The Pixies - We Are Hunted

The Pixies 

Music Media Analysis 

July to December 2010

Table of Contents 

Overview 

Chart Popularity 

Mainstream Chart 

Mainstream Comparison 

Mainstream Singles 

Mainstream Singles Comparison 

Twitter Coverage 

Twitter Popularity 

Twitter Comparison 

Mainstream Chart vs Twitter 

Twitter Users 

Shared Twitter Links 

News Coverage 

News Popularity 

News Comparison 

Mainstream Chart vs Sentiment 

Top Publishers 

Top News Publishers 

Best 5 News Days 

News Highlights 

Appendicies 

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Appendix A - Top Mainstream Artists 

Appendix B - Top Emerging Artists 

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Overview 

69th on Mainstream Charts 

128th on Twitter 

275th in the Music Press 

This report reviews the popularity of The Pixies on the 

music charts and in the music news for the period July to 

December 2010. It benchmarks The Pixies against the 

2,987 artists that appeared on the We Are Hunted charts 

during this period. The results are based on an analysis of 

486,631 music articles and 16,063,656 music related 

tweets. News is sourced from a range of publishers 

including all the major music news sites and an army of 

passionate bloggers worldwide. Charts are compiled from 

samples of hundreds of charts in a range of music genres. 

This report was written by the We Are Hunted team and 

generated using the semantic analysis system that powers 

the wearehunted.com website. 

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Mainstream Chart 

This section presents the mainstream chart performance for The Pixies compared to similar 

artists. The Pixies was ranked 69th overall of the 2,987 artists analyzed. During this period the 

average chart position on the We Are Hunted mainstream chart for The Pixies was 8th. 

69th Overall Rank 

8th Best Position 

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Radiohead 2nd 1 

Arcade Fire 5th 2 

Nirvana 12th 2 

Mumford And Sons 23rd 4 

The Strokes 52nd 7 

The Pixies 69th 8 

Ratatat 459th 92 

Sonic Youth 916th 439 

Figure 1: Artist Mainstream Ranks 

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Figure 2: Artist Mainstream Chart Popularity over Time 

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Mainstream Comparison 

This section compares the mainstream chart performance of The Pixies against similar artists. 

These charts illustrate relative popularity over time. Popularity is computed from the normalised 

chart position for each day. 1.0 means The Pixies was ranked 1st overall of our charts for that 

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Figure 3: Comparisons for The Pixies 

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Ratatat 

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Mainstream Singles 

This section presents the best charting singles for The Pixies on the Mainstream We Are Hunted 

charts 

Where Is My Mind? 

Best Single 

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Figure 4: Best Single Positions 

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Figure 5: Singles Chart Comparison over Time 

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Mainstream Singles Comparison 

This section compares the mainstream chart performance of the most popular singles released 

by The Pixies. These charts illustrate relative popularity over time. Popularity is computed from 

the normalised chart position for each day. 1.0 means the single was ranked 1st overall of our 

charts for that day. 0.0 denotes the single not charted at all. 

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Figure 6: Chart ranking for The Pixies 

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Twitter Coverage 

Twitter Popularity 

This section shows the number of tweets indicating that someone was listening to The Pixies 

during this time period. Included is the overall ranking of The Pixies when compared to similar 

artists. 


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Radiohead 14th 36,011 0.006% 

Arcade Fire 15th 32,726 0.005% 

Nirvana 30th 23,239 0.004% 

Mumford And Sons 93rd 12,740 0.002% 

The Strokes 104th 11,520 0.002% 

The Pixies 128th 10,076 0.002% 

Sonic Youth 335th 4,949 0.001% 

Ratatat 553rd 3,170 0.001% 

Figure 7: Twitter Coverage Comparison 

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Sonic Youth 

Figure 8: Twitter Coverage over Time 

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Radiohead 

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Twitter Comparison 

This section compares the total number of tweets mentioning The Pixies to similar artists. 

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Mainstream Chart vs Twitter 

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Figure 10: The Pixies Chart Popularity vs Twitter Coverage 

This chart presents a comparison of mainstream chart popularity versus Twitter Coverage. It is 

useful in visualizing the impact of Twitter on chart position. 


Twitter volume 

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Twitter Users 

This section lists the twitter users mentioning The Pixies in tweets most during this period. 

Rank Twitter User Name Location Tweets Followers Reach 

1 twitter.com/romanus Romanus ÜT: 48.156466,11.723544 148 5,316 786,768 

2 twitter.com/mark_till mark_till Los Angeles California 219 2,528 553,632 

3 twitter.com/USAShopper Cara Wadsworth USA 7 20,484 143,388 

4 twitter.com/Glamypunk Frank Germany 14 4,792 67,088 

5 twitter.com/RomanusSum romanus 78 717 55,926 

6 twitter.com/jbizarro João Bizarro Almada/Sesimbra/Grândola 33 1,340 44,220 

7 twitter.com/jeremya Jeremy Arntz Austin, TX 11 3,169 34,859 

8 twitter.com/grahamtcousins Graham Cousins London via Dublin 27 1,265 34,155 

9 twitter.com/straywebsurfer straywebsurfer Ray Tokyo, Japan 10 3,195 31,950 

10 twitter.com/Demetrioteama Demetrio López SCL - Chile 21 1,416 29,736 

11 twitter.com/facus facu medina Rosario, Argentina 16 1,468 23,488 

12 twitter.com/TudoAoContrario Antonio Mendes Messines - Algarve - Portugal 18 1,251 22,518 

