INDEX

Aerosmith, 44

Albini, Steve, 33, 81-82, 91-99, 102-7, 134-35, 151, 258, 279

“Alec Eiffel,” 194, 201, 272

Alice in Chains, 276

“All Over The World,” 181

“Allison,” 230

alternative radio, 147-48, 159

Amps, the, 233

Angel, Johnny (Johnny Carmen), 5, 38, 41, 162-63, 165-66, 179, 181-82, 193, 201, 226, 230, 249-50, 264-65, 275

Angst, 11

Anthony, Michelle, 172-73

Apatow, Judd, 236-37

Appleby, Steven, 120, 199-200, 282

Atlantic Records, 49

Axis (Boston club), 131

Azerrad, Michael, 184

“Bam Thwok,” 268

Banks, Chas, xv, xix-xx, 123, 211, 247, 263, 286

and the breakup, 223-25, 238

on conflicts and tensions, 172-173

Pixies, influence of, 272, 274, 277, 280

Pixies European tour (1988), 115-17, 122-23, 126-127, 129, 131

on the Reading Festival, 183-84

“Sex and Death” tour (1989), 162-65, 169-70

and Trompe Le Monde, 193, 200, 205, 207

Banks, Shirley, xx, 116-17, 123

Barding, Andy, 149-50, 165-66, 206-8, 231

Barron, Jack, 85-86

Bauhaus, 78-79, 247

Beck, 257

Beggars Banquet, 85

Belly, 33, 133, 136, 266

Benatar, Pat, 9

Bends, The, 52

Benoff, Mitch, 138-39, 284

Big Black, 91, 92, 96

Big Dipper, 49, 52

Bigg, Chris, 104

“Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons,” 193, 197

Birthday Party, the, 79

Bismarck, Otto von, xvii-xviii

Black, Frank. See Thompson, Charles

Black Flag, 11, 38, 49

Black Francis. See Thompson, Charles

Blackjacks, the, 64-65

Blake, Norman, 152

Blind Faith, 8

“Blister in the Sun,” 275

Blotcher, Jay, 86

“Blown Away,” 168

Blue Oyster Cult, 4

“Bone Machine,” 109, 149, 204

Bones, the, 44

Bono, 210-211, 216, 26

Boo Radleys, the, 111

Bossanova, 128, 136, 146, 175-82

cover art, 180

Boston Garden, 213-14

Boston music scene, 37-52, 116, 120, 130, 231

Boston Phoenix, 17, 29, 133

Boutier, Scott, 249

Bowie, David, 6, 218, 265

Bradley, Carrie, 132

“Break My Body,” 68

Breakfast Club, The (film), 16

Breeders, the, xv-xvi, 7, 17, 33, 132-36, 173, 233, 242-43, 265

“Brick Is Red,” 28, 102

“Broken Face,” 68, 109, 261

Brown, James, 204

Brownstein, Carrie, 161

Brunner, Robert F., 177

Buffalo Tom, 51-52

“Build High,” 68

Burnette, Johnny, 8

Burning Blue Soul, 85

“Cactus,” 102, 108

“Cannonball,” 256

Cantor, Steven, 252-53, 255-56, 260, 262, 265

Captain Beefheart, 5, 13

“Caribou,” 68, 86, 93, 130, 249

Carmen, Johnny. See Angel, Johnny

Carriage House, 146

Cars, the, 11

Catholics. See Frank Black and the Catholics

CBGBs (NYC club), 5

“Cecilia Ann,” 176, 184

Channel (Boston club), 50

Cherokee Studios, 174-75

Chefs Last Call (Boston club), 28, 31, 43

Clash, the, 56

Clay, Alistair, 175

Clinton, Bill, 282

Club, the (Boston club), 43

Coachella Festival, 257-59

Cobain, Kurt, 51, 263, 277-80

Cocteau Twins, the, 76, 78, 92

Cohen, Leonard, 167

Columbia Records, 49

Come on Pilgrim, 61, 64, 84, 85-87, 89-90, 92-93, 145, 166

Commodore Ballroom, 220

Connells, the, 52

Conway, Billy, 46

“Cool As Kim Deal,” 160

Cooper, Mark, 204-5

Corgan, Billy, 108

Craft, Jeff, 119-20, 122, 183, 218-20, 225, 228

and Pixies reunion, 248, 250, 260, 265

Crane, Bob, 153

“Creep,” 52

Crystal Palace (London club), 207-8

Cure, the, 36, 151, 156-57, 226, 258

