Pixies

‘Velouria’ By PIXIES – Came Out 30 Years Ago Today

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Top singles from the past…

16 July 2020

Band: Pixies (Boston, US)
Active:  1986-1993, 2004-present
Single: Velouria
Written: by general Black Francis
B-sides: Make Believe,I’ve Ben Waiting For You
and The Thing
Released: 16 July 1990 – 30 years ago today
Album: Bossanova  

Here we go…

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JIVING JUKEBOX – 15 Standout PIXIES Tracks

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Only the greats can fill a jukebox …

3 April 2020


(photo by Turn Up The Volume!)

PIXIES are without a shadow of a doubt one of the most influential bands ever.
Their famous loudQuietloud approach, their stop/start turbulence, their charged
punk explosiveness inspired countless new as well as plenty of established bands.

This rowdy 4-piece redefined kick-ass noise rock with a big bang. Their rumbustious combination of a whacking rhythm section (drummer David Lovering and gigantic bassist Kim Deal) – now Paz Lenchantin – fantabulous guitar electricity (Joey Santiago) and a most trenchant vox (Black Francis) resulted in a crushing sound with a sharp ear for melodious grandeur and magnetizing choruses. Also, the intertwining male/female vocals/harmonies fueled many of their massive crackers with a kind of glamorous pigment. Legends forever…

Here are TURN UP THE VOLUME’s
15 Pixies standouts to fill the Wurlitzer…

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The songs were selected from Come On Pilgrim (1987/ Surfer Rosa (1988) / Doolittle (1989) / Bossanova (1990) / Trompe Le Monde (1991) / Indie Cindy (2013) and Head Carier (2013)

PIXIES: Website – Facebook – Discography

‘Here Comes Your Man’ by PIXIES – Released In 1989

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4 February 2020

Band: Pixies
Song: Here Comes Your Man 
Note: Frontman Black Francis told afterward that
he already wrote the song at the age of 14/15
B-sides: Wave Of Mutilation (UK Surf)
Released: 1 June 1989
Album: Doolittle – the band’s second LP

Here’s the original video…

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FIVE INFLAMMABLE SUMMER BANGERS – Part 13…

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Weekly series of five rolling ripsnorters to go bananas to this summer…

Summer is almost over, but not yet! Here are five noise killers to mess up your head…

1. ‘Blue Eyed Hexe‘ by PIXIES (Boston, Ma, US)
(Album: Indie Cindy – 2014)

2. ‘Acetate’ by METZ (Canada)
(Album: II  – 2015)

3. ‘Wie Sharf Ist Dein Messer?’ by ELEFANT (Belgium)
(Album: Konark Und Bonark – 2018)

4. ‘Lately’ by TERRA PINES (Australia)
(Album: Terra Pines – 2018)

5. ‘???’ by PINK ROOM (Belgium)
(Album: Zum Kotzen – 2019)

All 65 Summer Bangers so far
collected on Spotify…

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See/hear you next week for the last episode of ‘Summer Bangers’…