13 twitter.com/hayquestarloco Diego el Encuestador Punto G de Santiago, Chile 9 1,990 17,910 

14 twitter.com/camiloduma Camilo A Duran M Bogotá, Colombia 14 1,102 15,428 

15 twitter.com/dullim Du here... or there... 7 2,143 15,001 

16 twitter.com/LacedRadio Laced Radio TM Los Angeles, CA/Austin, Tx 21 695 14,595 

17 twitter.com/WhatsOn6Music Now Playing 6Music BBC 6 Music 11 1,276 14,036 

18 twitter.com/edustarling Edu Starling ÜT: -22.975252,-43.218999 10 1,273 12,730 

19 twitter.com/justVero Vero Mexico 11 1,155 12,705 

20 twitter.com/pcurl pcurl 11 1,108 12,188 

21 twitter.com/Psykopratika Corinna Reggiani Cesena-Romagna/Rossa 7 1,678 11,746 

22 twitter.com/JasonWGould Jason W. Gould Tampa, FL 9 1,215 10,935 

23 twitter.com/mrandysmiley2 Andrew Chiasson Rothesay, NB, Canada 30 345 10,350 

24 twitter.com/pacoblue Paco Blue The North Coast 9 1,123 10,107 

25 twitter.com/NickPapaG Nick Papageorgio Va. Beach Va. 11 863 9,493 

26 twitter.com/hectorojas Hector Rojas iPhone: -33.427692,-70.664162 12 786 9,432 

27 twitter.com/greenfields47 rajakumar Kuala Lumpur 7 1,327 9,289 

Figure 11: Top 50 Users tweeting about The Pixies 

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Rank Twitter User Name Location Tweets Followers Reach 

28 twitter.com/karikari_ Karina Guadalupe Dark side of the Moon 7 1,246 8,722 

29 twitter.com/cpahl2000 Claudio Pahl Rio de Janeiro 19 440 8,360 

30 twitter.com/ohmychiweenies michelle Michigan:US 7 1,044 7,308 

31 twitter.com/MGOMEZM MG Santiago, Chile 7 966 6,762 

32 twitter.com/yorikirii yorikirii over the rainbow 11 614 6,754 

33 twitter.com/camyribas Camila R. Bastielle São Paulo 11 602 6,622 

34 twitter.com/Fran_imal79 Fran USA 16 408 6,528 

35 twitter.com/newwaveclassics New Wave Classics Living in the 80's 21 271 5,691 

36 twitter.com/wajaba Kris Perdew Orlando, FL 8 698 5,584 

37 twitter.com/Tkhead Jorge A. Rosario, Argentina 26 203 5,278 

38 twitter.com/GGDANCE G.G. Le Grand AMSTERDAM 8 647 5,176 

39 twitter.com/alekr2o Alejandra Cardoso México, D.F. 18 287 5,166 

40 twitter.com/pantera_mx Pantera_MX 7 725 5,075 

41 twitter.com/25jd1 john ireland 11 454 4,994 

42 twitter.com/kancrman mike stiller St Ann, MO 6 819 4,914 

43 twitter.com/pieg Agripino 'Pig' Neto. João Pessoa - PB 9 531 4,779 

44 twitter.com/bobscopper bobclanney around 11 426 4,686 

45 twitter.com/awhigh_tokool4u Arthur W. High Escanaba, MI 9 512 4,608 

46 twitter.com/erinna77 Manuela Turin, Italy 7 638 4,466 

47 twitter.com/apardo Antonio Pardo Madrid / Spain 13 328 4,264 

48 twitter.com/ideletemyself Brandon McKimmons Orange County, CA 33 122 4,026 

49 twitter.com/TheGaryB gary butler Sunderland, United Kingdom 27 143 3,861 

50 twitter.com/ohbill Juan Villa iPhone: 19.414230,-99.164848 13 275 3,575 

Figure 11 (continued): Top 50 Users tweeting about The Pixies 

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Shared Twitter Links 

This section lists the most popular urls in tweets mentioning The Pixies during this period. 

URL Rank Tweets 

http://www.stereomood.com/song/28109 1 165 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies 2 81 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Where Is My Mind? 3 69 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Here Comes Your Man 4 60 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Hey 5 53 

http://tinysong.com/7lPV 6 46 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Monkey Gone to Heaven 7 38 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Debaser 8 37 

http://tinysong.com/6V7q 9 28 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Wave of Mutilation 10 28 

http://tinysong.com/7ut3 11 23 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Gigantic 12 21 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/La La Love You 13 18 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Gouge Away 14 18 

http://tinysong.com/w36h 15 13 

http://tinysong.com/no2t 16 13 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Vamos 17 12 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/apardo 18 12 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/groovypepsiguy 19 12 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Bone Machine 20 12 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Velouria 21 11 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Alec Eiffel 22 11 

http://www.houndstoothradio.com/ 23 11 

/profile/yorikirii/blip/60175791/Pixies+Where+is+My+Mind–Best+of+Pixies 24 11 

http://tinysong.com/7flb 25 11 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Isla de Encanta 26 10 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Caribou 27 10 

