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Franz Ferdinand Save Saturday At Virgin Festival Ontario

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 31, 2009 11:37 am
While hundreds of thousands of British and European fans were mucking about in the fields at the Reading and Leeds festivals in England this weekend, Virgin Festival Ontario couldn't even fill Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre, which has a capacity of 16,000 people. Virgin Festival Ontario was originally to be held at Orillia, Ont.'s Burl's Creek...
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Pixies And Weezer Bring Rock Assault To Toronto

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By Bryan Borzykowski (CHARTattack) July 11, 2005 4:00 pm
A few years ago the idea of Weezer opening for The Pixies would have caused blank stares and serious ridicule. With The Pixies broken up and Weezer selling millions of albums, hipsters could only dream of this bill. However, no one counted on The Pixies reuniting. Although it's not the perfect show anymore, seeing Weezer open for The Pixies...
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The Pixies — Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of The Pixies

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By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth (CHARTattack) May 4, 2004 1:03 pm
With all of the collections of hits, B-sides and rarities that 4AD have cranked out over the years, this is truly the closest they’ve gotten to making a definitive collection that can act as a primer to Pixies newcomers, a reasonable representation to casual fans and a pleasing romp for hardcores. The track selection on this album — which...
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I Read The News Today... For July 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 27, 2011 3:01 pm
Stereogum's released a compilation of artists doing songs from The Strokes' Is This It album to celebrate the LP's 10th anniversary. And you know what? It's a thousand times better than Spin's Nirvana Nevermind covers disc. Montreal's The New Cities are set to release a new album dubbed Kill The Lights on Sept. 13. Some of its songs were co-...
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I Read The News Today... For June 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 27, 2011 3:59 pm
Toronto alt.country band Cuff The Duke will return with a new album dubbed Morning Comes, which will come out through Paper Bag Records on Oct. 4. The first single is "Count On Me," and the LP reportedly includes an eight-minute tune dubbed "Bound To Your Advice." And it's the first part of a two-part album. Pixies frontman Black Francis will...
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20 Amazing Album Covers With Boobies On Them (NSFW)

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) May 27, 2011 12:05 pm
When the Handsome Furs unveiled their totally tasteful (and nsfw) nudie cover art for upcoming album Sound Kapital it gave us a giddy electric jolt. There were pubes! There were deliciously concealed armpits! And most thrillingly... there were BOOBIES! Yeah, that's right. Hoots. Breasteseses. Maracas. Noogies. Gazongas. We're not so dead inside...
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I Read The News Today... For May 3, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 3, 2011 3:56 pm
Holy shit! Eve 6 are back! If you can't remember who they are or just plain don't know, please watch the video below to familiarize yourself. Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor says if the group's upcoming tour doesn't work, "Slipknot might be over." Yet drummer Joey Jordison says the band will always exist "with Corey or without him." I...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 16, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 16, 2011 4:17 pm
Chromeo and Sarah McLachlan have been added to the list of performers who'll appear at this year's Juno Awards on March 27. They join Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Down With Webster, Hedley and Johnny Reid. Saskatoon's Sheepdogs are among the 16 finalists chosen as part of Rolling Stone's "Do You Wanna Be A Rock Star?" competition. Over 1,200...
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Pixies Playing Huge Canadian Tour This Spring

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 20, 2011 12:38 pm
Okay, super music fans: here is some news that will make you start drooling uncontrollably.Pixies are coming to Canada this spring for their most extensive set of Canadian dates since they went across the country on their 2004 reunion tour. And if you were bummed that Pixies' 2009 jaunt in support of the 20th anniversary of 1989's classic...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 8, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 8, 2010 3:38 pm
Lily Allen is back in hospital and is being treated for blood poisoning. Allen miscarried her second baby last week and is said to be getting better with treatment. —Sky News Marilyn Manson's signed with Cooking Vinyl, which will release his upcoming new album on his own Hell, etc. imprint sometime next year. Bizarrely, it's supposed to be a punk...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 29, 2010 1:39 pm
Holy crap! The Lonely Island has a "huge-ass announcement" for you! Check it out below: Alexisonfire are offering a free MP3 of "Dog's Blood," recorded at this year's CASBY Awards. Yeah, the same event where George Pettit sprayed seltzer water all over Todd Shapiro's pants. —theonlybandever.com Sucks to be the Black Eyed Peas. They're...
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I Read The News Today... For June 7, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 7, 2010 1:43 pm
Against Me! recorded a Daytrotter session last week in Rock Island, Ill. Two of the tunes are from their upcoming fifth album, White Crosses, which is out tomorrow. —Daytrotter Tegan And Sara, Scarlett Johansson, Amanda Palmer and Holly Miranda are among those covering Steel Train on an all-females covers album that's due out June 29. —Paste...
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I Read The News Today... For June 4, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 4, 2010 1:40 pm
Two Hours Traffic's Territory was released in Australia today (June 4), and the band will tour Australia in support of it next week. It's coming out south of the 49th parallel on Sept. 7. Two Hours Traffic Apparatjik, the band that features members of Coldplay, A-Ha and Mew, have made available their free 4 Can Keep A Secret If 3 Of Them Are Dead...
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Pixies With "Weird Al" Yankovic — "I Bleed" (Live)

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By CHARTattack Staff December 10, 2009 12:02 pm
"Weird Al" Yankovic appeared with Pixies on Tuesday (Dec. 8) night at Los Angeles' Echoplex during their benefit show for Winston's Village. Yankovic performed the vocals, while the rest of the band did their thing and let him freak out. Flea, Tenacious D, OK Go and Bauhaus' David J also made appearances at the show.
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Free Pixies Live EP Available

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 9, 2009 12:35 pm
The Pixies are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their classic 1989 Doolittle album by giving fans a free, downloadable live EP. All you need to do to get it is visit the official Pixies website and enter your email address. Pixies are currently touring the United States to mark the album's 20th anniversary, and are playing Doolittle in...
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Weird Al To Join Pixies At Benefit Show

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 4, 2009 4:14 pm
In what's obviously a nerdy person's dream, Weird Al Yankovic will sing the Pixies' "I Bleed" with the Boston band at a benefit show in Los Angeles next month. Yankovic will appear with the band at the Dec. 8 show in support of Winston's Village at the Echoplex. It's part of a two-night event that's intended to raise funds for the...
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Pixies At VFest Ontario 2009

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Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 29, 2009
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Pixies At VFest Ontario 2009

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Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 29, 2009
The Pixies

Pixies At VFest Ontario 2009

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Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 29, 2009
The Pixies

Pixies At VFest Ontario 2009

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Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 29, 2009
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