The Breeders - Divine Hammer

[@MelBee128]

I love how Kelly breaks a string and still has to play a solo so tries anyway. When it sounds bad, both sisters start laughing. This is true rock and roll. It's real and not auto tuned beyond recognition. This is a classic performance.

[@jhardycarroll]

She was never really much of a player. Some of the greatest Breeders stuff comes from the lack of skills. Kim liked doing her AWOOOO to mic test. Drove Charles crazy (which is why you hear him say STOP on Surfer Rosa.)

[@jamesrussel1133]

I thought exactly the same thing. There was some terrible studio camera work, focussing on a guitar just as nothing was being played. Love the fun they exude and the vibe of their simple repetitive rock riffs!

[@LuisEduardoBraschi]

When is Kim NOT laughing. lol

[@blaisevillaume9051]

Showing up too loaded to play a decent set is pretty rock 'n' roll I guess...

[@MelBee128]

I don't know what being loaded has to do with it. Even Jimmy Page couldn't sound very good with a broken string. And it was live so what could she do?

[@cbus]

“I don’t think that I’m that lazy. I think everything else is happening too fast.” I’m using that line....

[@ModMokkaMatti]

I haven't seen this segment in ages, but I still agree with Kelley's beliefs; even more so in the course of the past two+ years. I don't have much sanity left, so in an effort to preserve it for as long as possible everyone's just going to have to accept that it takes longer for me to get stuff done. The end's coming soon enough as it is, and nothing will even matter by that point. You can't spend your Bitcoin or NFTs when you're dead.

[@Pixelkip]

@@ModMokkaMatti I feel this buddy

[@user-rh2csk]

Kelley probably doesn’t remeber what she said. She is weird and doesn’t even sound coherent…don’t be on the TV show, when you are taking the hard drug.

[@rainblaze.]

It wasn't known at the time by the other band mates particularly kim. But the reason kelley was known as being lazy was because she was shooting H.

[@mrstephenpariah]

​@@Pixelkip'As the world speeds up, slow down..'

[@Fatherjohn76]

Never have I seen a band look so simultaneously goofy and cool af as the Breeders

[@velocity1852]

That was every cool 90s alt rock band

[@leahflower9924]

And this I know his teeth as white as snow

[@safebans1369]

They were so ahead of their time. So within the moment of early 90s irony but so incredibly sincere too in their own revolutionary way

[@daningreenbay]

30 yrs on ....STILL crushing on the Deal sisters!!!

[@chibuisin]

Amen!!

[@mattrobson3603]

As the Dandy Warhols put it, 'I just want a girl as cool as Kim Deal'.

[@gusananas9069]

​@@mattrobson3603yes

[@aplus1080]

@@mattrobson3603^^^^^^^ wisdom

[@jackmerlotdoesntliveherean9652]

They are indeed a glowing white-hot poker-face pair.

[@millennialanimal]

I love the way Kim was obviously just like “I want my sister in my band, let’s teach her how to play guitar” ❤

[@RobCummings]

She was doing pretty good, until she broke that string.

[@archetype.music.studio]

I always felt that way about Linkin Park’s drummer. Lol Like, the kid down the street got the job cause he was the kid down the street.

[@dougroling7303]

Word🥁🎨✨

[@aix42]

@@RobCummings She figured it out thougth, fits the music. Love thier voices together

[@sexobscura]

Unlike Frank Black who wanted Kim OUT OF his band

[@ztoxtube]

Looking back, this might be the actual point where humanity had reached its peak.

[@concars1234]

We had art, we had the edge, and we knew how to have a laugh. dunno what happened

[@joejones9520]

@@concars1234 and being a liberal was a cool and artsy thing not a militant, angry and destructive obsession...

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

After a bit of consideration, I do believe you’re correct, sir..

[@lefkytheshin]

​@@joejones9520 yeah, such hypocritical scum.

[@shanewilson199]

@@joejones9520 and conservatism was different too… less authoritarian, less violent… now it’s just a malignant force.

[@entheogenocide]

Kim radiates wonderful energy. That smile is so infectious.

[@aplus1080]

I think it's crazy af. But that's the endearing part for me.

[@robertjamesuf]

i think it's probably the coke and or heroin

[@micahclawrence]

She’s the cutest thing I ever saw even if she’s dangerous

[@sealevelbear]

@@robertjamesufYes

[@kellymoon3406]

If you break a guitar string, just keep going like Kelly Deal.

[@rcmiv]

Yep. I LOVE Kelly's smile when she can't find the note she wants... oh well, grin....

[@robbob1234]

I met her in a bar a little later on and we talked about this and she was so embarrassed !!

[@igavehimadollar3354]

That’s how it’s done

[@josephtrum5422]

i bet she broke strings all the time with that stabbing way she plays

[@williamepperson3443]

@@robbob1234 no you didn't...