Figure 12: Top Shared Links on Twitter mentioning The Pixies 

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http://www.tweekly.fm/user/bernibernarda 28 10 

http://tinysong.com/iwkv 29 10 

http://tinysong.com/6V6D 30 9 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Dig for Fire 31 9 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Tame 32 9 

http://tinysong.com/onT9 33 9 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Broken Face 34 9 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/jdamian0 35 9 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/Kaidane 36 8 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/Ce_les_te 37 8 

http://tinysong.com/kgIZ 38 8 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/KrisSelfDstruct 39 8 

http://www.tweekly.fm/twitter/FistingPigs 40 8 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Levitate Me 41 8 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/Yagorb 42 8 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/Galapgs 43 8 

http://tinysong.com/6V6E 44 7 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Ana 45 7 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/All Over the World 46 7 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Something Against You 47 7 

http://www.tweekly.fm/twitter/BoySoprano 48 7 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Cactus 49 7 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Nimrod's Son 50 7 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/555jay 51 7 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/userloathsome 52 7 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/goonzo 53 7 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/I Can't Forget 54 6 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Head On 55 6 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/TallesCabral 56 6 

http://tinysong.com/7gzv 57 6 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Break My Body 58 6 

http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/River Euphrates 59 6 

http://www.tweekly.fm/user/enriqgs 60 6 

Figure 12 (continued): Top Shared Links on Twitter mentioning The Pixies 

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News Coverage 

News Popularity 

This section shows the total number of music articles mentioning The Pixies during this time 

period and the overall rank of The Pixies when compared to similar artists. 


458 Articles 

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Arcade Fire 12th 2,778 0.069% 

Radiohead 36th 1,333 0.033% 

Nirvana 153rd 686 0.017% 

Mumford And Sons 154th 685 0.017% 

Sonic Youth 165th 653 0.016% 

The Strokes 257th 476 0.012% 

The Pixies 275th 458 0.011% 

Ratatat 444th 312 0.008% 

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Mainstream Chart vs Sentiment 

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Figure 16: The Pixies Chart Popularity vs News Sentiment + Volume 

This chart presents a comparison of mainstream chart popularity versus news sentiment and 

volume. It is useful in visualizing the impact of news coverage on chart position. The top chart 

illustrates the chart movement in Red. The Sentiment trend in Orange below is represented as a 

bar chart illustrating the cumulative sentiment thoughout the time period. Below zero indicates 

negative sentiment, above zero indicates positive sentiment at that point in time. The Green bar 

chart displays the number of articles published mentioning The Pixies that day. 


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DoucheBagFace 

Spin 

Clash Music 

Prefix Magazine 

NME - News 

The Vinyl District 

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Figure 17: Top Publishers related to The Pixies 

Top Publishers Mentions 

DoucheBagFace 17 

Spin 16 

Clash Music 8 

Prefix Magazine 7 

NME - News 6 

The Vinyl District 6 

whiteboydancefloor 4 

NME - Blog 4 

The Ripple Effect 4 

Consequence of Sound 4 

Paste Magazine 3 

Hidden Track 3 

Pitchfork 3 

THE VINYL VILLAIN 3 

Beyond Race 3 

Figure 18: Most frequently mentioned Top Publishers 

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Top News Publishers 

Publisher Rank Articles 

DoucheBagFace - http://www.dbf-music.com/ 1 17 

Spin - http://www.spin.com/ 2 16 

Clash Music - http://www.clashmusic.com/ 3 8 

Prefix Magazine - http://prefixmag.com 4 7 

NME - News - http://www.nme.com/ 5 6 

The Vinyl District - http://vinyldistrict.blogspot.com/ 6 6 

whiteboydancefloor - http://whiteboydancefloor.blogspot.com 7 4 

NME - Blog - http://www.nme.com/ 8 4 

The Ripple Effect - http://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/ 9 4 

Consequence of Sound - http://www.consequenceofsound.net/ 10 4 

Paste Magazine - http://www.pastemagazine.com/ 11 3 

Hidden Track - http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack 12 3 

Pitchfork - http://pitchfork.com/ 13 3 

THE VINYL VILLAIN - http://thevinylvillain.blogspot.com 14 3 

Beyond Race - http://www.beyondrace.com/ 15 3 

Guardian music - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music 16 3 

...SoTB - http://sideoftheblog.blogspot.com/ 17 3 

No Rock&Roll Fun - http://xrrf.blogspot.com 18 3 

Guitar Player - http://www.guitarplayer.com/ 19 2 

betterPropaganda Reviews - http://betterpropaganda.com/ 20 2 

The Mixtape Jones Report: One Man, One Record Collection. - http://mixtapejones.blogspot.com/ 21 2 

Club Fonograma - http://clubfonograma.blogspot.com/ 22 2 

The Devil Has The Best Tuna - http://besttuna.blogspot.com 23 2 

Ryan's Smashing Life - http://ryanssmashinglife.blogspot.com 24 2 

Modern Mystery - http://modernmystery.wordpress.com 25 2 

stereogum - http://www.stereogum.com/ 26 2 

I ♥ Icelandic Music - http://icelandicmusic.blogspot.com/ 27 2 

Figure 19: Top 91 Publishers mentioning The Pixies 

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Quarterlifeparty - http://www.quarterlifeparty.com/ 28 2 

Pop Headwound - http://popheadwound.blogspot.com/index.html 29 2 

My Old Kentucky Blog - http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com 30 2 

Sweeping The Nation - http://sweepingthenation.blogspot.com/ 31 2 

Here comes the flood - http://blogger.xs4all.nl/werksman/ 32 2 

Bradley's Almanac - http://www.bradleysalmanac.com/blogger.html 33 1 

Largehearted Boy - http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/ 34 1 

