On August 6th, 2005 the reunited original line-up of the Pixies performed an acoustic set at the Newport Folk Festival, which was released on DVD in 2006. The performance will now be released as a 2LP, Live in Newport, for Record Store Day (April 18). 2500 copies worldwide. A 2CD version will hit the shops on April 25.
English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1987, discussing albums by Pixies, The Smiths, Guns N' Roses, and a whole lot more. This is part #2B, the fourth - and final - episode about this year.
Watch Postmodern Jukebox with Allison Young on vocals tackle the Pixies classic Where Is My Mind?
Watch David Bowie and Moby perform the Pixies classic Cactus live on the Jay Leno '02 tour.
Watch Australian surf garage trio Skeggs perform the Pixies classic Here Comes Your Man for Like A Version, a segment on Australian radio station triple-j. They kicked things off with a snippet of the Velvet Underground's I'm Waiting for the Man.
The Guardian spoke with Pixies frontman Black Francis and engineer/producer Steve Albini about the recording of Where Is My Mind?, a song that those day provides Francis with a nice yearly income. After the song was used for the ending scene of Fight Club it has been used countless times in commercials and what-not.
Watch the Pixies tackle the Neil Young classic Winterlong. From their Live At The Paradise In Boston DVD.
David Bowie loved the Pixies. He included a cover of Cactus on his Heathen album in 2002. Watch a live performance @ Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin, Germany - 2002/09/22.
The Pixies album Doolittle gets the deluxe treatment for its 25th anniversary:
The week commencing 1st December, Pixies and 4AD will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Doolittle with the release of Pixies: Doolittle 25 - an expanded edition of the classic album that brings together all the album's B-sides, Peel Sessions and demos for the first time, with nearly half of the tracks having not been commercially released before.
Long time fans will already have all the B-sides and most of the Peel Sessions. The inclusion of the demos is a plus though. The album will be released as a 3CD and 2LP (B-sides, Peel Sessions and demos only).
Doolittle is available for preorder via 4AD and the Pixies webstore
The Pixies have made a video for Greens And Blues, a track from their latest release EP2.
The Pixies stopped by the NPR offices for a Tiny Desk Concert, performing three songs: Greens And Blues (from their latest release EP2), the unreleased Silver Snails and the old favorite Monkey Gone To Heaven. Paz Lenchantin on violin.
The Pixies have made a video for Magdalena, a track from their latest release EP2.
The Pixies have dropped EP2. Rather expensive limited edition, 10-inch exclusive vinyl (4,000 copies worldwide). The tracks come close to their Trompe Le Monde sound.
Suffer from lack of turn table? Lossless audio downloads come to the rescue. The vinyl is also as a bundle with a hoodie.
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Four brand new Pixies songs are available on an expensive limited (5000 copies worldwide) vinyl EP. Suffer from lack of turn table? Lossless audio downloads come to the rescue.
Tracks:The Pixies have just announced their European tour. Caveat: no Kim Deal, who has left the band. Kim Shattuck of LA band The Muffs will be holding down the bottom end.
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After nine years the Pixies released a new single. Bagboy is available as free download. Prominent backing by Kim Deal, who has just left the band.
Bass player Kim Deal has left The Pixies. The remaining members issued a statement to Spin Magazine:
We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have worked with her on and off over the last 25 years. Despite her decision to move on, we will always consider her a member of the Pixies, and her place will always be here for her. We wish her all the best.
Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering
Watch the Channel 4 documentary about The Pixies. Gouge tells their story and lots of talking heads (David Bowie, PJ Harvey) show their admiration for the band. Originally broadcasted in the UK in 2002.
The Pixies offer a Free Coachella '04 EP, recorded on May 1, 2004 at the Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA.
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