Sweeping The Nation — Reading back contemporary overviews of music from the end of 1993 it's striking how US rock was grouped together as one intransigent whole, which means that Nirvana, in the year of In Utero and the recording of Unplugged In New York, are usually ... more info

Stereogum — Alt-rock darlings the Breeders have announced their first tour in three years, hitting 10 US cities this fall. The band's current iteration features Kim and Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs, and Jim Macpherson -- the lineup from 1993's Last Splash , whi... more info

Popdose — She’s finding herself in the now again. Kelley Deal has topped charts with The Breeders but her latest outing, R. Ring’s Ignite The Rest, is perhaps the most nuanced and writerly of her career. It is, at once, immediate, gutsy, clattering and bea... more info

NME — Singer tells NME their duet is 'cool, weird and awesome' more info

Said the Gramophone — The Breeders - "Cannonball" When I was fourteen I convinced my parents to drive me and my friend James to Montreal so we could go to Lollapalooza. That hot day left a number of indelible traces on my mind.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Did you know The Breeders were making a new album? 'Last Splash' line-up! Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The Breeders are in the middle of recording a new album — their first since 2008’s Mountain Battles — and apparently they got Courtney Barnett to stop by their Ohio studio while she was in town to perform at the Nelsonville Music Festival. Acco... more info

NME — Song is earmarked for the grunge veterans’ new album. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Courtney Barnett @ Sasquatch 2015 (more by Debi Del Grande) Covering The Breeders' Cannonball has been a set staple on Courtney Barnett's current tour so it's no real surprise that she and Kim Deal might have a few things... more info

Nialler9 — Speedy Ortiz are coming back to Dublin for a show in Whelan’s later in the year on October 17th. Tickets are €16 + fees on sale on Friday morning at 9am from ticketmaster.ie , whelanslive.com & outlets nationwide. The Massachusetts rock band sou... more info