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"It sounded like the way ice cream on a hot summer day tastes." How a Marquis de Sade biography, Willy Wonka's Oompa-Loompas and a bum note helped "a metal girl from Ohio" write a rock anthem that wowed Nirvana and changed Olivia Rodrigo's life

"We thought no-one would play it." The story behind one of the great '90s alt. rock singles, The Breeders' Cannonball

"War On Drugs, suck my ****": Six classic indie diss tracks you never knew about

"War On Drugs, suck my ****": Six classic indie diss tracks you never knew about

The genre is way behind pop and hip hop when it comes to diss tracks but here's six cuts that prove indie is not immune to a bit of sonic argy-bargy when the need arises

“It was dark, and suddenly these dudes in a van sped by and yelled out, Rape victim!” Kim Deal reveals the creepy, unsettling story behind her debut solo single, Walking With A Killer

“It was dark, and suddenly these dudes in a van sped by and yelled out, Rape victim!” Kim Deal reveals the creepy, unsettling story behind her debut solo single, Walking With A Killer

How an unsettling, misogynistic encounter in Kim Deal's hometown inspired one of her most unsettling songs

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Kim Deal on addiction, Pixies and going solo: ‘It’s nice I lasted long enough to contemplate the past’

INTERVIEW: The Pixies bass player and Breeders frontwoman is an icon of the 1980s and 1990s alt-rock scene. As she releases her first solo album at the age of 63 she talks to Annabel Nugent about getting clean, her tricky relationship with Black Francis and why Kamala Harris lost the…

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"Global warming is horrible but damn, it makes for beautiful weather." An audience with Kim Deal, still the coolest indie rock star on the planet

She was the coolest person in the Pixies, a platinum-selling artist with The Breeders, and now, finally, she's gone solo. Kim Deal on Steve Albini, dogs, loss, life and loving it all – even the rubbish bits

Albums this week: Joan Armatrading returns to familiar ground, while Kim Deal and Michael Kiwanuka try something new

The Breeders frontwoman brings her trademark attention to detail to a superb debut solo album full of surprises

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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

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“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

“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

“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

“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”

How to rewatch Glastonbury 2024: Relive the best moments of the weekend - no matter where you are

How to rewatch Glastonbury 2024: Relive the best moments of the weekend - no matter where you are

This year's Glastonbury festival is a wrap, but if you missed any of the action over the weekend, don't worry, as the BBC have a huge amount of archived sets available to watch at your leisure

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