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13 Jul 2009 20:46

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Music: The Pixies are touring for the 20th anniversary of “Doolittle”! Heck yes!

Here’s how excited we are about this news: “WANT TO GROW UP TO BE … BE A DEBASE … debaser … De-ba-ser … DEBASER!” source
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21 May 2009 09:52

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Music: Pixie love: A bunch of lucky kids get to rock out with Frank Black

Portland School of Rock Pixies show w/ Frank Black from mark lewman on Vimeo.

  • The Portland, Ore. School of Rock helped Black ask the obvious question – “Where is My Mind?” If we were these kids, we’d have goosebumps on our goosebumps.source
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09 May 2009 09:14

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Music: ShortFormBlog’s Saturday Mixtape digs into the ’90s buzz bin

  • 1. Mark Lanegan had a much more nuanced career after the heyday of Screaming Trees. Even so, it wasn’t because the band sucked – see “Nearly Lost You” for an example.

    2. Los Angeles is a popular topic in indie rock, but trailblazer Frank Black of the Pixies got there early. This scatterbrained tune also drew a line in the sand for Black’s solo output.

    3. Nobody broods like Greg Dulli. The former Afghan Whigs lead singer (currently of The Twilight Singers) came off as sophisticated on “Debonair,” off of Gentleman.

    4. Sunny Day Real Estate suffered from overhype at first. Their self-titled debut (which also has killer cover art) shows why – songs like “In Circles” grab right for your collar.

    5. Why does Shoegazer music begin and end with My Bloody Valentine? There’s other great bands from the era like Catherine Wheel, whose “Black Metallic” sparkles.source

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