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Joey Santiago performs wtih Pixies, 2019

“You Hear These Guys Noodling Around and Playing Fast. It’s Like Listening To Somebody Type”: Joey Santiago Makes It Clear Why He Hates Guitar Solos.

By Joe Bosso last updated

The Pixies’ secret weapon on finding the band’s pioneering alt-rock sound.

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Joey Santiago (L) and Black Francis of Pixies perform in support of the band's "Head Carrier" release at Saenger Theatre on May 3, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Black Francis and Joey Santiago Discuss the Past, Present, and Future of Pixies

By Richard Bienstock last updated

The alt-rock legends talk writing and recording their latest album, 'Beneath the Eyrie', and the band’s increasingly mythologized past.

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Joey Santiago, 2004

Joey Santiago Picks Five Career-Defining Cuts From the Pixies Catalog

By Joe Bosso last updated

He’s the first to admit that his playing style probably wouldn’t fit most other outfits – and that’s just the way he likes it!

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