Licorice Pizza - http://licorice-pizza.blogspot.com 35 1 

Covert Curiosity - http://covertcuriosity.blogspot.com 36 1 

inALLcaps - http://www.inallcaps.com 37 1 

SibLINGSHOT ON THE BLEACHERS - http://siblingshot.blogspot.com 38 1 

lito music - http://litomusic.blogspot.com 39 1 

Berkeley Place - http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com 40 1 

Let There Be Night - http://lettherebenight.blogspot.com/ 41 1 

Heart on a Stick - http://heartonastick.blog-city.com/ 42 1 

Shelf Life - http://shelflifetunes.blogspot.com/ 43 1 

some beans - http://some-beans.blogspot.com/ 44 1 

Fong Songs - http://fongsongs.blogspot.com/index.html 45 1 

songs:illinois - http://www.songsillinois.net/ 46 1 

Rock Star Journalist - http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog 47 1 

Fusion 45 - http://fusion45.com/ 48 1 

The Cure for Bedbugs - http://cureforbedbugs.blogspot.com 49 1 

For the 'records' - http://mligon08.blogspot.com 50 1 

das klienicum - http://dasklienicum.blogspot.com/ 51 1 

Mojophenia - http://mojophenia.blogspot.com/ 52 1 

Ohmpark - http://ohmpark.com/ 53 1 

ArtRocker - http://www.artrocker.com/ 54 1 

Culture Bully - http://www.culturebully.com 55 1 

We All Want Someone To Shout For - http://www.weallwantsomeone.com/ 56 1 

IckMusic - http://ickmusic.com 57 1 

The A.V. Club - http://www.avclub.com/ 58 1 

i (heart) music - http://www.iheartmusic.net/serendipity/ 59 1 

Versions Galore - http://versionsgalore.blogspot.com/ 60 1 

Sonic Itch Music - http://www.sonicitchmusic.com 61 1 

Auf ein neues... - http://uliuli.twoday.net 62 1 

Dancefloor mayhem - http://dancefloormayhem.blogspot.com/ 63 1 

netZoo ~ WOOZradio - http://netzoo.net 64 1 

Cuchara Sonica - http://cucharasonica.com 65 1 

Figure 19 (continued): Top 91 Publishers mentioning The Pixies 

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INDIEBLOGHEAVEN - http://indieblogheaven.typepad.com/indieblogheaven/ 66 1 

AWmusic - http://awmusic.ca/ 67 1 

burning world - http://burningworld.blogspot.com/ 68 1 

The Giant Panther - http://thegiantpanther.blogspot.com 69 1 

Rolling Stone: Smoking Section - http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/smokingsection/rss.xml 70 1 

Radio Free Chicago - http://radiofreechicago.typepad.com/ 71 1 

NME - Features - http://www.nme.com/ 72 1 

Bumpershine.com - http://www.bumpershine.com 73 1 

MOMI - http://www.myownmusicindustry.nl/index.php 74 1 

KEXP Blog - http://blog.kexp.org/blog/ 75 1 

Maps - http://www.radiomaps.it/ 76 1 

zonaindie | just a music blog - http://www.zonaindie.com.ar/ 77 1 

Bottom of the Glass - http://bottom-of-the-glass.blogspot.com 78 1 

super - http://super-le-blog.blogspot.com/ 79 1 

Discobelle.net - http://www.discobelle.net 80 1 

The Music Slut - http://themusicslut.com 81 1 

Eardrums - http://www.eardrumsmusic.com 82 1 

Italian Embassy - http://italianembassy.it 83 1 

Frequenze Indipendenti - http://frequenzeindipendenti.blogspot.com/ 84 1 

The Passion of the Weiss - http://passionweiss.com/ 85 1 

Metal Bastard's MP3 Blahg - http://metalbastard.blogspot.com/ 86 1 

The Line Of Best Fit - http://thelineofbestfit.com 87 1 

Stereo Pills - http://www.stereopills.com/ 88 1 

Discheria ElRocco 0.01 - http://www.elrocco.splinder.com/ 89 1 

Indie For Bunnies - http://www.indieforbunnies.com 90 1 

It's a trap! Scandinavian music - http://itsatrap.com/index.php 91 1 

Figure 19 (continued): Top 91 Publishers mentioning The Pixies 

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Best 5 News Days 

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15 October 2010 : 24 articles 

Popular Articles this Day 

Putting the world's music blogs on the MAP 

Guardian music, 15 October 2010 

The Guardian's music blog has joined the Music Alliance Pact (MAP), teaming up with blogs from 

across the globe to bring you an eclectic monthly package of free downloads Featured ... 

Pixies play 'longest ever set' to celebrate Chilean miners rescue 

NME - News, 15 October 2010 

Black Francis claims the gig is 'one of the most meaningful shows we've ever played' 

Pete Yorn: "Precious Stone" (Live On Leno) (Video) 

Prefix Magazine, 15 October 2010 

Pete Yorn has an eponymously titled album out now, which was produced by Frank Black from the 

Pixies and includes the song “Precious Stone,” which he performed for Jay Leno’s ... 

Pixies' Tribute To Chilean Miners 

Clash Music, 15 October 2010 

The Pixies dedicated their gig at Teatro La Cupula in Santiago on Wednesday night to the rescued 

Chilean miners, playing a song for each of the 33 rescued men. The ... 

Jay-Z Preps Anthology, Ke$ha Returns! 

Spin, 15 October 2010 

Jay-Z will release an anthology titled The Hits Collection: Volume 1 on November 22. The Deluxe 

Edition of the set will include five unreleased tracks and a 32-page book; a ... 