Damned, the, 5

Dandy Warhols, 160

Dangerous, 210

Dead Can Dance, 85

“Dead,” 141

Deal, Kelley, 5, 7-10, 14, 18, 20-21, 25, 242-43, 261-62

Deal, Kim (a.k.a. Mrs. John Murphy), xiv-xv, 261-62

and Steve Albini, 95

appearance, personality, and temperament, 158-63, 203, 206-7, 223-24

on Boston bands, 38-39

and the breakup, 221, 224

childhood, 3-10, 14

and Come on Pilgrim, 77-78, 82, 84, 89-90

conflicts and tensions, 167-72, 191-92, 197-98, 200, 205, 218, 223-25, 228, 250-51, 253, 260

and Tanya Donelly, 131-36

and Doolittle, 138, 144, 153-54

European tour (1988), 115-16, 118, 120, 125-27, 132, 136

on the Late Show With David Letterman, 209

move to Boston, 14-15

move to Los Angeles, 173-74

as Mrs. John Murphy, 70-71

Pixies, reticence concerning, xviii

Pixies early days (1985-1986), 24-25, 28-29, 31, 34, 36

and Pixies reunion, 250, 252-53, 260, 263, 267-69

and The Purple Tape, 54, 63, 69, 70-71

putting band together (1985), 16-18, 20-22

“Sex and Death” tour (1989), 157, 161-62, 167-69

solo career, 233, 242-43, 256, 286

and Surfer Rosa, 91, 95, 98, 102-3, 110-11

and Trompe Le Monde, 193-94

and U2 tour, 211, 214, 220

See also Amps, the; Breeders, the

Death to the Pixies poster, 27, 61, 69-70

“Debaser,” 141, 147-48, 150, 183, 275

Dee, Mikey, 21-22

Deep Purple, 138

Del Fuegos, 32, 38, 41

Del Shannon, 240

Dennison, Lilli, 32, 36, 40-42, 44, 76, 87, 130

Depeche Mode, 36

Derringer, Rick, 18

“Divine Hammer,” 242

Dif Juz, 78

“Dig For Fire,” 67, 176, 180

Dinosaur Jr., 10, 43, 49, 79, 247, 276

Dischord Records, 39

“Do You Love Me Now?,” 242

“Doe,” 133

Dog in the Sand, 249

Dogmatics, the, 38

Dolan, Jon, 86, 180, 203-4, 206

“Dominance and Submission,” 4

Donelly, Tanya, 33-35, 39, 55, 76, 78-79, 138, 145, 174, 231, 263

and the breakup, 225, 227-28

and Kim Deal, 131-36, 173, 194, 243

Pixies European tour (1988), 116, 119-20, 123-25, 129, 131-36

Doolittle, 108, 128, 130, 137-55, 146, 166, 182

“Down to the Well,” 68, 93, 176

Downtown Recorders, 138-39, 284

Draper, John, 28

drug use, 4, 7, 50, 157, 224

Echo and the Bunnymen, 36, 138

“Ed Is Dead,” 66-67

Ed’s Redeeming Qualities, 132

Edge, the, 210-11, 216

Edgeley, Deborah, 80, 173

“85 Weeks,” 241

Elektra records, 112-14, 133, 147, 178, 181, 203, 212, 217, 259, 275

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, 5

English Settlement, 10

Eraserhead (film), 66-67

Evens, the, 39

Everly Brothers, 8

Evol, 87

Ex-Girlfriends, 52

Farman, Julie, 44, 130, 174

Farrell, Perry, 273

Fear, 38, 277

Feldman, Eric Drew, 194-97, 200, 208, 216, 219, 222-23, 238-39, 241, 266-67, 286

Feldman, Jefrey, 197

50 Foot Wave, 30

fIREHOSE, 49

“Firestarter,” 242

Fishbone, 186

Fitting, Jim, 37, 45

Five, the, 43, 79

Flansburgh, John, 88, 121, 152, 181, 228

Flaubert, Gustave, 84

Flies, the, 48

Fool the World (Frank/Ganz), xvi-xvii

Forced Exposure zine, 106

Fort Apache studios, 27, 59-60

and Pixies, 44-52, 92

and The Purple Tape, 53-70

4AD, 53, 57, 75-90, 93, 91-99, 102-7, 133, 136, 149, 237-38, 242

Frank, Josh, xiii-xviii

Frank Black, 233, 238-39

Frank Black and the Catholics, 19, 233, 240-41

See also Thompson, Charles (solo albums)

