You really can't go wrong with any project that has Black Francis 's involvement. One of these, Grand Duchy , is preparing their sophomore album for an April 11th release. For a little taste, you can view the video for "Silver Boys" (that has plenty of Andy Worhol illusions) above.
Grand Duchy, the project of Black Francis and Violet Clark, have released a new video for the single "Silver Boys" off their upcoming sophomore album Let The People Speak out April 10th on Sonic Unyon. Watch the video for "Silver Boys" below. Read more »
Ladies and gents, it's official: Friday is here! Let's celebrate with a little jam session, shall we? This week we're bringing you tons of free goodies. Check out a video from Nada Surf's album release show and free singles by Grand Duchy, Yellow Ostrich, Xray Eyeballs, and Zambri. Then, finish it off ...
While trolling the inbox and the internets for content to highlight in the first IT Dept. post of 2012, Nathan was kind enough to point me to this track. It gets its own post because it is awesome. Grand Duchy is Frank Black and his wife Violet Clark pulling a Handsome Furs . This is the first I have heard off of Let the People Speak , the forthcoming follow-up to Petite Fours . Due April 10th, the new album, in their words, is "definitely more about slamming it [...]
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Final post for this week. I wish you all a great week-end. We'll be back on Monday morning. Cheers. Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads.... PNAU - Unite Us (Raffertie Remix) Metal Blade Records - February 2012 Releases Wavves - Hybrid Moments [Misfits Cover] E.L. - Obuu Mo Said the Whale - Heavy Ceiling The Cornshed Sisters - Dance At My Wedding Cymbals Eat Guitars - Definite Darkness Vuurwerk - Desire Go Pressed And - Blue Noun [...]
Frank Black and Violet Clark are back with a new single.
Frank Black of Grand Duchy at Siren Festival (07/18/09) Photo : Jon Klemm ( more ) Because I imagine it's hard to give up a good thing, Pixies have announced yet another set of Doolittle tour dates. As the "Lost Cities" moniker suggests, this round of shows is geared towards visiting those towns and hamlets that were left out of previous Pixies tour itineraries. While there is no proper NYC show this time around, the band will be visiting the nearby Wellmont Theatre on [...]
Black Francis / Frank Black /Charles Thompson IV is a man of many accomplishments. Whether it's fronting the Pixies , producing records for Art Brut, releasing solo albums, recording with his wife as Grand Duchy, running a sort-of record label, or whatever exciting new task tickles his fancy, Francis consistently proves his genius, both lyrically and musically. And his newest release, The Golem , is just another new form of that genius. Instead of putting out another stellar rock album, Francis put together music to accompany the 1920 silent film The Golem: How [...]
Black Francis's vocals have been called a lot of things, but in all likelihood, they have rarely if never been called: calming, heart-warming and comforting. And yet, 35 seconds into the opening track on Petits Fours , the delicate echoing keydoards creating a freefalling sonic landscape for the first 34, Black Francis and a telecaster start in, upsetting table and chairs and kicking over, with intent not volume, all the tables and chairs. And as a listener who had a healthy dose of Doolittle and Bossanova during my college years, [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive The concepts of love and intimacy are prevalent throughout Black Francis ' sexually-charged new solo album, 'NonStopErotik.' Even the gentle, piano-based title track would make a sweet, tender love song, if you can get past its repeated "I want to be inside of you" refrain. But, as Francis tells Spinner, all that romance has nothing to do with Grand Duchy , his collaboration with wife Violet Clark . "The songs that get sexual when I'm [...]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/b etweenloveandlike/3766150823/ , originally uploaded by BetweenLoveandLike . Pixies and Grand Duchy frontman Black Francis (or Frank Black or Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV when he's feeling most jaunty) has gone from songs about UFOs, to songs of love to most currently, songs of sex and his love for the vagin , exhibitionism, and...The Flying Burritto Brothers? Out 3/30, NonStopErotik features 10 original songs plus most interestingly, a cover of the Flying Burrito Brothers track "Wheels" from their Gilded Palace of Sin record. "I am Man Ray [...]
While Frank Black has been keeping fans happy with everything the Pixies are up to, he hasn't forgotten about himself. In fact, he'll continue his solo work with the release of his new album, NonStopErotik , on April 6th. His first full-length record since 2007's Bluefinger , the effort contains 11 tracks, including a cover of the Flying Burrito Brothers' "Wheels." But, perhaps most interesting, is the fact that the latest endeavor was recorded in Brooklyn, L.A., and a "haunted studio in London." On working in the spooky environment, Black [...]
Si chiamerà "NonStopErotik" il prossimo album di Black Francis , cantante e leader dei redivivi Pixies : una delle band che hanno fatto la Storia della musica indie e alternative . Registrato lo scorso anno tra Los Angeles, New York e Londra, è stato prodotto da Eric Drew Feldman, collaboratore di lunga data di Francis e tastierista dei Pere Ubu. Il disco conterrà dieci tracce più una cover: "Wheels" un vecchio brano dei Flying Burrito Brothers. Uscirà il prossimo 5 aprile, a due anni di distanza dal precedente "Svn Fngrs", l'ultimo [...]
I Pixies continuano a far parlare di loro proponendo i brani della loro carriera che hanno fatto la storia dell' indie rock . In un recente live per beneficenza Winston's Village Black Francis e soci (tranne Kim Deal ) hanno invitato sul palco una serie di amici musicisti per reinterpretare alcuni classici della loro discografia. Organizzato da Violet Clark, moglie e collaboratrice del leader dei Pixies (insieme anche artisticamente nel progetto Grand Duchy ), lo show che si è tenuto al L.A.'s Echoplex ha visto avvicendarsi sul palco [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Pixies frontman Black Francis wielded his weighty Rolodex and called on an all-star cast to perform at a marathon benefit concert last night at Los Angeles club the Echoplex. The five-and-a-half-hour extravaganza featured sets by Tenacious D , OK Go , members of the Pixies, Grand Duchy , Flea , David J and Kevin Haskins of Love and Rockets and 'Weird' Al Yankovic , to name a few. All of [...]
Tenho que confessar que já não andava sequer com paciência para ouvir os álbuns do Frank Black até este álbum que, com a sua mulher Violet Clark, editato em Fevereiro debaixo do nome Grand... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This couple makes a lovely duo. Sounds a little like Frank's solo project (of course) but Violet Clark's lovely voice makes me like it more. O que me faz gostar mais de Grand Duchy do que a carreira solo do Frank (que eu vi pedir um x-egg?) é a voz da esposa dele, Violet. [mp3] Fort Wayne [mp3] Seeing Stars http://grandduchymusic.com/ Posted in New, Review Tagged: alternative, Frank Black, grand duchy, indie, pixies, Violet Clark
Another incident of an indie heavyweight playing in a very small Bay Area venue. This time around, it's Frank Black , under the other pseudonym Black Francis , scheduled to play at the Hotel Utah Saloon on August 7th. While Frank Black/Black Francis goes by many names ( Frank Black & the Catholics , Black Francis , Grand Duchy , and his real name: Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV ), he is best known for his time as frontman for the [...]
For one day each summer, the carnies, sun worshippers and other eccentric denizens of in-season Coney Island must share the fairways and boardwalk with thousands of people in their 20s who have made the trek out for a long, hot day of live music. The Village Voice's Siren Festival is not for the faint of heart or ear; while there are only two stages, 14 bands play throughout the day and it's a real challenge to navigate through hordes of people unwilling to budge, lest they sacrifice their hard-won spot in the blistering sunshine. That is, unless you [...]
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