Tag: Pixies

Pixies part ways with 'super disappointed' Kim Shattuck following European tour

Pixies part ways with ‘super disappointed’ Kim Shattuck following European tour

Just days after completing their first tour without original bassist Kim Deal, the resurgent Pixies apparently have decided to part ways with her touring replacement, Kim Shattuck of The Muffs, who took to both Facebook and Twitter tonight to announce she was “super disappointed to learn that my time with the Pixies ended today.”

Watch: Pixies blow up Joey Santiago in new music video for 'What Goes Boom'

Watch: Pixies blow up Joey Santiago in new music video for ‘What Goes Boom’

The Pixies today debuted the third music video off the band’s recently released four-song EP-1 collection, a sparse, desert-set clip that culminates with guitarist Joey Santiago exploding into a spray of blood, seemingly answering the question posted by the song’s title: “What Goes Boom.” Check out the full clip,

New releases: Tears For Fears, Morrissey, The Waterboys, Billy Bragg, Pixies, The Mission

New releases: Tears For Fears, Morrissey, The Waterboys, Billy Bragg, Pixies, The Mission

This week’s new releases include box sets devoted to Tears For Fears and Waterboys albums, plus a new Morrissey concert film, a reissue of Billy Bragg’s debut, a box set collecting six Boomtown Rats albums, an audiophile CD pressing from the Pixies and live sets from The Mission and The Wedding Present.

Pixies announce 33-date North American tour in early 2014, debut 'Andro Queen' video

Pixies announce 33-date North American tour in early 2014, debut ‘Andro Queen’ video

The new lineup of the Pixies — with Kim Shattuck of The Muffs taking the place of the departed original bassist Kim Deal — will follow up this fall’s European tour with a 33-city North American trek that will keep the band on the road through much of January and February 2014, the group announced this morning.

LIVE VIDEO: Pixies open their world tour at L'Olympia in Paris

LIVE VIDEO: Pixies open their world tour at L’Olympia in Paris

After playing a run of small club shows in New York and Los Angeles this month, plus a slot at the iTunes Festival in London, the new Pixies lineup tonight officially open its world tour with the first of two nights at L’Olympia in Paris — and the whole show is streaming live online courtesy music streaming service Deezer.

Video: Pixies tear into new song 'What Goes Boom' on 'Later... with Jools Holland'

Video: Pixies tear into new song ‘What Goes Boom’ on ‘Later… with Jools Holland’

The resurgent Pixies made their second TV appearance in a week last night, this time plugging in on the BBC’s “Later… with Jools Holland” to tear through new song “What Goes Boom” off the band’s just-released EP-1 in advance of tonight’s appearance at the iTunes Festival in London.

Video: Pixies perform new songs 'Bagboy,' 'Indie Cindy' on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'

Video: Pixies perform new songs ‘Bagboy,’ ‘Indie Cindy’ on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’

The new Pixies lineup got its national television debut last night as the band appeared on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” in advance of its four-night run in New York City, performing new single “Bagboy” on air and then sticking around to play “Indie Cindy,” off the just released EP-1, as a web exclusive.