Frank Black fans: Surrender yo' money

Hell yes: In the wake of the successful Pixies reunion of '04-'05, Frank Black's all: "Now turn your attention to my solo work." Last year the dude dropped one great double-album (Fastman/Raider Man) and one sweet, weird pile of sweet weirdness called Christmass. Now, he's raising the stakes with a best of that only goes through '03. Here's the official website. The best of is a two-disc affair, with the second platter holding some live cuts. Here's the part where you start selling blood: that second disc is different in Japan and the U.K. Meaning to get all three live collections, you gotta buy the best of three times, or download them or whatever. I'm doing it because F.B. is like the best ever. If you pre-order, you get a free lyric poster, and you get entered in a mysterious contest.