Music

This Morning In New Music February 19, 2010

by Ciaran Thompson

“It’s not to say it’s not about art, but we made that art fucking twenty years ago. This ain’t about the art anymore. I did the arty farty part. Now it’s time to talk about the money,” Pixies frontman Black Francis said in a interview with The Quietus about the possibility of playing more shows from their early records. Last year The Pixies played shows featuring material from their album Doolittle and are now thinking of doing the same for Come On Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa. “Whatever will happen…if people really wanna know what’s gonna happen with the Pixies, they need to talk to promoters and agents. That’s where the business is right now – in the live market. And they’re the ones that decide all this shit,” he added. [The Quietus]

Oscar nominated director Oren Moverman is currently in negotiations to rework and direct Universal’s untitled Kurt Cobain biopic. Moverman co-wrote Todd Haynes’ film based loosely on the many lives of Bob Dylan called I’m Not There. Charles Cross’ book Heavier Than Heaven will be used as a source for the screenplay and Courtney Love with her lawyer Howard Weitzman will act as executive producers. [Hollywood Reporter]

And English post-punk band The Fall are set to release a new album called Your Future Our Clutter on May 4 in North America. Recorded in several studios in England, the band will tour the UK and Ireland in support of the album this spring. [Pitchfork]