Results tagged “thepixies”

Mistakenly regarded as a Pixies spin-off band, the Breeders have always been an entity to themselves. Sure, the band is helmed by Pixies bassist Kim Deal started the Breeders with (Throwing Muse) Tanya Donelly when the Pixies were in a tailspin and headed for a breakup way back in the early '90s. The Breeders released the excellent Pod (still a fave of ours and Kurt Cobain's) in 1990 and followed it with their platinum album, Last Splash in '93 - but they have consistently released excellent music since their inception. more ›

If you didn't get enough of the Dropkick Murphys over St. Patrick's Day (and we freely admit that you may have overdosed), Activision has made a pack for Guitar Hero III so you can play along to the Dropkick Murphys to your hearts content, which we first heard about at HubArts. more ›

Top image by Will Fresch, second image courtesy IFC more ›

Anushka Pop, are earning some well deserved buzz from their 2nd EP, Akathena. Give a minute, well, 2 minutes to be precise, and listen to the title track; you'll understand why. The boys (John Soares - lead vocal/guitar/ organ, Chris Welch - drums/vocals, and Johnny Arguedas- bass/vocals) were nice enough to sit down with Bostonist, and after one round of whiskey, spill all their trade secrets. more ›