Frank Black and the Catholics, 233, 240

Fraser, Liz, 92

Freedberg, Nat, 48

Fugazi, 39

Future Bible Heroes, 19

Galkin, Matthew, 252-53, 256, 260, 262

Gang of Four, 247

Ganz, Caryn, xvii

Garbage, 160

Geiger, Marc, 79-80, 85, 120-21, 165-66, 172, 183-85, 192, 201, 218, 222-24, 238, 242, 275, 278

and Pixies reunion, 248-51, 257, 265-66, 269

Get Up Kids, 100

Giants Stadium, 156-57

Gibson, Debbie, 179

“Gigantic,” 52, 81, 99-102, 105, 107-11, 128, 143, 149, 152

Gilbert, Rich, 19, 21, 23, 29, 33, 40-41, 106, 153, 157-58, 167, 225, 249, 264, 284-85

on Boston bands, 39-45, 48-50

Gittins, Ian, 181

“Godzilla,” 4

Goes, Ken, 42, 75-76, 78-79, 81, 85, 93, 221, 227

Gonson, Claudia, 19-20, 22-23, 37-38, 40, 45

“Gouge Away,” 141, 249

Green, Jimmy, 20

Green Street Station (Boston club), 32

Greer, Jim, 216

Guns N’ Roses, 186

Haigler, Steve, 146, 175, 192, 195, 197, 200, 283-84

“Handyman,” 240

“Happiness Is a Warm Gun,” 135

Harvard, Joe, 17, 30, 37, 50-51, 241, 286

on Boston bands, 39-40, 45-52

on Kim Deal, 127, 158-59

on Ann Holbrook, 75

on Pixies, 81, 231, 278-79

and The Purple Tape, 54-55, 60-62, 64, 70

Harvey, PJ, 36, 151

“Hate My Way,” 54

Hatfield, Juliana, 50

“Head On,” 192, 198, 201-4

“Heartbeat,” 91

“Here Comes Your Man,” 18, 67-68, 82, 96, 128, 142-43, 148-49, 151, 159, 179, 258, 261

