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| April 13, 2001 |
Frank Black Gear Theft (updated May 02 2001) |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ashley Matthews
Ashley@war.com
303-440-0666
URGENT!
Early Morning April 13th
$75,000 Worth of Gear was Stolen
From Frank Black (Former Pixies Frontman)
in Philadelphia
Attn: Radio, News, TV and anyone who can offer assistance!
We Need Your Help!
Please alert your readers, listeners, friends and especially Pawn
Shops.
As a founding member of The Pixies, Frank Black has been building
a devoted cult following of fans with his unique form of stylistic
rock for fourteen years. The fourth show into the 35 city national
tour in support of his new release "Dog in the Sand" Frank
Black and The Catholics were robbed of all their gear including
the following particle list of items:
-10 x 4 white custom made trailer.(see
the trailer)
-Fender Telecaster Guitars from the late 50's - 60's.
-Vox Amps AC 30's
-2 pedal steel guitars
-Showbud and a Mullen
-1972 Fender Precision Bass
- Gibson Les Paul Rose Top
(see
the list of the stolen items with serial numbers)
Approximate Total Value Lost = $60,000 to $75,000
Gear and trailer was stolen from the hotel Econo Lodge Airport
=600 Rt. 291 Lester, PA 19029 parking lot at around 3:00 am this
morning April 13th . Frank Black is more than willing to talk to
and interested journalist or DJ about the incident. Please help
and alert your public! Tell them if they see equipment in pawn shops
or see it available online to alert the Philadelphia Police Department
or the What Are Records? hotline at 1-888-281-1289.
Your support will be very appreciated!!
Please contact Ashley Matthews, Jillian Reitsma, or Bethany Siegler
at W.A.R.? 1-888-281-1289 for more information.
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| February 22, 2001 |
Frank Black vieo Interview at MCM.net in French |
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interview and images of the french accoustic concert in Paris
Url : http://www.mcm.net/news/?NewsId=21443
5 real audio total lenght : 13 min
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| February 10, 2001 |
Frank Black and the Catholics participate to a Compilation
: Seen and Unseen |
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"It's a benefit disc for the Evergreen Center for Street Youth,
a privately funded drop in for street kids in Toronto that serves
100- 150 different youth every day. They offer food, medical serives,
dentistry, an arts program, education and employment programs, etc
etc ...... you can find all of the artwork at www.caul.org/previews.html
... it's currently slated for an April release assuming there are
no delays along the way ..."
Track List of the compilation :
1. Kevin Wingate - stand appart
2. Dan Donovan : Holy Bull
3. Frank Black and the Catholics : I Will
Run After You
4. Shannon Stevens : If You Want Me
5. The Czars : Caterpillar
6. The Roman Candles : Stick It to Your Man
7. Sixteen Horsepower : Clogger (Remix)
8. Psalters : Where All Lepers Were
9. Denison Witmer : Stations (Demo)
10. Over The Rhine : If Nothing Else (Remix)
11. Denver Gentlemen : Voiture Girl
12. Giant Sand : Chore at Enchantment
13. Charity Empressa : I Want Peace
Thanks to Todd www.absalomrecordings.com
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| February 1, 2001 |
Poster Giveaway competition |
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Click on the banner below
to win an autographed poster of Frank Black
and The Catholics
(open to US residents only)
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| February 1, 2001 |
Release date in France |
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Dog in the Sand will be distributed
by Naïve records in France : February 13th 2001 |
| January 20, 2001 |
Frank Black On-line Chat |
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This news was sent by W.A.R.?:
Come chat with Frank Black before the Superbowl on January 28th.
Musictoday.com
will be hosting an on-line chat with Frank Black (a.k.a. Charles
Thompson IV). You can email your questions from the Musictoday.com
site at 1PM EST on Jan. 28th, and he will begin answering them at
3PM EST.
W.A.R.? is doing a CD giveaway during the
chat!
The Chat is now over but you can read it all at Musictoday.com
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| January 11, 2001 |
A tribute to Frank Black is being prepared! |
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Hello
Doll Records, a small indie label is trying to compile a tribute to
frank black
If you'd like to submit a cover to this compilation, follow this link
to reserve your song :
You
ain't me - A tribute to frank black
Reserved Songs :
- Dog Gone : Brad Caffeine
14th January 2001:
- Freedom Rock : The Aphids
- Los Angeles : Gary Peters
20th January 2001
- Brackish Boy :John Martinez
- Headache : Feef
More news about the tribute to come! |
Send me any news about Frank Black
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