Pixies, still riding on their reunion high, are living up to the title of their recently released DVD, Pixies Sell Out. Yesiree, there's another book hitting stores. To be completely honest, we're a little bit jealous over here.
When was the last time we saw nearly three hundred pages of published work devoted to Pitchfork Media? Oh, that's right-- never. Crud.
The latest Pixies book, Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies, landed in the UK today via Virgin Books. Fool the World was written by Josh Frank and Caryn Ganz in an attempt to tell the band's story in the words of, well, the band. Talk about an accuracy attack!
Also responsible for its material are Pixies' tour managers, producers, and engineers, who, with other behind-the-scenes folk, provided Frank and Ganz anecdotes of the band's elevation to the position of indie superheroes. There's even celebrity input from Thom Yorke, Beck, Bono, Courtney Love, and, as Lollapalooza attendees may have guessed, the incredibly long-winded, not-so-secret admirer of Pixies, Perry Farrell. The book description on Amazon.
co.uk calls Fool the World "a complete journey through the life, death, and rebirth of one of the most influential bands of all time." Hey!
Paralleling Pixies to Jesus was our senior thesis idea, jerks! In addition to this impressive list of interviewees, the book also features new cartoons by Steve Appleby (the Trompe Le Monde cover artist) and prints by longtime band photographer Simon Larbalestier. Oh, and to the Pixies' home country fans-- don't get your panties in a bunch.
Fool the World comes to the States on March 21, 2006 through publisher St. Martin's Griffin. Phew!
In even more Pixies news, MTV.com reported that Black's latest solo album is nearly finished and may include 25+ songs when the final version drops in early 2006. You might see these guys as busybodies, but just remember, there was that whole 12-year-split thing.
It seems to us that Pixies are just making up for lost time, and trust us, we ain't complainin'. Tonight, Tortoise and Daniel Lanois will begin a tour notable not for its longevity, expansiveness, or festival dates, but for its originality. Before you get too excited, remember that originality has spawned such awful inventions as butter spray, the beer hat, and of course, those baby bottles meant to be worn around the necks of daddys to mimic.
.. well, you get where that's going.
Tortoise and Lanois be co-headlining and collaborating on this adventure, with Tortoise playing both independently and as backup for Lanois. Yeah, big ol' WTF right there. Lanois, known for his production with Brian Eno, U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, etc.
etc. etc. as well as his this-dude-should-have-stuck-to-behind-the-scenes-work release Belladonna, will mesh his pedal steel guitar antics with Tortoise's post-rock instrumentals.
Our advice: call your dealer beforehand. Those visuals at Intonation were psychedelic, man. According to Billboard.
com, Tortoise will be road-testing new material for their next Thrill Jockey album on this tour, which is tentatively due in late 2006. Bassist Doug McCombs told Billboard, "Our last album was kind of crammed full of melodies, and for whatever reason, we felt like every song we wrote for it, the natural thing was to try and put a melody on top to make it real concrete. We've kind of been shying away from that.
A few things we've been working on, we've left them in a more open area where they could be flexible. They don't have to be so grounded in a strict melodic structure." McCombs also said that he's working on a new Eleventh Dream Day album.
As for that long-anticipated Tortoise / Will Oldham covers album, which was due to come out October 11 on Overcoat, we'll just have to keep waiting. It's now scheduled for release early next year. 10-08 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts Here's hoping My Morning Jacket caught some z's (har har!
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