It’s amazing how many people I meet who love the Breeders and have no idea that they put out TitleTK in 2002, and even fewer know about “Pacer” by the Amps, the album Kim did in 1995, which is essentially a Breeders album (they played several songs from that at the show in May). 4AD barely promoted either record, and they’re both great.

The Breeders definitely aren’t prolific, but it bums me out when every review of Mountain Battles started out “Remember the Breeders?” They’ve been touring and recording fairly regularly, and I think they’re as relevant as ever, if not moreso, which is why working with them was actually more exciting than working with the Pixies. The Pixies reunion was great, but everyone knew it wasn’t the same, the recent Breeders shows were as fresh, intimate, and fun as “Safari”-era shows, without a hint of nostalgia.

Sure, all their albums contain a couple half-finished songs, but they’re all recorded amazingly (usually by Steve Albini) and any one of them is as good as Last Splash, in fact, Last Splash might be my least favorite.

So I showed up, was assigned a “place”, told to do this and that, etc. And then spent a week sitting on my ass watching them film the telethon scene outside the tv station from my jeep. All night long, half awake, talking to people, stars, etc.

After filming, they cut me out because my shirt (which I wore every night since we were told to wear the same clothes) was supposedly offensive. Yet noone said anything before then. I still got paid, and was technically in the movie.

When all the vehicles all pull up to the station, there is a HUGE maroon pickup, that was my boss and I was next after him, but you don’t see me.

That’s my 15 minutes of fame.

Anyway, great work—brilliant concept with the perspectives, great interface. Did you guys also do a broadcast edit?

This could be the first video with a Blur in the credits.

However, I was all over the Breeders when they first came out (92-ish?). My first dorm room was decorated with the Breeders, Belly, Throwing Muses and Pixies.

I can’t imagine a world in which someone has never heard of the Breeders, but I guess it happens. Try this, it might be familiar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AsId-qVIb4

and the pixies? maaan:

And I’ve never heard of this band before, so now I have to go check their music out.

Is this your 15 minutes of fame? I had mine in the movie UHF. Well, had, then lost. But that’s life. :D