Stereogum — In the spirit of the digital age, Pixies have released a free EP featuring four songs -- "Dancing the Manta Ray," "Monkey Gone To Heaven," "Crackity Jones," "Gouge Away" -- from the 10/16 Paris gig, the last of the European leg of their tour. Insert ... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: The Beatles, Bunnymen, YYYs • Rihanna Breaks Her Silence on GMA • Pixies Rock Doolittle at L.A. Tour Launch • Jack White: Not on Slash’s Solo LP • Evanescence Return to the Stage in NYC • Jay-Z Announces 2010 Blueprint 3 ... more info

Stereogum — When Kim Deal's not singing through a distorted mic with sister Kelley in an elaborate Mayan World Series in Brooklyn, she's back in the fold with the reunited Pixies. The group hit the Palladium in Los Angeles (for the first of three nights) to l... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The seminal band kicks off a U.S. tour commemorating the 20th anniversary of its 1989 college-rock classic 'Doolittle' at the Palladium. Wednesday night at the Hollywood Palladium, in ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The seminal band kicks off a U.S. tour commemorating the 20th anniversary of its 1989 college-rock classic 'Doolittle' at the Palladium. Wednesday night at the Hollywood Palladium, in the first of three concerts there, the Pixies kicked off a U.S.... more info

Rolling Stone — There are drawbacks to performing an entire album live in concert — even for the Pixies, who unfurled 1989’s groundbreaking Doolittle on Wednesday in the first of three sold-out nights at the Hollywood Palladium. “You can’t skip it if you don... more info

Rolling Stone — The Pixies might have just kicked off the American leg of their Doolittle tour last night in Los Angeles, but Black Francis has already made plans to return to L.A. on December 8th and 9th when he headlines Winston Calling: A Rock and Comedy benefit ... more info

Pop Candy — It's a good time to be a Pixies fan. more info

NME — Frank Black and co get things off to a raucous start more info

Pop Candy — Check out Whitney's pop-culture links for Thursday, Nov. 4. They will shock and excite you. more info