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Frank Black, M Ward, BSS, Evangelicals, and a Manatee in Memphis   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: kbade

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FRANK BLACK tells NME that there will be a new Pixies album, provided Kim Deal turns up to rehearse in January. He talks more about his new band with the A.V. Club. Here's his solo acoustic version of the classic "Duke of Earl" at a 1993 in-store.

THE HOLD STEADY included a free, limited edition comic with their new album in some stores, which you can download at Chromewaves, where Frank has even more linkage than I had the other day.

M WARD came up with the Kinks and Louie Armstrong when he shuffled his iPod for the A.V. Club. You can stream or download Ward's set for the Interface via AOL.

THE KING IS DEAD: Elvis Presley is no longer the top-earning dead celebrity. You can find out which musician replaced him at the link.

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE: Bradley's Almanac has a live set from Brandeis University o­n October 16th, which you can jukebox via the Hype Machine. The band also released a video for "Major Label Debut," which is misnamed (but very catchy), with plenty of fun and funny footage from their last tour. Be sure to watch for the surprise ending.

SEEN YOUR VIDEO: Keeping it seasonal with Donovan's solo singalong of "Season of the Witch" from October 25, 2003 and the cover version by Luna from the soundtrack of I Shot Andy Warhol.

THE DECEMBERISTS get a live review of their gig at the Wiltern in Variety, while frontman Colin Meloy tells the Dallas Morning News that he made sure the band's major-label debut "fit with our discography."

THE EVANGELICALS have released "The Halloween Song" which you can stream and download via MySpace. The band's So Gone album scored a respectable 8.1 from Pitchfork, which has more free MP3s for you.

WE ARE SCIENTISTS: Stereogum reprints a hysterical exchange between bassist Chris Cain and a disappointed fan o­n the band's message board. Plus, In keeping with the season, you can watch Cain discuss werewolves between songs at the famed Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.

PETE DOHERTY UPDATE: Does rehab make you cranky? The troubled singer faced a police investigation in Rome after he was involved in a brawl with an Italian photographer outside his hotel, which left him covered in blood. The brawl occurred after Doherty broke a microphone stand and brandished it before fans during a Babyshambles concert at the Piper club. Doherty reportedly broke all the instruments o­nstage during the stormy concert.

THE McCARTNEYS: Heather Mills plans to sue the Daily Mail and the London Evening Standard over what she claims were "false, damaging and immensely upsetting" statements surrounding her divorce from Sir Paul. Interestingly, the news accounts are fuzzy as to whether this relates directly to leaked documents of abuse claims she is allegedly making against the ex-Fab. Ratther, the lawyers said it was "entirely false" that Mills had been offered a

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