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20 Great Songs Under Two Minutes

Too many musicians have forgotten the old adage, “Leave them wanting more.” In honor of our shortest month, we’ve listed 20 of our favorite short tracks.  read more

The Pixies Announce Fall Tour

The Pixies have announced dates for the “Lost Cities” tour, which will find them visiting cities they’ve never performed at over the course of their lengthy career. The band will play their beloved Doolittle album in its entirety for the duration of the tour. Surfer Blood will be filling the opening slot for most of the tour before Imaginary Cities takes over in late November....  read more

Black Francis and Reid Paley Announce Album

Pixies frontman Black Francis is pairing up with longtime friend and former singer for The Five Reid Paley for a new record....  read more

Pixies Take Doolittle Tour to Canada

On the wings of a Grammy nomination for their collector’s box set Minotaur, the Pixies are bringing their Doolittle Tour to Canada, the band’s first major tour of the provinces in more than six years....  read more

Download a Pixies Live EP

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Doolittle, the Pixies are offering a live, four-song EP recorded during their most recent tour. Download it for free here. Tracklist: Gouge Away Monkey Gone to Heaven Crackity Jones Dancing the Manta Ray...  read more

Pixies Play Special 33-Song Set for Chilean Miners

They may not be getting their own reality show, but the rescued Chilean miners got a pretty cool tribute last night....  read more

17 Great Non-Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Covers on His 76th Birthday

There are reportedly over 1,500 covers of Cohen songs. While it may seem like 1,499 of them are covers of "Hallelujah," the Canadian songwriter has a deep, rich catalog that's been well mined. Here are 17 worthy takes on his work.  read more

10 Great (or Strange) Pixies Covers

Kings of Leon were the homecoming headliners of Bonnaroo this year, and the Tennessee boys covered The Pixies "Where is My Mind." It got us thinking of all the great Pixies covers by various artists over the years. Here are 10 of the most interesting.  read more

Pixies Announce U.S. Tour Dates

One of our Best Live Acts of the Decade, the Pixies, have announced 11 new U.S. tour dates. Following last year’s 20th-anniversary celebration of Doolittle and a successful showing at the Primavera Festival in Barcelona, the band is taking to the road again to play the album in its entirety....  read more

Watch Pixies Documentary loudQUIETloud

"I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies," Kurt Cobain once told Rolling Stone...  read more