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The Dandy Warhols – Rockmaker- Review

June 23, 2024

This record reeks of trying too hard. I wish the band would do more of what it’s actually good at: writing semi-psychedelic rock songs with hooks.

The Dandy Warhols to Release 12th album and Embark on Spring Tour – News

February 8, 2024

“We have a very focused idea of what we want,” Taylor-Taylor says. “It’s generally what we want somebody else to make, but since they never do, we have to.”

Black Francis – SVN FNGRS – Review

July 1, 2008

Not the concept album of Bluefinger, this album sports at least a leitmotif: Demigods. Features strong, memorable choruses you can picture in movie trailers.

Black Francis – Bluefinger – Review

December 7, 2007

To describe Bluefinger as a return to the Pixies as some are saying would be an insult to just how unique this record really is.

Frank Black – Honeycomb – Review

November 11, 2005

His most un-Pixies record yet, Black’s paean to all things retro – Southern R&B, roots and country – will likely be the most hit-or-miss album in his cannon.

Frank Black And The Catholics – Show Me Your Tears – Review

December 10, 2003

Two things: 1) he’s plugging on with his live-to-two-track formula, and 2) he can still write kickass songs no matter the style or lyrical content.

Frank Black & The Catholics – Dog in the Sand – Review

June 2, 2001

Recorded live onto two-track, Dog in the Sand is Frank Black (and his backing band, The Catholics) on his continuing quest for the American soul.

Frank Black and the Catholics – Interview

January 1, 1999

An interview with Frank Black

Frank Black – with Jonny Polonsky at the Paradise – Review

June 1, 1996

The crowd pogoed and surfed and thrashed to Black’s amazing blend of melodic hooks, sonic vision, and pure creative weirdness.

Jonny Polonsky – with Frank Black at the Paradise – Review

May 1, 1996

Polonsky makes power pop the way it ought to be, I thought – loud, hard, slightly intimidating, but at the same time, slightly nuts.