Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Gretchen Robinette Dinosaur Jr with Fred Armisen / Frank Black / Lee Ranaldo We already posted about night 2 (Friday 12/4) of Dinosaur Jr.'s seven-show, 30th Anniversary run at Bowery Ballroom which featured special guests Frank Black, Lee.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jeff Tweedy / Henry Rollins / J Mascis, Lee Ranaldo & Frank Black / Fred Armisen (via @tantheman6 @robert_pappas @sordiego) Dinosaur Jr. are now at the midway point of their seven-show, 30th anniversary run at Bowery Ballroom where they're playing... more info

Stereogum — Frank Black spoke to The Daily Beast‘s James Joiner about the making of Pixies’ forthcoming record, and inadvertently, about how confusing iTunes is. I get it. Every time my computer asks me if I want to update iTunes I angrily close the window l... more info

Stereogum — Believe it or not, Frank Black released more full albums with backing band the Catholics than he ever did with the Pixies as Black Francis (though some would argue that Come On Pilgrim should be bumped up from an EP to an LP because, like, c’mon). ... more info

Topix — Frank Black and the Pixies, who first made their name decades ago in Boston, performed at the Orpheum Theatre Saturday night. more info

Consequence of Sound — How does one top Kanye West? With Frank Black and Janelle Monáe. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Critic's Notebook: It's been a time of change for the alternative rock band, with bassist Kim Shattuck replacing Kim Deal and a new EP. Fans can judge for themselves at four L.A. shows.Charles Thompson, known to Pixies fans by his pseudonyms Frank Bl... more info

Consequence of Sound — Frank Black continues to surprise us. more info

Consequence of Sound — Long live 2013. more info

Impose Magazine — In a statement released today, it was announced that Kim Deal has left the Pixies, a band she's been playing with for 25 years. Though the news comes as a shock, and is maybe tinged with a hint of some of that infamous Frank Black drama, it's... more info