Hersh, Kristin, 30, 54-56, 58, 137-38, 174, 235, 285

on Boston bands, 39-41, 43

on 4AD, 76-79

Pixies European tour (1988), 116-17, 119-20, 123-25, 127, 130-31

Herzog, Werner, xiii

“Hey,” 130

“Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” 8

Hit The North (BBC radio show), 221

Hitchcock, Robyn, xv

Holbrook, Ann, 32, 53, 75

Hole, 44, 52, 86, 278

Holiday, Ray, 132

“Holiday Song,” 18, 67, 75, 86, 88

Holly, Buddy, 142

Hot Chocolate, 158

House Tornado, 85

“Hoverin’,” 14, 154

Human Sexual Response, 19-20, 38, 40, 139

Hurley, Robin, 111, 149, 166, 182, 212, 275

Hunt, Brad, 217

Husker Du, 5, 13, 56, 86, 102

“I Bleed,” 151

“I Can’t Explain,” 164

“I Love You,” 84

“I Melt With You,” 77

“I’m Amazed,” 28, 67

I’m Sick of You, 13

I’m Your Man, 167

“I’ve Been Tired,” 68

Idiot, The, 11

Iha, James, 98, 108-9, 159, 215-16, 222, 228-29, 242-43, 276, 284

“In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song),” 66-67

In Utero, 279

Incagnoli, Joe. See Harvard, Joe

Intermedia, 44

“Into the White,” 144-45, 168

“Is She Weird,” 11, 176

“Isla de Encanta,” 68, 88-89, 230

Jack’s (Cambridge club), 28, 130

Jackson, Michael, 210

“Jacques Tati, The,” 240

Jamaica Plain (Boston club), 88

Jane’s Addiction, 38, 184-86, 276

JD First Complex, 57

Jesus and Mary Chain, 198, 203-4

Jesus Lizard, 97

Johnny D’s (Boston club), 43

John, Elton, 12

Jones, Steve, 265

Kane, Peter, 150

Kaufman, Jim, 43

Kaye, Ben, 138

Kelley Deal 6000, the, 7

Kendall, Greg, 46

Kern, Richard, 87

“King of the Road,” 5

Kolderie, Paul, 37, 45-46, 60-67, 80, 145, 212, 275, 278, 285

and Surfer Rosa, 92, 94-97, 103, 105, 107

Kraftwerk, 97

Krasnow, Bob, 112-13, 203

“La La Love You,” 141

Labor Board (booking agency), 46

Langston, Leslie, 77

Larbalestier, Simon, 84, 101, 104-5, 146, 148, 180, 198-99, 231, 282

Last Splash, 243

Late Show With David Letterman, 209

Lawton, Bob, 85

Lazy Susan, 23

Le Pest, 40

Lemonheads, the, 40, 49

lesbian bands, 34-35

Let Me Come Over, 52

“Letter to Memphis,” 201, 204

“Levitate Me,” 65-66, 68, 164, 261

Lifeboat, 46, 53-54

Lilli’s (Boston club), 32

“Lime House,” 133

Litt, Scott, 202

Little Creatures, 12

Live Through This, 278

Living Colour, 184

Lollapalooza, 79, 184, 242, 260

Loners, the, 32

“Looking Into the Sun,” 204

“Los Angeles,” 239

Love and Rockets, 79, 85, 156-57

Love, Courtney, 86-87, 278

Lovering, David, xv, 5, 22-23, 88-89, 130, 208-9

appearance and temperament, 140-41, 164, 224, 226, 255

and the breakup, 222

career, post-Pixies breakup, 233-35, 249-50, 286

childhood, 3

and conflicts and tensions, 191, 200, 218

and Death to the Pixies poster, 69, 79

and Doolittle, 141, 143-44

move to Los Angeles, 173-74

performing, 160-61, 183, 200

Pixies, influence of, 271-72

Pixies, reticence concerning, xviii

Pixies early days (1985-1986), 25-26, 29, 32

Pixies European tour (1988), 117-18

and Pixies reunion, 251, 255, 262-63, 268-69

on recording sessions, 63-64, 68, 180

“Sex and Death” tour (1989), 156-57

and Surfer Rosa, 94, 98, 113-14

and U2 tour, 211, 213-14

Lubin, Peter, 111-13, 143, 147, 178-79, 182, 201-3, 210, 212-13, 215, 217-18, 231, 280, 284