Pixies Play Special 33-Song Set for Chilean Miners 

Paste Magazine, 15 October 2010 

They may not be getting their own reality show, but the rescued Chilean miners got a pretty cool 

tribute last night.... 

Pixies Play 33 Songs In Santiago Chile For 33 Rescued Miners... 

The Daily Swarm, 15 October 2010 

P.R. SANTIAGO , CHILE , October 14, 2010—Last night, Wednesday, October 13, the Pixies 

played their first-ever headline show in Chile at the Teatro La Cupula in Santiago. The band’s ... 

Kings of Leon's southern comfort 

New Zealand Herald - music, 14 October 2010 

Jared Followill - at 23 the youngest of the Kings of Leon - was just 15 when he hit the road with the 

good-time Southern boys for the first time.By ... 

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Music Alliance Pact (MAP) # 25 (October 2010) 

I Icelandic Music, 15 October 2010 

It's time for the 25th I love Icelandic music contribution to an international initiative, the Music 

Alliance Pact, aka MAP. I take part in this Blog Alliance since the start ... 

Pixies Play 33 Songs for the 33 Rescued Chilean Miners 

Under the Radar, 15 October 2010 

Earlier this week, 33 Chilean miners were rescued after being trapped underground for two 

months. Hands down the coolest news story in recent months, the news of their safe recovery ... 



Download: Pixies Live At Coachella 


Pixies have re-launched their website and to celebrate the band are giving away a recording of 

their set at Coachella in 2004. Given that they are now on a fixture ... 

Pixies make 2004 Coachella show free to download 

Drowned In Sound, 29 October 2010 

Pixies are a loving bunch, aren't they? The other week they played their longest ever set - 33 

songs - to mark the successful rescue of the 33 trapped miners ... 

Three New Ideas from Michael Harounoff #1: Jai Paul, How To Dress Well & 

Hype Williams [Feature] 

Rockfeedback, 29 October 2010 

Jai Paul Having already been handed the key to the blogosphere, Jai Paul will soon take his 

rightful crown as ‘THE one to watch of 2011’. Breakthrough track ‘BTSTU’ has ... 

Screaming Females – The Luminaire, London – 27/10/10 [Review] 

Rockfeedback, 29 October 2010 

Youthful New Jersey trio Screaming Females made a quick stop over at North London’s Luminaire 

on a brisk October eve. What first strikes is a breathlessness and urgency to their ... 

Pixies Give Away Coachella Set 

Under the Radar, 29 October 2010 

In honor of their website re-launch, the Pixies are giving away their 2004 Coachella set in all its 20 

song, hour-long glory. 

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Watch: Black Francis-Scored 1920 Film, ‘The... 

TwentyFourBit, 29 October 2010 

Watch: Black Francis-Scored 1920 Film, ‘The Golem’ On November 16, Pixies frontman Frank 

Black, aka Black Francis, will self-release parts of his original score to director Paul Wegener’s 

1920 German ... 

Help The Pixies 

Anti Music, 29 October 2010 

A top story from this week. The Pixies' relaunched official website is asking fans to help contribute 

to a multimedia gigography 

TVD's Obscure Alternatives 

The Vinyl District, 28 October 2010 

It's our Thursday flashback, culled from the rare and (ultra) obscure crates of 80’s vinyl, curated by 

our pal Gil: The Flex - From The Vacuum The Flex was an ... 

pixies | we have something to show you 

ROTE RAUPE | A HOME FOR MUSIC, 28 October 2010 

post von den pixies: it feels like the right time for the band to have a proper home, share some 

music, and provide a place for fans and the band ... 

Los Pixies regalan su show de Coachella 2004 

zonaindie | just a music blog, 29 October 2010 

La banda anunció a través de su lista de correo el lanzamiento del sitio La La Pixies Love You, 

desde donde los fans podrán descargar shows en vivo y enviar ... 



Pixies Free Live EP, Kanye's All-Star Collabo 

Spin, 19 October 2010 

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their landmark album Doolittle , the Pixies are offering a live 

EP. [ Pixies Music ] At the Los Angeles premiere of his 35-minute ... 

Download: Live Pixies EP 


Pixies have released a new free EP of material taken from their ongoing 'Doolittle' anniversary 

tour. One of the most important groups in the evolution of American indie rock, Pixies ... 

Download: Free Pixies Live EP... 

The Daily Swarm, 19 October 2010 

The Pixies : Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com. 

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Brazillapalooza 

Antiquiet, 19 October 2010 

Fernando hits the SWU Festival in São Paulo, featuring Rage Against The Machine , The Pixies , 

The Mars Volta , Incubus ,... More 

Sem lenço, sem documento (ou: a vida não se resume a festivais) 

Marcelo Santiago, 18 October 2010 

Por Pedro Alexandre Sanches O Brasil caminha para frente a passos largos, e essa é uma 

constataçãoque os não-tolos já encampam com facilidade, sem resistências e comjúbilo. No Brasil 

de ... 

BAYSIDE Premiere New Song; New Album Due out February 2011 

Pure Grain Audio, 19 October 2010 

Wind-up Records will release a new album from Bayside – 'Killing Time' – on February 22, 2011. 

'Killing Time' was recorded this past summer and is the band’s 5th studio ... 

Pixies @ Teatro Metropolitan 

mehaceruido, 19 October 2010 

Fue una cátedra de rock, una muestra de cómo hacer música con dos guitarras, un bajo y una 

batería; sin aparatos complejos, sin computadoras a las que ponerles play, sin ... 

