PIxies Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Saturday, May 23, 2020

May 23, 2020May 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments CBD, Drive-In, iPhone 12, Music VIdeos, PIxies, Prince, PUP, Ronald Reagan, TuneRoom

Once we beat the coronavirus, I’d be personally grateful if doctors start working on this. Oh, and Pac Man turns

Read more

Random music news for Friday, March 13, 2020.

March 13, 2020March 12, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Coronavirus, Glorious Sons, Live Nation, Metallica, Philip Moriarty, PIxies, Quantum Physics, Radio, Rush, Sammy Hag, Styx, Yes

If Friday the 13th freaks you out, you have paraskevidekatriaphobia. And March 13, 2020, is one of two Friday the

Read more

Music Industry Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Trying to be a Rock Superstar in the 21st Century

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Arcade Fire, Jack White, Killers, Linkin Park, Muse, PIxies, Strokes, U2

You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?

Read more

Movies Music News

Finally, the Pixies documentary fans deserve. Watch the trailer.

January 24, 2019January 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments PIxies

With a new album from the Pixies due something this year, it’s a good time to remember why the band

Read more

Twickets wants to make ticket reselling ethical

January 21, 2019January 20, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Adele, Arctic Monkeys, Bryan Ferry, Ed Sheeran, Eric Church, George Ezra, Newport Folk Festival, Noel Gallagher, PIxies, Queen, Spice Girls, The 1975, Ticket bots, Ticketmaster, Tickets, Twickets

What do Eric Church, The 1975, Muse, Queen, Ed Sheeran and Bryan Ferry have in common? Or Mumford & Sons,

Read more

Random music news for Monday, September 17, 2018

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bon Scott, Daniel Johns, Guinness Book of World Records, Judgement Night, K-Pop, Killers, Lenny Kravitz, Marc Ribot, Mercury Prize, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Pete Doherty, PIxies, Polaris Music Prize, Rick Astley, Silverchair, Smule, Surfer Rosa, Tony Bennett

Back at work after two weeks of time off and just in time for tonight’s Polaris Music Prize gala. I’ll

Read more

From the Dept. of Weird Rockstar Hobbies: Collecting military vehicles and other strange pastimes.

June 13, 2018November 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Damon Albarn, David Lovering, Dexter Holland, Gary Numan, Guy Berryman, Hobbies, Iggy Pop, Jack White, Nick Mason, Offspring, PIxies, Rock Stars, Ronnie Wood, Stephen Morris

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

Read more

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 822: The history of nerd rock

May 11, 2018May 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-J, Barenaked Ladies, Devo, Filk Music, Geek Rock, Leslie Fish, Nerd Rock, Nerf Herder, PIxies, Talking Heads, They Might Be Giant, Weezer

nerd: (nərd) n. informal. 1. A foolish of contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious. 2. A

Read more

Random music news for Saturday, March 26, 2018

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bon Jovi, Call and the Drummers of Pakistan, Diddy, Drums, Facebook, iPad, Jack White, Jayne County, PIxies, Roger Daltrey, Sonos, Spice Girls, The Who

I was hoping the weather in Vancouver (I’m here for the Junos) would be better than the weather in Toronto. Nope.

Read more

Music History Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 808: Trying to be a Rock Superstar in the 21st Century

January 19, 2018January 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Gorillaz, Jack White, Killers, Linkin Park, Muse, PIxies, Strokes, U2

You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?

Read more

Pseudonyms of Musicians and Their Origins

September 23, 2017September 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Francis, Bono, Clash, Edge, Elvis Costello, Germa, Iggy Pop, Jack White, Joe Strummer, johnny Rotten, Moby, Nirvana, Pat Smear, PIxies, Rob Zombie, Sex Pistols, U2, White Stripes

[Another assignment from the current intern-in-resident, Dorothy Lee. What are the stories behind some rock’n’roll stage names?- AC] 1. Black

Read more

← Previous