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“I go to rock shows. I have never had to hold my ears because of that screaming and the ear-shredding loudness. It's quite something.” Pixies/Breeders legend Kim Deal on supporting Olivia Rodrigo

Kim Deal on how she helped influence and inspire Olivia Rodrigo

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Exciting New Entertainment Releases Coming Your Way

Discover upcoming releases in movies, music, TV shows, and video games, featuring collaborations, debuts, and diverse content across various genres.

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What to stream: 'The Piano Lesson,' 'Wicked' album, 'Spellbound' and 'Cruel Intentions' TV series

The animated movie “Spellbound” with a heroine voiced by Rachel Zegler and Denzel Washington’s son Malcolm directing August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” for Netflix are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

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“I’m lucky that I started using heroin otherwise I’d be so depressingly alcoholic”: Kelley Deal on the tumultuous period when she first joined The Breeders

The guitarist gave up a cushty job in the US Air Force to join her twin sister Kim in the band, but soon she was being packed off to rehab

Louder

“Olivia has talked about how ‘The Breeders broke my mind – there was pre-Cannonball and there was post-Cannonball.’ She finds loud guitars exciting”: Kim Deal details Olivia Rodrigo’s love of guitars after opening her mammoth GUTS tour

Rodrigo's tour has been chock-full of guitar moments that pay homage to the female rock icons who came before her, while also paving her own way

Guitar World

“I tried to make the concert feel like my own spin on a rock show. My dream was for people to jump and scream and be all sweaty by the end”: Olivia Rodrigo reflects on her hugely successful Guts World Tour

As the tour draws to a close, The Breeders' Kim Deal says of Rodrigo: “I think she likes loud guitars - in this day and age! She finds loud guitars exciting and wants to be around them”

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“He’s better with me solo. He was more open to being adventurous.” Kim Deal on working again with former Pixies / The Breeders engineer Steve Albini, and why his death hit so hard

Kim Deal had a long recording history with the late Steve Albini, and she says that the US indie rock community was "devastated" by his death in May

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“I remember hearing Doolittle and Surfer Rosa and that incredible songwriting… Being in this position is quite a ‘pinch yourself’ moment”: New Pixies bassist Emma Richardson on how landing her dream gig made her switch to picks – and ditch the pedals

The Band of Skulls bassist had to quickly learn to pick after taking over the role previously held by Paz Lenchantin and Kim Deal

Guitar World

“I was determined to avoid hailing him as the future of shred, but I simply cannot do it”: July 2024 Guitar World editor's picks

From an eight-string chug-a-thon with blues licks to make Eric Johnson blush, to a baritone turn from the hottest guitar player on the planet right now, this month was soundtracked by some top-tier guitar action

Guitar World

"One of the coolest bands to come out of the '90s." The Breeders delight fans old and new in London ahead of their Glastonbury festival appearance

One of Nirvana's favourite bands, The Breeders continue to bowl fans over

Louder

The Breeders review – effortless pop gems from the grunge era

Undimmed by the decades, the Deal sisters mark the 30th anniversary of their classic album Last Splash with a masterclass in off-kilter melody

The Guardian - UK

“We’re grateful for Paz’s many contributions, and wish her all the very best going forward”: Paz Lenchantin leaves the Pixies after 10 years – and her replacement has been announced

Lenchantin will leave the group to focus on her own projects, while Pixies will dive head first into a UK/European tour with the help of a new bassist

Guitar World

‘Feel no shame for what you are’: the greatest songs about the new year

From Abba to U2, midcentury vocal groups to 00s emo, we highlight songs that clear up the previous year’s party and look to a fresh start

The Guardian - UK

Music Review: With reissue of ‘Last Splash,’ The Breeders make waves 30 years later

The Breeders are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second studio album, “Last Splash."

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The Breeders throw Riot Fest back to the ‘90s with full album play of ‘Last Splash’

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon were seen watching from the stage wings during the band’s Friday afternoon set.

The Guardian - UK

The evolution of Steve Albini: ‘If the dumbest person is on your side, you’re on the wrong side’

The long read: Steve Albini was long synonymous with the indie underground, playing in revered bands and recording albums by the Pixies, PJ Harvey and Nirvana. He also often seemed determined to offend as many people as possible. What led him to reassess his past?

Louder

How Trompe le Monde proved that like most meaningful things, Pixies were simply before their time

Released the day before Nevermind, Pixies' fourth album helped set a blueprint for alternative music to come – not that they ever really got the credit for it

Louder

Torture. Incest. Voyeurism. Why Pixies' Surfer Rosa is the weirdest and most influential alt. rock album of the '80s

Nirvana's Kurt Cobain admitted it, but pretty much every single alt. rock band of the past 35 years has 'borrowed' from Pixies 1988 masterpiece Surfer Rosa

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The Guardian - UK

Pixies frontman Black Francis: ‘Kim Deal? We’re always friends – but nothing is for ever’

As the alt-rockers release a live box set, their frontman answers your questions on Bowie, his 40 new Pixies songs and the alarming sexuality of his pets

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