Tag: Black Francis

Pixies reissuing all of their studio albums in deluxe ‘Minotaur’ box sets

Pixies reissuing all of their studio albums in deluxe ‘Minotaur’ box sets

Tipped first by the Pixies’ tease of a big announcement on their Facebook page, then the appearance online last night of this image (left), speculation […]

Pixies add more European festival dates; ‘big announcement’ due Monday

Pixies add more European festival dates; ‘big announcement’ due Monday

With the once-again-reactivated Pixies promising “a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT on Monday” on the band’s Facebook page, several more European summer festival dates have begun surfacing. In […]

In stores Tuesday: Jane’s Addiction, Talking Heads and Misfits vinyl reissues

In stores Tuesday: Jane’s Addiction, Talking Heads and Misfits vinyl reissues

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Jane’s Addiction ALBUM: Nothing’s Shocking, Ritual de lo Habitual BACKSTORY: […]

Pixies’ Black Francis teams up with wife for Grand Duchy album, warm-up tour

Pixies’ Black Francis teams up with wife for Grand Duchy album, warm-up tour

Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV is a man of many monikers: Black Francis, Frank Black, Frank Black Francis. Now comes the Pixies frontman’s latest musical […]

Pixies reunion back on again; band playing Isle of Wight, European concerts

Pixies reunion back on again; band playing Isle of Wight, European concerts

Turns out the Pixies still have some life left in them, after all. Word began trickling out today that the slumbering band — which reunited […]