Lupner, John, 94-95

and Surfer Rosa, 94-100, 102, 107, 108

Lust for Life, 10-11, 123, 168

Lynch, David, 66-67

Lyres, the, 37-38

Machines, the, 42

MacKaye, Ian, 39-40, 258-59

Madonna, 9, 57

Magnetic Fields, 19

“Make Believe,” 179

“Mama Kin,” 44

“Man Who Was Too Loud, The,” 240

Mann, Aimee, 39

Manson, Shirley, 160-61

“Manta Ray,” 177, 207

Martinis, the, 6

Marts, Ben, 156-57, 159, 163, 205, 210-11, 213-15, 217-19

Mascis, J, 10, 12, 47, 49, 51-52, 105, 228, 242, 265

Master Control, 175, 192

Mathews, Ashley, xiii

Maverick’s (Boston club), 43

Maxwell, Timothy (T Max), 42

Mayfield, Curtis, 115

Mazzarelli, Marc (a.k.a. Mazz), 154, 282

McGuffy’s House of Draft, 7

Mean Fiddler (London club), 117-18, 129, 207

Melody Maker, 87, 121, 165, 181, 204

Mente, 5, 22, 153-54

Mico, Ted, 87, 118, 121, 152, 258, 272, 284

Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the, 52

Miller, Roger, 5

Minneapolis Star Tribune, 261

Minor Threat, 39

Minutemen, the, 38, 277

Mission of Burma, 40

Modern English, 77

“Monkey Gone to Heaven,” 141-43, 146-47, 150-52, 196, 207, 273

Morphine, 46

Morricone, Ennio, xv

Morris, Garrett, 174

Motley Criie, 186, 247

MTV, 151, 203, 239, 242, 275

Mullen, Larry, 214

Muller, Don, 185

Murphy, John, 5-6, 14-15, 17-19, 21-22, 43, 133, 283

and the breakup, 226-27, 229-30

and Kim Deal, 261-62

and Doolittle, 140, 142, 144, 153-55

on Ken Goes, 75, 77, 159

Pixies early days (1985-1986), 24-29, 31-33

Pixies European tour (1988), 116, 118, 123, 125-26, 130-32, 135

and Pixies reunion, 255, 261-62

on recording sessions, 63, 65-67, 69, 71

and Surfer Rosa, 95, 97-102

Murphy, Mrs. John. See Deal, Kim

Narcizo, David, 80, 132

Nate The Impaler, 106

Neats, the, 52

Neighborhoods, the, 37-38

Nervous Eaters, the, 40

“Never My Love,” 179

Nevermind, 210, 278-79

New Music Seminar, 178

“New One, The,” 68

New York Post, 251

“Nimrod’s Son,” 68

Nine Inch Nails, 210-11

Nirvana, 51, 149, 208-11, 265-66, 276, 278-80

Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects (St. Thomas/Smith), 27

NME, 85-86, 107-8, 120-21, 149, 165, 180-81, 204

Noise, The (Boston fanzine), 21, 42

Norman, Larry, 4, 68, 83-84, 100, 215

Norton, Gil, 92, 105, 128, 138, 208, 243, 255, 279

and Bossanova, 174-78

on Charles and Kim, 191-92

and Doolittle, 137-44, 146, 148, 175

move to Los Angeles, 174

and Trompe Le Monde, 192-94, 197-98, 200-1, 203

Novoselic, Krist, 278

O Positive, 39

Oedipus (DJ), 42, 109

Old Trout, the (U.K. club), 183

Oliver, Vaughan, 84, 101, 103, 199

“Only in 3’s,” 133

Orr, Bobby, 153

Oysters, the, 38

Page, Jimmy, 7

“Palace of the Brine,” 176

Paradise Rock Club, 163

Peel, John, 152, 199, 240

People, 84

Pere Ubu, 194, 196, 208

Perkins, Stephen, 38, 185-86, 229, 276-77

Phair, Liz, 273-74

“Philadelphia Freedom,” 12

Phillips, Grant Lee, 233

Pistolero, 240-41

Pixies, xiv, xvi

at Boston Garden, 213-14

conflicts and tensions, 167-72, 191-92, 197-98, 200, 205, 218, 223-25, 228, 250-51, 253, 260

cover, 291-97

Death to the Pixies poster, 27, 61, 69-70

discography (selected), 299-302

influence of, 271-80

media and, xv, 85-87, 107-8, 120-21, 165-66, 180-81, 204-5, 216, 221, 231, 251, 261

move to Los Angeles, 173-74

movie soundtracks, 289

Reading Festival, 172, 183-85

tribute albums, 297-9

1985-1986 (early days), 24-36

1985 (putting band together), 16-23

1985-1987 (The Rat/Fort Apache), 37-52

1987 (Gary Smith/The Purple Tape), 53-71

1987 (signing with 4AD), 75-90

1988 (Surfer Rosa), 91-114

1988 (first European tour), 115-36

1989 {Doolittle), 137-55

1989 (second European tour: “Sex and Death”), 156-71

1990 {Bossanova), 172-86

1991 (Trompe Le Monde), 191-209

1991 (touring with U2), 210-20

1992-1993 (the breakup), 221-32

1992-2004 (post-breakup), 233-43

2004 (reunion), 247-70

Pixies (albums)

