Indie Music News — Pixies and Weezer have announced a massive, co-headline seven-week North American tour for summer 2018.  Presented by Live Nation, the tour has dates starting June 23 in Tampa, Florida and will wrap in Phoenix, Arizona … Read More more info

Stereogum — John Cena, the 16-time WWE Champion and occasional movie star, has dabbled in music before. Back in 2005, when his wrestling gimmick was that he was a battle rapper who would dis his opponents before wrestling them, Cena released a major-label rap al... more info

Detroit Free Press — Brian McCollum breaks down notable metro Detroit concerts, Oct. 5-11             more info

Sweeping The Nation — What sort of year was 1988? A Don't Worry Be Happy, biggest selling international albums of the year all being released in 1987, Glenn Medeiros, I Owe You Nothing kind of year. On the other hand, and results may vary on whether these were strictl... more info

Stereogum — Pixies performed in Maine last night at Portland's State Theater, and during their last song of the night ("Into The White," during the encore) they set off the fire alarms in the venue thanks to the smoke machines they used to close out the show. Ac... more info

Stereogum — The ornately melancholy UK balladeers Elbow do not directly align with the Pixies or disco in the musical canon, but their new video draws inspiration from both. Specifically, Little Fictions track "It's All Disco..." is inspired by Frank Black's ass... more info

Uncut — Starring REM, Prince, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Robert Plant, Townes Van Zandt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sinead O’Connor, Morrissey, U2, Pixies and The Wedding Present! Starring REM, Prince, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Robert Plant, Townes Van Zan... more info

Stereogum — Pixies were the musical guests on Stephen Colbert's Late Show last night. They wrapped up the first leg of their North American tour by stopping by to perform "Tenement Song" off of their most recent album Head Carrier . Watch below. â... more info

Stereogum — It's weird to think that, years after their long-awaited reunion, a band like Pixies, genuinely venerated underground rock legends, can become simply one more band on the late-night circuit. But that's what they are now. Last night, Pixies showed up ... more info

Chorus.fm — The notable artists on your television this week include: Gorillaz (Colbert; 4/27), Depeche Mode (Corden; 4/24), Real Estate (Conan; 4/24), and Pixies (Conan; 4/27). more info