{"id":23928,"date":"2016-11-08T12:15:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T17:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23928"},"modified":"2016-11-06T10:17:20","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T15:17:20","slug":"pixies-paz-lenchantin-directs-bands-music-video-classic-masher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23928","title":{"rendered":"Pixies&#8217; Paz Lenchantin directs band&#8217;s music video for &#8216;Classic Masher&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\">Pixies\u2019 bassist Paz Lenchantin has put on her director\u2019s hat for the band\u2019s latest\u00a0music video, for the track <em>Classic Masher<\/em>\u00a0lifted from the new album &#8216;Head Carrier&#8217;\u00a0(pixiesmusic\/Play It Again Sam, 9\/30\/16).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The clip was shot in Los Angeles earlier this month and features Lenchantin\u2019s father Mario Merdirossian as the pianist as well as three friends &#8211; Hannah Vandermolen (driver), Adelaide Crocker (middle seat) and Virginia Rand (red lips). \u00a0Graffiti was created by Jules Muck \u201cMuckRock.\u201d\u00a0Watch the\u00a0video via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ICbuoRbclQQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Lenchantin, who has directed a number of short films and videos in the past, said about the<em> Classic Masher<\/em> video, <em>\u201cMephistopheles, the mocking and sarcastic devil behind every classic masher&#8230;Besides that, who doesn\u2019t like a talking piano?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Pixies just wrapped a four-date &#8220;warm up&#8221; run in Southern California and will head to Europe on November 15 for a three-week tour, Leg One of the band\u2019s 2016-2017 global trek. \u00a0Dates are below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong>November<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hala Arena, Poznan, Poland<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forum Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sant Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coliseum, Porto, Portugal<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zenith, Paris, France<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palladium, Koln, Germany<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lotto, Antwerp, Belgium<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HMH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brixton Academy, London, UK \u00a0\u00a0<strong><em>SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brixton Academy, London, UK \u00a0\u00a0<strong><em>SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O2\u00a0Academy, Leeds, UK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong><em>SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong>December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Barrowland, Glasgow, UK\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a03\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O2\u00a0Academy, Newcastle, UK\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apollo, Manchester, UK\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a06\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brixton Academy, London, UK &#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, UK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u00a08\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Birmingham Academy, Birmingham, UK\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">For more\u00a0information on the Pixies, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sut1.co.uk\/sLKGqVHXsKUwvruPi4je9vKkovKg__P-qP_6rv_7q7LosebhsePuve7b3jHf3reUlZLG16TD1a7M2K2bmpnBgJiKmpGGm4KLkJnVn5KTJTNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">pixiesmusic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Pixies\u2019 bassist Paz Lenchantin has put on her director\u2019s hat for the band\u2019s latest\u00a0music video, for the track Classic Masher\u00a0lifted from the new album &#8216;Head <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23928\" title=\"Pixies&#8217; 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