Bob Mackin

Contributing Writer

IT’S back to basics for Frank Black.

The leader of the now-detimet, vet inies is
preaching: the good word about simple recording meth ads.

Black*s fourth solo album, Frank Black and the Catholies, was
recorded live on a pvo-track console in three days last vear ata
Lov Angeies studio.

¢ considered giving, the ¢ pe to producer Rick Rubin
for a more-polished result. Bur Rubin was occupied with the busi:
ness of his American Recordings label and Black rapidly grew fond
of the outcome of the sessions. So he decided the albuny was
vad

“It 's Opened up anew parh i for us” B ays, “We've got
nothing against “tvaind trying to
achieve that. | OW. S Row, we want to do it
live: No b.s., no mixi es fiddling ig rdubbing.
We w i i i

Black and the band hart some creative inspitation lett in the
tank, so they recorded another album, Pistolera, the Spanish word
for g gunslinger, or, took cig! to record and Black hopes to
release i it in "March 1999

he New Se approach is also more cost-cttective. Biack is keeping
yon the bottom line these days after finding himself without
m deal with Ne

indic | label Spina ‘ i corapany called Good 3
selling individual Biack songs on the Internet via the MI

“tN etinitely need to make a couple of cheaper records
before Fean take the chance and spend a lot more money on a
tecord,” he says. “It just a business decision I had to make. It : : 2 # i gett
just so happens it is in syne with our creative mood. We go to FRANK Black and the Catholics recorded their new CD live on a two-track in three days.
go studios, I don’ t give “the i impression that the records are jo- : Be &

They’re not.” live best-of conspilati s ff ¢ Pixies® vault in the past” - wo

Black, whose real name is Charles Thompson, came to Pa rs. But will the : play live aga Win tickets to see Frank Black
nence during the late "80s as Black Francis, singer/guitarist with “Now ay Jose, it $s not my cup of tea to 's get the band P ° P
Boston’s Pi fies, The band garnered a cult following and was back together, man’ and do a feel-good reunion tour,” says Black. and the Catholics at the Rage

 eited by Kurt Cobain as inspiration for the style of Nirvana’s “We broke up for reasons, all 1 FaSOns are jus Ons Win a pair of tickets to see Frank Black and the
"Smells Li a Spirit: together ever again.” : : Catholics at The Rage on Sunday. Go to the webzine

The band supported U2 ona spring 1992 arena tour which ’ ongs are likely to be on the playlist whe k Bumph ac www.bumph, com and answer the multiple,
ended at the Pacific Coliseum. ‘The Pisies renianed here and comes to the Rage in Vancouver on Sund. ics ‘choice skill-testing question Where is Pobe John Paul the
played their final show at the Commodore Ballroom that sarne (guitarist Rich Gilbert, bassist David MacCaftrey and drummer sti resting 4 9 P ,
week. Black, bassist Kim Deal, drummer David Lovering and gui- — Scort Boutier).’ world’s most fanious Catholic from? Contest open to
tarist Jocy Santiago went their separate w Black said he’s not a religio pn and the namie was just a anyone 19 or over. All entries must be sent to Bumph-

Dichard fans have been rewarded with the release of two snappy moniker suggested by his girttriend. over the Internet. Deadline tomorrow noon.

* Photo Lisa Johnson

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