Pixies' Frank Black: All About the Benjamins

The iconic alt-rockers are up for anything – touring, Visa commercials – but only if the price is right.
 The Pixies' Frank Black / Photo by Timothy Norris

Pixies frontman Frank Black bluntly stated in a recent interview that the band's "arty farty" years are over, and touring for the '80s quartet is now all about the Benjamins.

Sneak Peek: Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch's 'Dark Night'

Frank Black, Iggy Pop, the Strokes' Julian Casablancas and more sing on new project Dark Night of the Soul.
From Left: David Lynch, Sparklehorse, Danger Mouse

Last month a mysterious poster arrived at the SPIN office advertising Dark Night of the Soul, a new album presented by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, featuring vocals from the likes of Iggy Pop, Frank Black, Flaming Lips, and the Strokes' Julian Casablancas (set for a July release).

Get Ready for New Pixies Boxset

Minotaur will feature the pioneering alt-rock band's five studio albums, plus new packaging and artwork. Click here for details!
The Pixies

Good news for Pixies fans: The influential Boston quartet will reissue their entire studio discography this fall with Minotaur, a boxset that also includes new album art and a live DVD! But there's bad news, too: The price isn't exactly recession-friendly.

Art Brut Working with Pixies' Frank Black On New Album

Lead Brut Eddie Argos confesses inability to keep secrets and names new songs.
Frank Black / Art Brut's Eddie Argos

"I'm rubbish with secrets." Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos confessed via his blog [via Pitchforkmedia.com], before admitting that yes, Art Brut is working with Pixies legend Frank Black on their

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