The Quietus — Pixies will play their albums Surfer Rosa and Come On Pilgrim in full on upcoming tour which takes in four nights at London's Roundhouse more info

NME — Her last release came in 2014 Anna Calvi - Pixies, ‘Cactus’: “Every single line is to the point and very sexy. It’s dark and suggests a bigger story that’s left to the interpretation. They’re a less interesting proposition without Ki... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Milwaukee fest also includes The Weeknd, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, Social Distortion, Pat Benatar, Meat Puppets, Ash, Sugarhill Gang, Jason Isbell, Soccer Mommy, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and much more. Continue reading… more info

Guardian Music — Among the artists feeling alone this week are the Pixies, Al Green, Jimi Hendrix and the WhoHere is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of your suggestions last week. Thanks for taking part. Read more about how... more info

Consequence of Sound — Arcade Fire, The Weeknd, Janelle Monáe, Kesha, The Flaming Lips, Pixies, Grizzly Bear, and Spoon are among the acts set to play the Milwaukee mega fest. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Signature recommended April's best books. The Ringer examined the legacy of the Pixies' debut album Surfer Rosa. March's best eBook deals. Sunflower Bean visited World Cafe for a live performance and interview. Anna Quindlen recommended books by cont... more info

Consequence of Sound — A brazen, genre-mutating foray that irrevocably altered the landscape of modern guitar music. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Real Simple listed the best books of 2018 so far. Reverb reconsidered the Pixies' Surfer Rosa album on its 30th anniversary. OkayAfrica recommended South African multimedia books. NPR Music is streaming The Shacks' debut album Haze. Tyrant features n... more info

NME — At a gig in Los Angeles Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo performed a special solo acoustic set last weekend, covering songs by Oasis, REM, Pixies and Smashing Pumpkins. Cuomo …Continue reading » The post Watch Weez... more info

Rolling Stone — David Bowie knew it was time for a big change at the end of his 1987 Glass Spider Tour, a grueling, overblown stadium extravaganza that baffled many fans and left most critics quite cold. It had been four long years since the huge success of Let&apos... more info