Doolittle is the second studio album from the American alternative rock
band Pixies, released on 18 April 1989 on 4AD. The album's offbeat and
dark subject material, featuring references to surrealism, biblical
violence, torture and death, contrasts with the clean production sound
achieved by the then-newly-hired producer Gil Norton. Doolittle was the
Pixies' first international release, with Elektra Records acting as the
album's distributor in the United States and PolyGram in Canada. Two
tracks were released as singles: "Here Comes Your Man" and "Monkey Gone
to Heaven". Doolittle has continued to sell consistently well in the
years since its release, and in 1995 was certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America. The album has been cited as
inspirational by many alternative artists, while numerous music
publications have ranked it as one of the most influential albums ever.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1506:
Construction of the current St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, to
replace the old St. Peter's Basilica built in the 4th century, began.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica>
1775:
American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere, William Dawes, and
Samuel Prescott began a "midnight ride" to warn of the residents of
Boston and Lexington about the impending arrival of British troops.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere>
1906:
A major earthquake and resulting fires devastated San Francisco ,
killing at least 3,000 people and leaving more than half of the city's
population homeless.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake>
1947:
In one of the largest non-nuclear single explosive detonations in
history, the Royal Navy set off 6,800 tonnes of surplus ammunition in
an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the island of Heligoland, Germany.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heligoland>
1996:
Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, during Operation Grapes of Wrath,
killing over 100 civilians and injuring over 110 others at a UN
compound.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_shelling_of_Qana>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
primal scene (n):
<span class="qualifier-brac">(</span><span
class="qualifier-content">psychoanalysis</span><span
class="qualifier-brac">)</span> The first time a child sees its parents
copulating
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/primal_scene>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a
thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.
--George Henry Lewes
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