The Wagner Logic leaves Alaska for the lower 48 on upcoming month-long 

US tour. 

Fanatic Promotion, Inc., 19 October 2010 

Self-titled new record is a melodic psychedelic treat. Listen to “Waiting For Snow” ( MP3 ). +++ 

The Wagner Logic (L-R Sonny Ogle, Jeremy Wagner, and James Glaves) +++ PLAY, ... 

Interpol Posts Two Free Downloads from New Self-Titled CD // Show at 

United Palace Theater on Nov. 5th 

BrooklynRocks: NYC Music Blog, 18 October 2010 

DOWNLOAD: Interpol - "Lights" & "Barricade" (requires email registration) This following note was 

posted The Pixies' mailing list last night: Hola. We're in Mexico City tonight, sharing a festival stage 

... 

Hachita incógnito en el Corona Capital 2 

sopitas.com, 19 October 2010 

Para quienes pedían más fotos del Corona Capital, sobre todo de Pixies y de Rey Pila, acá los 

dejamos con el reporte gráfico de Hachita, quien hizo todo por estar ... 

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Pixies release free live EP 

NME - News, 20 October 2010 

4-song collection is available to download now 

Download a Pixies Live EP 

Paste Magazine, 21 October 2010 

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Doolittle, the Pixies are offering a live, four-song EP recorded 

during their most recent tour. Download it for free here. Tracklist: Gouge Away Monkey ... 

Download Free Pixies EP [News] 

Ultimate Guitar, 21 October 2010 

Online Downloads : Since last year, Black Francis and friends have been traveling the world, 

celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1989 album Doolittle. 

Mix/Cover/Live #307 (feat Gang Of Four & more) 

The 405, 21 October 2010 

Today's Mix/Cover/Live includes Our Broken Garden, Wilco, The Pixies & Gang Of Four. MP3: Our 

Broken Garden - Garden Grow (School Of Seven Bells Remix) 

http://www.myspace.com/ourbrokengarden MP3: Wilco - Won’t ... 

Wednesday Intermezzo: Dinner With Marco 

Hidden Track, 21 October 2010 

HT fave Marco Benevento will perform a solo piano show at City Winery in NYC on November 1st 

and thanks to eMusic you can win the opportunity to have dinner ... 

Free Pixies 

Anti Music, 21 October 2010 

A top story from this week. With an improved website in the works, the Pixies are celebrating once 

again 

Apache Beat: Last Chants 

The Fire Note, 21 October 2010 

Apache Beat Last Chants Babylon/Beverly Martel Records [2010] Fire Note Says: Band has 

potential to live up to the "Next Big Thing" hype! Album Review: New York's Apache Beat have ... 

Download free Live EP from the Pixies 

AUX TV, 20 October 2010 

The Pixies have released a Live 4-track EP taken from their Doolittle anniversary tour that’s 

available for free download through the widget below. The band’s sophomore album turned 20... 

Click ... 

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Pixies Release Free Live EP 

Frantik Mag, 21 October 2010 

Pixies have released a free live EP. The 4-song collection features live renditions of 'Monkey Gone 

To Heaven', 'Crackity Jones', 'Gouge Away' and B-side 'Dancing The Manta Ray'. Available via ... 

Coheed and Cambria - “The Light And The Glass” full... 

Neeshland, 21 October 2010 

Coheed and Cambria - “The Light And The Glass” full band live acoustic at CMJ 2004 (on October 

16th at Bowery Ballroom) My first CMJ! Tegan & Sara, Living Things, ... 

01 July 2010 : 7 articles 


Daily Downloads (Pixies, Jukebox the Ghost, and more) 

Largehearted Boy, 01 July 2010 

Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets 

from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bambara: "Stay Gray" ... 

Kings Of Leon At Hyde Park - What Did You Think? 

NME - Blog, 01 July 2010 

Last night (30 June) Kings Of Leon played the biggest headline gig of their career so far. 60,000 

people witnessed the Followills air three new songs, (working titles: 'Southbound', 'Immortal' ... 

Broken Social Scene's Scott Pilgrim songs reference D.R.I., Napalm Death 

PunkNews, 01 July 2010 

In a recent interview at Pitchfork , Broken Social Scene 's Brendan Canning discussed his band's 

role in the film. The Toronto indie rock act wrote the music for the ... 

Live MP3s: PIXIES do Doolittle in Boston 

MusicBlips, 01 July 2010 

When the Pixies decided to jump on the "full album live" train last year to perform their seminal " 

Doolittle " LP for the masses, I was fully on board. ... 

Black Francis Plays Solo Shows at Joe's Pub on September 3rd and 4th 

BrooklynRocks: NYC Music Blog, 01 July 2010 

DOWNLOAD: Black Francis - "All In My Mind" (from New Tales To Tall - A Tribute to Love and 

Rockets ) Black Francis released Nonstoperotik (Cooking Vinyl) earlier this year ... 

Live MP3s: PIXIES do Doolittle in Boston 

Bradley's Almanac, 01 July 2010 

When the Pixies decided to jump on the "full album live" train last year to perform their seminal " 

Doolittle " LP for the masses, I was fully on board. ... 

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SUMMER SONIC 2010 with Sakanaction 

jpoplover, 30 June 2010 

Summer Sonic 2010 August 7(Sat), 8(Sun) 2010 TOKYO & OSAKA Chiba Marine Stadium & 

Makuhari Messe and Maishima Osaka, JAPAN http://www.summersonic.com/2010/ Here are 

another biggest "Natsu Fes" Summer music festival, ... 

