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The Year In Review: The Top 50 Best Albums of 2010
native, Pete Yorn enlisted Pixies -leader, Black Francis to produce his self-titled album Johansson, “Break-Up.” Black Francis ’ production gives this batch always found on his records. Black Francis brings that same raw vitality
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Review: Vampire Weekend’s “Contra”
contexts are changed. It’s the best way to keep things interesting. (Think about what flamenco influence did for the Pixies , for instance.) Without such bold moves, everyone would be playing the same four chord patterns in 4/4 time. “Contra
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Paula's Out, Posh Is In -- Who's Next?
her to jump back into the main mix. Wait? Can't we get a girl who truly rocks in the judging seat—what about Kim Deal of The Pixies and The Breeders ? Since many of the contestants nowadays have drifted from mainstream pop and because she's awesome
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Essay: Vinyl – A Rekindled Love Affair
older material.I keep debating what my next vinyl purchases will be. I’ve toyed with getting all of the albums by the Pixies , Radiohead and A Tribe Called Quest in the format, but have resisted taking the plunge. I would imagine Liz Phair
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Review: Maxïmo Park’s “Quicken The Heart”
times, tempered by the band’s knack for catchy tunes. On “Our Earthly Pleasures,” two years ago, producer Gil Norton ( Pixies , Foo Fighters) cleaned up their sound considerably. That album featured the up-tempo, “Our Velocity” and the
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Review: The Breeders’ “Fate To Fatal” E.P.
reveal themselves and you realize that Kim Deal ’s seemingly flat vocal turns are garbled coo. As the bassist of the Pixies , she helped develop the loud before delving into this edgy terrain. Kim Deal has continually proven she can break
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Review: Lily Allen’s “It’s Not Me, It’s You”
exactly! Usually only the best British pop music makes it over here, just like many innovative American rock bands like the Pixies make it over there long before it is accepted over here. In general, the British are ahead of the curve and it’s time
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Review: The Breeders’ “Mountain Battles”
never get the credit, but Kim Deal is one of the most important history. As the bassist for the Pixies in the late eighties while still actively in the Pixies , she teamed up with Throwing ago all of the original Pixies made peace and toured
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The Top 50 Albums of 2007ignored by the West. She delivers her lines with a punk attitude and has a tendency to quote and sample from the likes of the Pixies , the Clash and the Modern Lovers. This can only widen her appeal among certain forward-thinking rock, hip-hop and
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The Soothing, Dulcet Tones of ... Metallica
albums under the Rockabye Baby! name, translating Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, AC/DC, the Cure, ColdPlay, Nirvana, the Pixies , U2, the Ramones and other envelope-pushing left-of-center chart-toppers into gentle instrumental compositions
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'80s Nostalgia Goes on Tour
take-home souvenir. MTV pioneers the Cure, the Pixies , Morrissey and Skinny Puppy are also coming on July 14 in Auburn, Wash. Meanwhile, Frank Black , or rather Black Francis ' reunion with the Pixies , will play a few dates on Lollapalooza
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Sound Bites: Puff Daddy, Breeders, Jesse Jackson
will go on as planned, with performances from David Lovering 's Science Experiment (Lovering and lead Breeder Kim Deal played together in the Pixies ), the Bellrays, and the Trailer Park Casanovas
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Sound Bites: Puff Daddy, Breeders, Jesse Jackson
will go on as planned, with performances from David Lovering 's Science Experiment (Lovering and lead Breeder Kim Deal played together in the Pixies ), the Bellrays, and the Trailer Park Casanovas