[@dbaser687]

"Conan And The Breeders" should be a sitcom. Someone make that happen!

[@futuristica1710]

Crom!

[@pete5534]

I confess. I hit the “like” button before watching. No regrets.

[@jayburgh]

Same!!

[@soumage]

90s indie rock at its finest-Last Splash is a timeless classic

[@gatsbyravens5243]

Broke a string and still pulled off a solo. Respect!

[@realgwolf]

This feels like last week and 1000 years ago all at once.

[@waynetoo6443]

Dave Grohl once said that Jim is his favourite drummer. This guy kills it. KIM DEAL OMG!!!!

[@LikeigiveAFaboutU]

I wonder that he thinks of Steve Shelley

[@wdcegtjdh]

No way he said that, or maybe he was drunk

[@p0llenp0ny]

@@wdcegtjdh Jim's a monster. Why wouldn't he say that?

[@mikeandstony]

@@p0llenp0ny because thats like nolan ryan saying charlie browns his favorite pitcher and im sure these references are totally lost on you.

[@p0llenp0ny]

@@mikeandstony I know who Nolan Ryan and Charlie Brown are... are you being sarcastic?

[@diksoeybowisani422]

Kim smile is so precious.

[@smosh91]

God the killer rhythm section. Gets better to me every decade.

[@tjhall9377]

I say this often - doesn’t it seem like Conan always featured the bands that the other shows would either pass up or ignore? I always find these on-the-cusp break out bands from the 90s, Conan ALWAYS had them on

[@rmejia40]

TJ Hall I discovered a lot of bands because of Conan, I was 18 and with a new born, just moved on my own on a small studio apt and had a small black and white tv that only nbc, abc and cbs. I would watch Conan every night and My So Called Life when it came out. Love the 90’s

[@Freezepark]

TJ Hall Seemed like he was a genuine fan too. Also had full interviews with bands like Ween and They Might Be Giants in the early stages of his show

[@cactaceous]

Freezepark I remember that Ween performance and interview. They talked about gyros or falafels or something. Ween was a special band.

[@manuelplatino1926]

He just says it: he is a nerd in suit, a musical one at least

[@KrikZ32]

Letterman did too

[@jcdc6492]

Kelly Deal is a magician on the guitar - she always looks like she learned the part the day before

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

Yes

[@helenmccool7547]

Cuz she did. 😀💕

[@LaurenLawDawg]

@@helenmccool7547 💯 came here to write this... Us cool rock chix know

[@mikeandstony]

thats how she plays it

[@jcdc6492]

@@mikeandstony huh

[@michaelaiello9525]

The nostalgia just breaks my heart. Like probably many felt in the 90’s, Kim for me was just the perfect woman to crush on. Drums and bass and Kim’s voice held it all together. Kelly played the melodically spot on and simple guitar parts.. good thing they weren’t more complex,.. but still perfect. I wish I could go back now and then… and the Breeders just about take me there.

[@paulwallis2495]

Fell in love with Kim, back then, but didn't fall out. Am kinda stuck there 😊

[@kevingreenhaw7372]

Jim is absolutely one of the best rock drummers!

[@adamrobb8926]

One of my most favorite 90's bands and they're best CD. I have baked sooooo many cake donuts and cookies or cheesecakes listening to this CD while baked myself.

[@Sumkilla]

I forgot about this song! the algo has blessed me this day!

[@mytorment]

I never noticed Kelly breaks a string half way through and keeps goin, she stops and smiles at one point then tries to end with one string, the original riff at the beginning [with the string] is really awesome, just try imagine it at the end 😋😇

[@safebans1369]

Jim's no square Conan of 1993... He's just a fully rounded human man ❤

[@danberkman8227]

Man, Jim was a thumper. The drums sound fantastic.

[@subhashxrecord3131]

Ya he's a legend snare drummer

[@horseytown]

The smoothness of his transitions to hi-hat are a delight. Many years ago I saw him play with GbV (years earlier I saw him play with Breeders) and while the band were experiencing technical difficulties, some people up front called out to Jim and said, "Play the bit! Play the bit!" and he smiled but demured. People kept it up and he finally did the little cymbal stand and snare rim lick from "Cannonball" and we all cheered.

[@aplus1080]

HES A PROPA THUMPA

[@ThomB1031]

I remember seeing the Breeders at lollapalooza way back when and being impressed with how intense the drummer was smashing his kit. I loved the Breeders albums, but would've liked an album where the drummer could let loose like he did live.

[@jlouis4407]

Conan had so many great music guests

[@pontifixmax]

I had the privilege and pleasure to see them play in a small club in Toronto back in the early 2000s.

[@DETSRC313]

WOW From Detroit that would of ✔️ off a must in my life!!!!

[@malloryb.1943]

i love this band, they all have such great personalities. they really don’t hold back who they really are in interviews, i absolutely love that. most bands just keep to themselves, the breeders are a fun group.

