Watch: Pixies Share New Video For “What Goes Boom”

Boston legendary act Pixies have shared the video for "What Goes Boom", taken from their recent EP-1.

About the video, frontman Frank Black explained: "Our original vision… was to create an homage to a central, dramatic scene in Star Wars, but, after that idea proved a bit too costly to produce, we decided the next best thing was to blow up [guitarist] Joey Santiago in the desert – the compromises we make for our art."

It was directed by Jonathan Furmanski and Matthew Galkin. Take a look below.

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Watch: Pixies Release Alternate Video For Comeback Track "BagBoy"

Pixies have released an alternate video "Bagboy", their first new song in nine years. 

The band released a new video because they filmed two and couldn't really choose which one they liked best. Leader/singer-songwriter Black Francis explained:

"We didn't set out to have two music videos but once we saw both of these, we knew we didn't want to use just one. Both clips are creative and were made by up and coming filmmakers so they decided to release both."

The song is part of our current playlist www.koolrockradio.com. Watch the alternate video directed by Kestrel Media below.

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Watch/Listen: Pixies Release "Bagboy" First New Song in Nine Years

Pixies have released the video for their bran new track "Bagboy", the first in almost ten years. The song has been added to our current playlist www.koolrockradio.com. The band used Twitter to tell fans about the surprise new track, posting:

"ITS TIME !!!
We have something new we'd like you to hear. 
Cover your breath, polish your teeth... BAGBOY...."

About the new song, Black Francis says:

"The lyrics, coincidentally, were composed at a Starbucks Coffee in Harvard Square in Cambridge, about a hundred feet from where, 25 years ago, I composed some of the lyrics to an old Pixies song called ‘Break My Body.’ Twenty-five years later, some Starbucks in Harvard Square…I thought that was kind of interesting. The music for the song has been around for a few years. There are some demos I made with Joey and David a few years ago in Los Angeles, related to a film idea that still has yet to see the light of day, although work on the music continued. So a lot of the musical idea had been kicking around for awhile. It’s pretty simple, kind of a blues-based, two-note kind of thing, really."

Check out the video directed by LAMAR+NIK below.

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Pixies Announce Departure Of Bassist Kim Deal

The remaining members Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering have announced today (June 14) via their official Facebook page that Kim Deal is no longer part of the band.

The statement reads:

We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have worked with her on and off over the last 25 years. Despite her decision to move on, we will always consider her a member of the Pixies, and her place will always be here for her. We wish her all the best.
  
Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering  

Deal joined the Pixies in January 1986, tensions between her and primary songwriter Frank Black led to the band’s hiatus in 1990. It was during this time that deal formed The Breeders. She returned to Pixies for 1991's Trompe le Monde and supporting tour, which included a slot opening for U2. 

Deal continued on with The Breeders, releasing their seminal album Last Splash in 1993. In 2004, the Pixies reunited for appearances at Coachella and Austin City Limits. She is currently touring the country with The Breeders, who reunited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Last Splash.