The Breeders

A big year, 1997.

Uh, The Prodigy used a sample from a Breeders song this year, which means that Kim Deal has a songwriting credit on one of that year's biggest songs.

Can you name that song?

I mean, was it the big one?

What's the-

Firestarter.

What's the Breeders-

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, wee

Like, let's say like, okay, Olivia Rodrigo Didn't use the influences that she was talking about on that last album, but she referenced a lot of people.

You could tell that, like, she was, you know, with this festival, you could tell that she was listening to The Breeders, she was listening to Hole, she was listening to Sleater-Kinney, you know, and, and The Cure, and that was part of, like, something of her e- exploratory interest in music.

And you can, you know, obviously s- say the same about Charli XCX, and her influences are written all over, you know, her albums, and you can tell she has a real passion for what she's interested in.

But with Taylor, she never talks about, like, other artists that have influenced her.

Like, let's say like, okay, Olivia Rodrigo didn't use the influences that she was talking about on that last album, but she referenced a lot of people.

You could tell that, like, she was, you know, with this festival, you could tell she was listening to The Breeders, she was listening to Hole, she was listening to Sleater-Kinney, you know, and, and The Cure, and that was part of, like, something of her e- exploratory interest in music.

And you can, you know, obviously s- say the same about Charli XCX, and her influences are written all over, you know, her albums, and you can tell she has a real passion for what she's interested in.

But with Taylor, she never talks about, like, other artists that have influenced her.

Francesca went out and saw all these other bands starting at noon while Karina was asleep taking a nap.

She saw the Breeders.

She saw Garbage.

She saw Dochi.

So one of my favorite publicist contacts is Clark Sonderman.

He's the director of publicity and advocacy at TCBPR, which is a PR firm with an eclectic list of clients from the Breeders to John C. Reilly to the Working Families Political Party.

At the same time, Clark is also a musician, releasing music under the moniker Pleasure Systems, and he was also part of the band Washboard Abs.

I actually had the thought to bring him on after watching a recent video that he did with the short form series Subway Takes, where he bravely advocates for everyone to listen to less music.

Stop comparing me to him.

But yeah, I got introduced to Daniel Johnston and Sonic Youth and like the Breeders who I just toured with, like all these bands.

You just toured with the Breeders? That was a humble, humble brag.

But yeah, I did like a week with the Breeders.

And the reason I know them is Nirvana.

You know what I mean? So it was like, I'm hanging out with them and the whole time I'm like, oh, you knew Kurt Cobain.