Bossanova, 128, 136, 146, 175-82

Come on Pilgrim, 61, 64, 84-87, 89-90, 92-93, 145, 166

Doolittle, 108, 128, 130, 137-55, 166, 182

The Purple Tape, 61-64, 67-71, 75, 82-83

Surfer Rosa, 33, 67, 82, 86, 91-114, 136, 145, 166

Trompe Le Monde, 128, 146, 175, 191-205

“Planet of Sound,” 193

Pod, 133, 135, 227, 231

Pogues, the, xv

Poison, 186

Pop, Iggy, 5-6, 10-13, 111, 207

Pouncey, Edwin, 150

Price, Burt, 139-41, 143

Primus, 185

Public Image Limited, 97

“Pump Up the Volume,” 85

punk music, 5, 13, 38, 191

post-punk movement, 38

Purple Tape, The, 61-64, 67-71, 75, 82-83

Q Division, 91-92, 94-95

Q (magazine), 108, 149, 181, 204-5

Radiohead, 44, 52, 265, 274

Rage Against the Machine, 276

Ramones, the, 12, 97

Rapeman, the, 92, 96

Rathskeller, (The Rat) (Boston club), 28, 31-32, 43-44, 50, 54, 59, 130, 133

Ratt, 186

Reading Festival, 172, 183-85

Real Kids, 40

Real Ramona, The, 174, 227

Red Hot Chili Peppers, 186

Reflex Magazine, 86

R.E.M., 56, 211, 227

Reprise Records, 133

Richman, Jonathan, 47, 240

Rider, Ron, 8

Riemenschneider, Chris, 261

Ritz (NYC club), 152

“River Euphrates,” 81, 128, 143

Roberts, Chris, 87

“Rock A My Soul,” 68

Rock A My Soul (fanzine), 149-50, 165

“Rock Music,” 176

“Rock Star,” 278

Rock’n’Roll Rumble, 165-66

rockabilly, 8

Rohr, Pat, 4

Rolling Stone, 184

Rolling Stones, the, 6, 193, 227-28

Rose, Don, 139

Roskilde Festival, 184

Ruane, Billy, 154-55

Rubin, Rick, 175

Rundgren, Todd, 18

Rush, 28

Safari, 136, 231

Sahms, Doug, xv

St. Thomas, Kurt, 27, 35-36, 41, 43, 109-11, 130, 148-50, 163, 165-66, 286

on Boston Garden audience, 214

on Kim Deal, 160, 242

Pixies, influence of, 278-80

Santiago, Joey, xv, 88, 90, 175, 186

and Steve Albini, 106

appearance and temperament, 111, 126, 140-41, 224, 226

on Chas Banks, 117

and the breakup, 221-22

career, post-Pixies breakup, 235-37, 250, 256, 268, 286

childhood and college, 3, 6, 11-12

and conflicts and tensions, 191, 200, 218

move to Boston, 13-15

move to Los Angeles, 173-74

performing, 160-64, 168, 203

Pixies, reticence concerning, xviii

Pixies early days (1985-1986), 25, 30, 33, 36

and Pixies reunion, 250, 252

putting band together (1985), 16, 18

on recording sessions, 66, 175

Santiago, Linda (wife), 30

Seattle rock scene, 37-38, 51, 277-80

Seger, Bob, 3

Sex Execs, 44

Sex Pistols, 5, 8, 97, 265

Shaffer, Paul, 209

Shake It Up, 44

Shellac, 92

Shelleyan Orphan, 156

Simple Minds, 120

Sing For Your Supper, 55, 58

Sinker, Mark, 107-8

Siouxie and the Banshees, 184

Sire, 41, 49, 79-80, 85, 120, 231

“Sister Isabel,” 240

Skinny Puppy, 124

Slade, Sean, 37, 44-45, 48-49, 51-52, 80, 119, 145, 285-86

Slaughterhouse-Five (Vonnegut), 84

Slint, 135, 247

Small’s (L.A. club), 175

Smashing Pumpkins, 98, 108, 228, 276-77

“Smells Like Teen Spirit,” 149, 278-79

Smith, Gary, xiv, 27, 41, 46-48, 50-51, 60, 143, 145, 176, 192, 266, 286

on Ken Goes, 75-76

and Pixies, 83, 191

and The Purple Tape, 53-70

and Surfer Rosa, 91-92, 94, 105

Snow, Mat, 181

Song Remains the Same, The (film), 7

Sonic Youth, 46, 87

“S.O.S.,” 242

“Space (I Believe In),” 197

Spin (magazine), 86, 216

Spotlight Kid, 13

Springsteen, Bruce, 57

Staunton, Terry, 180-81

Stein, Seymour, 231

Steppenwolf, 7

Stevens, Cat, 3

Stick Figure Productions, 252

Strange, Chris, 149

Stray Cats, 8

Stroszek, xiii

Stud Brothers, 204

“Subbacultcha,” 67, 130, 192-93, 204

Sugarcubes, the, 131, 151

Suicide, 97

“Summer in the City,” 179

Suptic, Jim, 100-1, 272

Surfer Rosa, 33, 67, 82, 86, 91-114, 136, 145, 166

cover art, 103-5

Synchro Sound studio, 44

Talking Heads, 5, 12

“Tame,” 151

Tattoo You, 193

Taylor, Courtney, 160

Teenage Fanclub, 152

Teenager of the Year, 237-39

Television, 97

Temptation of St. Anthony, The (Flaubert), 84

The, The, 85

They Might Be Giants, 88

Thomas, Dave, 194, 208

Thompson, Charles (a.k.a. Black Francis and Frank Black), xiii-xvi, xix

appearance, personality, and temperament, 96, 140, 159-61, 163-65, 167-68, 176, 199-200, 203, 205-6, 208, 217, 228

