VIDEO THRWBCK: "The Real Deal", a documentary about the Breeders from 2002
Yeah, we're still on a severe Breeders kick (granted, we have been on one since 1993 but you get our drift). While we were waiting for the Deal twins to take the stage this past weekend at McCarren Pool, our friend and fellow Breeders obsessive Gary told us all about The Real Deal, a German documentary from 2002, right when the band were readying the release of their LP Title TK. The documentary is a shockingly unguarded look into the inner workings of the Breeders during that era--from Kelley Deal's obsession with knitting and her fear of a heroin relapse, to Kim's hatred of Foreigner and her move, more or less on a whim, to East LA so she could record with the members of '80s hardcore band FEAR. We were lucky enough to see the Breeders on the Title TK tour, and it remains one of the highlights of our musical careers (it was at our favorite rock venue in Paris, Le Trabendo, and they opened with "No Aloha"). The documentary is also interspersed with live performances of Breeders favorites like "Divine Hammer" and "Cannonball", in what seems to be Kim's backyard. It's amazing that a band so popular (with or without Kim's legacy as a member of the Pixies) can exist within their own realm and relate the brilliance to a faceless audience. Be sure to watch the documentary till the end (there are five parts), when Kelley gives Kim a pretty rad new hairstyle.
VIDEO THRWBCK: The Breeders - Divine Hammer (1993)
We were lucky enough to be able to catch the Breeders play a show at McCarren Pool yesterday, in the blazing hot sun and positively wasted on Dewar's (both them and us). Way better set than when we saw them in March at SXSW, they even busted out "I Just Wanna Get Along", which blew out minds straight into the stratosphere. But as far as Last Splash goes, we have to give it up to "Divine Hammer", if only because that songs makes the world an OK place to live again. So brilliant.
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