REVIEW: Wavves - King Of The Beach 

We Listen For You, 01 July 2010 

Wavves - King Of The Beach Release Date: July 13th, 2010/Auguest 3rd 2010 Label: Fat Possum 

9.4 ZACH THAT: Respect the Wavves, I do not. Love their albums, I do. ... 

Un fin de semana en el Primavera Sound 2010 

La Isla de Encanta, 30 June 2010 

Esta semana arriban a las costas de La Isla nuestros corresponsales enviados a Barcelona para 

la pasada edición del Primavera Sound 2010 . Nos comentaron sus vivencias en la Ciudad ... 

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News Highlights 

This section includes the most repeated statements in the music press about The Pixies month by 

month during this period. 

July 

"The Pixies have added more concerts to their 2010 U.S. "Doolittle Tour" 

Fri 09/07 - The Pixies Add Doolittle Tour Dates - Anti Music 

"The Pixies to any success they have seen. Cobain has even said that "Smells Like Teen 

Spirit was an effort to make a Pixies song. Although ..." 

Tue 13/07 - in those bad shoes - inALLcaps 

"The Pixies can get me excited about a Yorn album at this point. Pete Yorn is due out on 

Sept. 28" 

Fri 30/07 - Pete Yorn: "Precious Stone" (Prod. By Frank Black) - Prefix Magazine 

August 

"The Pixies to see Richard Ashcroft The United Nations of Sound . I know you’ve lost a lot 

of respect for me but let me ..." 

Sun 08/08 - Splendour Over Part 4 - whiteboydancefloor 

"The Pixies to the Zombies, Jude Rogers talks to the bands who chose to burn out, not 

fade away "People get into bands, and just keep ..." 

Sat 21/08 - Why your favourite band should split up - MusicBlips 

September 

"The Pixies were one of those bands that helped me bide time until I found punk. I heard 

“Doolittle” shortly after it came out in the ..." 

Thu 02/09 - TVD Previews the next Story/Stereo with John Davis - The Vinyl District 

October 

"The Pixies have [...] Who Covered It Best: “In Heaven (Everything Is Fine)” is a post from 

Crawdaddy! - The Magazine of Rock" 

Fri 01/10 - Who Covered It Best: “In Heaven (Everything Is Fine)” - Crawdaddy! 

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"The Pixies was an ingenious cover of “Heart of Glass.” The Puppini's hilarious 

close-harmony revision of the Blondie standard conjured an Andrews Sisters-style 

shoop-de-doop that grafted ..." 

Wed 06/10 - The Puppini Sisters - Christmas with The Puppini Sisters - Tiny Mix Tapes 

"The Pixies were going on stage in Santiago in Chile. So, to celebrate, they almost played 

a thirty-three song set. Which is to say they did ..." 

Fri 15/10 - We had to mention Chile at some point - SupaJam 

"The Pixies have made a live EP from their current tour available for free download. John 

and I both attended their Doolittle tour this year, and ..." 

Tue 19/10 - Pixies: Live EP Free Download - The Giant Panther 

"The Pixies have released a Live 4-track EP taken from their Doolittle anniversary tour 

that’s available for free download through the widget below. The band’s sophomore ..." 

Wed 20/10 - Download free Live EP from the Pixies - AUX TV 

"The Pixies have a new website, and will be releasing a new live set every week. This 

week they start off with their triumphant return to ..." 

Thu 28/10 - Pixies: New Website, Live 2004 Coachella Set Download - Quarterlifeparty 

"The Pixies have offered up a free download (below) of their Coachella set in 2004, the 

same year the band reunited after splitting up 11 years..." 

Fri 29/10 - Download Pixies Live at Coachella, 2004 - AUX TV 

November 

"The Pixies have released their legendary 2004 performance at Coachella Music Arts 

Festival as a free MP3 download" 

Tue 09/11 - The Pixies Unveil New Box-Set And Free Live MP3 Download - radio magnetic 

December 

"The Pixies will release their career-spanning... Click on the headline to read the rest of the 

story" 

Tue 14/12 - This morning in new music – December 13, 2010 - AUX TV 

"The Pixies were one of those bands that helped me bide time until I found punk. I heard 

“Doolittle” shortly after it came out in the ..." 

Wed 22/12 - TVD's 2010 | A few of our favorite things... - The Vinyl District 

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Appendicies 

Appendix A - Top Mainstream Artists 

This section presents the top 100 Artists for this period based on their popularity on the We Are 

Hunted mainstream chart. 