and the name Black Francis, 70, 223

and the breakup, 221-22, 228

childhood and college, 3-7, 10-13

conflicts and tensions, 167-72, 191-92, 197-98, 200, 205, 218, 223-25, 228, 250-51, 253, 260

and Doolittle, 141-42, 152-53

European tour (1988), 121-22

move to Boston, 13-15

move to Los Angeles, 173-74

on Larry Norman, 83-84

performing, 180-81, 184

Pixies, reticence concerning, xviii

Pixies early days (1985-1986), 24-36

and Pixies reunion, 247-70

putting band together (1985), 16-23

on recording, 61, 66-67, 81-82

solo career, 19, 223, 233, 237-41, 248-49, 256, 286

as songwriter, 167-68, 176-77, 179, 192, 197, 211, 230-31, 239-41, 267-68, 275

Spanglish, 164-65

on touring, 88

and U2 tour, 215, 217-19

UFO experience, 177-78

on videos, 182

Thompson, Charles (solo albums)

Dog in the Sand, 249

Frank Black, 233, 238-39

Frank Black and the Catholics, 233, 240

Pistolero, 240-41

Teenager of the Year, 237-39

Thompson, Howard, 217-18

Thompson, Jack Errol (son), 264

Thompson, Violet (wife), 264

Throwing Muses, x/x, 30, 33, 37-38, 41-42, 52-57, 75-76, 78, 81, 85, 115, 128, 137-38, 213, 227, 231, 266

Til Tuesday, 39

T Max (Timothy Maxwell), 42

Tollett, Paul, 111, 257

Town and Country (London club), 118, 129

Townshend, Pete, 164

T.Rex, 102

Trompe Le Monde, 128, 146, 175, 191-205

cover art, 199-200

T.T. the Bear’s (Boston club), 28, 31-32

Turbines, the, 38, 52

“Two Reelers,” 230

“U-Mass,” 130, 193, 201, 204, 261, 275, 278

U2, 201, 210-20, 227

Undeclared, 237

Underground (Boston club), 43

Unnatural Acts, the, 40

Upper Crust, the, 22

Uzi, 43, 79

“Vamos,” 56, 68, 75, 102-3

Van Vliet, Don, 241

“Velouria,” 177-79, 249

Velvet Underground, the, 263

Vig, Butch, 278

Village Voice, The, 57

Violent Femmes, 10, 12, 76

Volcano Suns, 43, 79

Vonnegut, Kurt, 84

Walford, Britt, 135

Wallace, Colin, 92

Walsh, Jean, 29-33, 106, 111, 224, 241, 274

Warner Bros., 120

Watts-Russell, Ivo, 53, 77, 80-81, 85, 88, 135, 259, 277, 281-82

and Bossanova, 176, 179, 182

and the breakup, 221, 227

and Come on Pilgrim, 87, 92

on Kim Deal, 172-73, 242, 252-53

and Doolittle, 132, 138-39, 141, 143-45, 151

European tour (1988), 115-17, 120, 126-29, 134

on Pixies, 76, 78-85, 128

and Surfer Rosa, 92, 95, 101, 104-6, 108

and Trompe Le Monde, 198

“Wave of Mutilation,” 275

“Weird at My School,” 145

Westerberg, Paul, 86

“Where Is My Mind?,” 99-100, 109, 184, 208, 249, 253

Where Is My Mind?: A Tribute to the Pixies, 272

White Light/White Heat, 6

White Lion, 174

Whittaker, Michael, 49

Who, the, 6, 115

Widmer, Ted, 22, 45, 153-55, 282

Williams, Hank, 7

“Winterlong,” 145, 176

Workman, Lyle, 239-40

Wright, Steven, xvii

X, 38, 186, 277

XTC, 10

Yorke, Thorn, 52

“You Sexy Thing,” 158-59

Young, Neil, 176

Zen Arcade, 13

Zulus, the, 19, 41, 48, 157

Zwan, 108