Magic Pixie Dust for Music Business Success
Have you ever found a band (or several) you were convinced would become a success or even destined to be one of the most popular band on the planet if only other music fans knew they existed? This happened to me many times during my tenure at Yep Roc Records.
Pixie from LA Ink
Before becoming LA Ink's sexy, roller-skating shop manager, Pixie was wearing a number of hats in a kaleidoscope of careers, from freelance make up artist to diner waitress. Giving up her apron to keep Kat Von D's business running smoothly was a big transition, but Pixie says she's always up for a new adventure.
Pixies to carry on touring?
Kim Deal certainly wants to see it happen, but there's still no word on a brand new Pixies' album.
The Pixies: Where are You?
The Pixies are true alternative rock icons, who produced a string of must have albums. There have been on again off again rumors of a new album since their surprise reunion tour a couple of years ago.
New Black Francis Track Available to Download
Pixies' frontman Frank Black's alter-ego Black Francis has made the first single from his forthcoming mini-album available to listen to online.The track, entitled 'The Seus', will be released in February prior to the release of mini-album Svn Fngrs in March.
Kim Deal Talks New Breeders Album, Pixies, German
Kim Deal, lead singer of The Breeders, throws down the gauntlet: "I think it's kind of ballsy to sit there and think that [people want to listen] if it wasn't special ... Why is this song actually here? Why is this song taking up two-and-a-half minutes of my life?"Kim is a rock legend and she shows why in this amazing interview.
Jesus & Mary Chain prepare new album
Having got back together, played a few dates and, presumably, pocketed the cash, JAMC have decided to do what few reformees have done - make a new album. Take note, Pixies.
indiessance: British Sea Power
"'Apologies To Insect Life' from their first full-album 'The Decline of British Sea Power' echoes the familiar spastic scraping electric guitar heard in songs by the Pixies."
Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity
The title of this CD (and indeed of this blog post) says it all really. Cinnamon Girl is a two disc, 21 song, all female compilation of covers of Neil Young's music. Well, except for Jill Sobule's track, on which she cheated a little, as you will see...
Video Friday (tricked by tunes)
I know it's hard to fathom, but in the olden times, people couldn't listen to 30-second snippets of music before you made a purchase.Used to be, you heard a song at a party, through a friend or on the radio(!) and rushed out to plunk between $12 and ...
PONTOS DE FUGA #1
Download: PONTOS DE FUGA #1 (rapidshare)(Ficheiro ZIP com as 10 canções, 30.3 MB, 33m:35s)Reservei o último post de cada mês de 2008 para uma compilação de mp3.Confesso que não sei como colocá-la numa cassete como a que se vê na imagem e que...
Radiohead
Radiohead was one of the few alternative bands of the early '90s to draw heavily from the grandiose arena rock that characterized U2's early albums. But the band internalized that epic sweep, turning it inside out to tell tortured, twisted tales of a...
Karate - The Bed is in the Ocean (1998)
I can't understand why Karate never reeeally caught on. They didn't make especially challenging or unaccessible music, but their sound was still brilliant and every album was solid. I think maybe 10 years from now they'll have a big rediscovery and f...
Counting Crows ready ? Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings?
On March 25, Counting Crows will release their fifth studio album (first in five years), Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings (Geffen/Interscope). It’s an album of two themes: 1) the electric Saturday Nights, produced by Gil Norton (The Pixie...
Rbally is Back (Again!)
One of my favorite music blogs of all time (i.e., the last 4 years or so) is the great rbally. Although the site disappeared for a little while (a year or so), I'm happy to say that it's back up and running again. And boy is it running... just chec...
Music video: Make your own
AP reports on the increasing popularity of homegrown (and not entirely legal) music video, wherein somebody takes a song they like, and pairs it with clips from a movie they like, or shoots clips to set to music. Bands, for the most part, seem to be ...
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