Muse 1 1 

Radiohead 2 1 

The xx 3 2 

Lady GaGa 4 2 

Arcade Fire 5 2 

Coldplay 6 2 

Katy Perry 7 2 

Florence and the Machine 8 2 

Linkin Park 9 2 

Kings of Leon 10 2 

The Beatles 11 2 

Nirvana 12 2 

Eminem 13 2 

Paramore 14 3 

The Killers 15 3 

Red Hot Chili Peppers 16 3 

MGMT 17 3 

Metallica 18 3 

Rihanna 19 3 

Arctic Monkeys 20 3 

Ke$ha 21 3 

Phoenix 22 4 

Mumford And Sons 23 4 

Pink Floyd 24 4 

The National 25 4 

Gorillaz 26 4 

The Black Eyed Peas 27 4 

Figure 20: Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart 

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30 Seconds to Mars 28 4 

Taylor Swift 29 4 

Vampire Weekend 30 4 

The Smiths 31 5 

Foo Fighters 32 5 

AC/DC 33 5 

System of A Down 34 5 

Michael Jackson 35 5 

Taio Cruz 36 5 

Green Day 37 5 

Bruno Mars 38 5 

Led Zeppelin 39 5 

Blink 182 40 5 

Daft Punk 41 5 

Guns N´ Roses 42 6 

Oasis 43 6 

Queen 44 6 

Pendulum 45 6 

Bon Iver 46 6 

Kanye West 47 6 

Crystal Castles 48 6 

Train 49 6 

Justin Bieber 50 6 

Blur 51 6 

The Strokes 52 7 

Massive Attack 53 7 

La Roux 54 7 

M.I.A. 55 7 

Joy Division 56 7 

Drake 57 7 

The Temper Trap 58 8 

Owl City 59 8 

Trey Songz 60 8 

The Cure 61 8 

Nelly 62 8 

Franz Ferdinand 63 8 

Avenged Sevenfold 64 8 

The White Stripes 65 8 

Figure 20 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart 

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Kylie Minogue 66 8 

Enrique Iglesias 67 8 

Jason Mraz 68 8 

The Pixies 69 8 

usher 70 9 

Lil Wayne 71 9 

Passion Pit 72 9 

The Black Keys 73 9 

Robyn 74 9 

The Prodigy 75 9 

U2 76 9 

Kid Cudi 77 9 

Christina Aguilera 78 9 

Placebo 79 10 

Glee Cast 80 10 

Black Sabbath 81 10 

Death Cab For Cutie 82 10 

Adam Lambert 83 10 

The Drums 84 11 

Evanescence 85 11 

My Chemical Romance 86 11 

Miley Cyrus 87 11 

Snow Patrol 88 11 

The Kooks 89 11 

Interpol 90 11 

Rage Against the Machine 91 11 

David Bowie 92 11 

Flo Rida 93 11 

Weezer 94 11 

Iron Maiden 95 11 

Far East Movement 96 11 

B.o.B. 97 11 

David Guetta 98 11 

Stromae 99 11 

Sufjan Stevens 100 11 

Figure 20 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart 

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Appendix B - Top Emerging Artists 

This section presents the top 100 Artists for this period based on their popularity on the We Are 

Hunted emerging chart. 


Best Coast 1 2 

The National 2 3 

Sufjan Stevens 3 4 

Deerhunter 4 4 

Bombay Bicycle Club 5 4 

Bon Iver 6 4 

Chromeo 7 4 

Deadmau5 8 4 

Crystal Castles 9 5 

Swedish House Mafia 10 5 

No Age 11 5 

Caribou 12 5 

Wiz Khalifa 13 5 

AUBURN 14 5 

Warpaint 15 6 

James Blake 16 6 

Girls 17 6 

Mark Ronson 18 6 

Rick Ross 19 6 

Tim Berg 20 6 

Flying Lotus 21 7 

New Boyz 22 7 

Aeroplane 23 7 

Salem 24 7 

WAVVES 25 7 

Houses 26 7 

Janelle Monae 27 7 

Figure 21: Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart 

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The Go! Team 28 7 

Panda Bear 29 7 

LCD Soundsystem 30 7 

Magnetic Man 31 8 

Wale 32 8 

Everything Everything 33 8 

Dark Dark Dark 34 8 

Arcade Fire 35 8 

Professor Green 36 8 

Sia 37 8 

J.Cole 38 8 

Eliza Doolittle 39 9 

Atmosphere 40 9 

Matthew Dear 41 9 

Uffie 42 9 

Small Black 43 9 

Tame Impala 44 9 

How To Dress Well 45 9 

John Legend 46 9 

Au Revoir Simone 47 9 

Duck Sauce 48 9 

Ra Ra Riot 49 9 

Chiddy Bang 50 9 

The Roots 51 9 

Plan B 52 9 

Curren$y 53 9 

The Bees 54 9 

Oh Land 55 9 

DJ Fresh 56 9 

Ellie Goulding 57 9 

B.o.B. 58 9 

Mike Posner 59 9 

The Soft Moon 60 10 

The Walkmen 61 10 

TV Girl 62 10 

Aloe Blacc 63 10 

Klaxons 64 10 

Cut Copy 65 10 

Figure 21 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart 

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Robyn 66 10 

Beach House 67 10 

Dredg 68 10 

The Black Keys 69 10 

Bassnectar 70 10 

Korallreven 71 10 

Matt and Kim 72 10 

Of Montreal 73 10 

Yolanda Be Cool 74 10 

La Roux 75 10 

Twin Shadow 76 10 

Deerhoof 77 10 

ceo 78 10 

The Pretty Reckless 79 11 

Woodsman 80 11 

Bat For Lashes 81 11 

Tinchy Stryder 82 11 

Jedi Mind Tricks 83 11 

Diamond Rings 84 11 

Young Jeezy 85 11 

She & Him 86 11 

The Hoosiers 87 11 

Anberlin 88 11 

The Maine 89 11 

Far East Movement 90 11 

One Night Only 91 11 

Philipp Poisel 92 11 

Errors 93 12 

The Gossip 94 12 

Two Door Cinema Club 95 12 

Teletextile 96 12 

Lissie 97 12 

Glasser 98 12 

Belle and Sebastian 99 12 

Boy & Bear 100 12 

Figure 21 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart 

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