniversary of 1989’s Doolittle by playing their classic sophomore album in its entirety at 11 European concerts in […]

Pixies’ Black Francis plots solo-acoustic shows, Grand Duchy dates this summer

Pixies’ Black Francis plots solo-acoustic shows, Grand Duchy dates this summer

The Pixies’ Frank Black is touring North America next month in two guises: as Black Francis, and with Grand Duchy, the grungy synthpop duo he […]

Pixies roar back to life with Stockholm, Isle of Wight gigs, plus ‘Minotaur’ box set

Pixies roar back to life with Stockholm, Isle of Wight gigs, plus ‘Minotaur’ box set

Dormant since 2007, the Pixies tore out of hibernation this weekend with a private gig and festival set in Stockholm and a high-profile slot at […]

Love and Rockets tribute album to feature Black Francis, The Flaming Lips

Love and Rockets tribute album to feature Black Francis, The Flaming Lips

Black Francis, The Flaming Lips and The Dandy Warhols are among the acts paying tribute to seminal neo-psychedelic/post-goth trio Love and Rockets on the forthcoming […]