Guardian Music — Last week was all about making a grand entrance. This time, it's all about making a grand re-entranceWell, bless my soul, I'm the son and the heir/You were working as a waitress in dismal, dull affairs.I didn't quite know how to start this week's blo... more info

Guardian Music — The pressure's on to make an impression with those vital first words … so which songs take on that challenge with the most confidence, style – or sheer shock factor?The opening line is such a pain, we should get rid of it altogether. The... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Despite two attempts to crack the charts in July 1996 and November 1997, the record-buying public failed to embrace what I reckon is one of the great long-lost Scottish singles from the mid 90s.Foil were a coming together of members of a couple of g... more info

Idolator — Ke$ha is as known for her “I’m Kinda Hungover” fashion aesthetic as she is for her music. So what does a party girl like Ke$ha wear to the beach in Australia to dry out after a night of boozing? Apparently, a Pixies shirt over a one piece bathi... more info

DrownedInSound — We all love free music, that much is taken as read. Covers? Well, they tend to be, quite often, below par. But the times they work it almost makes all the badness worthwhile. What our friends and irregular columnists for us at Big Scary Monsters are ... more info

ContactMusic — Australian rocker AZARIA BYRNE turned Saturday night's (20Mar10) PIXIES show in Melbourne into a bloody mess after colliding with a bandmate's guitar.The Art frontman,... more info

Guardian Music — Director hints that the award-winning actor might play the cult singer-songwriter in a biopic of Johnston's lifePhilip Seymour Hoffman could be in the running to play Daniel Johnston in an upcoming biopic, the film's writer/producer said this week. D... more info

Rolling Stone — Pixies frontman Frank Black has released plenty of solo albums over the years, but perhaps nothing as freaky as his forthcoming NonStopErotik, due out on March 30th. The disc — which was co-produced by longtime collaborator Eric Drew Feldman — fe... more info

Guardian Music — First started as a so-called test lab, 4AD produced Cocteau Twins and the Pixies - it was a breeding ground for goth, pan-continental post-rock and much more besidesIn 1980, 4AD set out to supplant the nihilism of punk with an atmospheric, esoteric n... more info

Guardian Music — This ramshackle four-piece are reclaiming the sound of 80s indie Britain from the US. But do we really want it back?Hometown: London.  The lineup: Roxanne (vocals, guitar), Marion (bass), Patrick (drums), James (guitar).The background: It's weird ... more info