[@daveanthony2959]

Totally

[@micahclawrence]

Very true. I miss when people were like that. Social media kind of warped people to a severe mass inauthenticity.

[@andimatrus]

I am maybe a little biased because my formative years were in the 90s, but people back then seemed way cooler, just having fun and enjoying everything, musicians were in a creative freedom unmatched. Maybe is nostalgia but just looking at this enterview and its informality brings me joy.

[@MrDino1953]

Well it was pre-11-Sep-2001, pre-Global Financial Crisis, pre-Trump, pre-Covid, pre-Ukraine war...and you were not to know that shit-storm was about to engulf the world.

[@slofty]

It was a collective hurrah for having 'won' the Cold War, a _pax_ denouement of sorts, one long delayed from the Soviet "threat" that immediately followed the close of WWII. Social media had yet to exist, and the abscess of private equity along with other symptoms of mercurial deregulation hadn't shown cause for alarm in any notable fashion by then. Sure, factories closed, but deftly spoken assurances were given at every turn that work in growing fields had no limit but the sky itself. "Onward!", they proclaimed. "With a smile!", they'd demand, and were met not only with what they'd asked for, but also the very bottled-up spirit of vigor and comportment that mirrored their own. Youthful rebellion settled into little more than a recursive simulacra as any local shopping mall-- courtesy of peak suburban development-- became the monopolized, consolidated focal point of subcultural milieu. In short, everyone basked in the cultural endorphin rush predicated by a _long-held promise of a future never before seen._ It didn't happen. The check bounced. What you see and experience now is a hazy 'morning after'.

[@rockturtleneck]

Saw the Breeders open for Nirvana at the NY Collisseum in November 1993--what a show.

[@tigga1231]

Nice! I saw them open for Nirvana in Lakeland, fl!

[@ryangossett8211]

@@tigga1231 I was at that show also! Stick, Breeders and then Nirvana! I remember talking with a kid in-between sets about how Nirvana was doing an unplugged show and how would that sound like.

[@jamesdavis6625]

I saw the same tour in Dallas!

[@rockturtleneck]

@@ryangossett8211 I believe the MTV Unplugged show was filmed the same weekend as the concert at the Collisseum.

[@DerekEno-e1k]

And I saw Nirvana/ Breeders in Fitchburg, MA in Oct. 1993.

[@youthofyesterdayrecords]

No one could ever accuse them of mock playing this one. I love it love it love it.

[@exexalien]

That was an action-packed six minutes and forty-three seconds!

[@brujx4u799]

The most 90s moment ever

[@dougl3569]

90s easily the best music era. Then prob the 70s, 80s, 60s in that order.

[@artistlovepeace]

Thank you for posting. I love the Pixies and the Breeders.

[@throwawayavclubber7269]

"Jim, you're a real square, man," says the pallid Harvard grad in a suit.

[@tomvain6242]

GREAT band to see live!!! Saw them open for Nirvana.

[@harryt92]

Hahaha this whole video is brilliant - The string snapping, the interview, The Breeders!

[@adamjones3818]

I like your profile picture

[@madpogue]

The song choice, the billiards, the voices.....

[@jackdandy]

What a cute, quaint little interview.

[@NickHarman]

No one ever mentions how that bass powers everything.

[@namenotavailable11]

Josephine was probably the best musician of the bunch (argument could be made for Jim).

[@NickHarman]

@@namenotavailable11 yes technically the sisters can barely play their guitars, although that doesn't really matter too much

[@user-rh2csk]

Josephine and Jim are the best ones of the band as musicians and happen to be the rhythm section. Kim and Kelley are pretty average or maybe below….even though they might be good songwriters. Reminds me of slightley older, but the band of the same generation….New Order.

[@hulanpiano6012]

@@user-rh2cskJosephine is a classically trained cellist. Def the best musician in the group. Jim is pretty good but Shannon was good too. Kelley picked up the guitar from scratch amazingly. Kim is a damn good bassist.

[@wolfgang6442]

Wasnt born in it nor lived through it for im a early 2000s kid but I very much appreciate it for being a breakout decade for such dope music art and fashion sense which this band was prolly a underrated gems from years long past but ayye thier music kick so much ass!🎸🎸❤❤

[@Josiah19777]

My heart will always be in the 90's listening to Kim Deal.

[@JonathanStrome]

Breeders were and still are the nicest kickass rock band.

[@maryellenarmour]

Wow. Brings back such great memories and feelings. And look how young Conan was!!

[@Camothor10]

God all of of them are so beautiful

[@filipecardoso_terapeuta]

this video made me cry and laugh all out of joy

[@igavehimadollar3354]

I absolutely love this song and this band. If you need to put a smile on your face listen to the breeders

[@astraluna6is9]

“My first hickey from a Rock n Roll chic” 🤣 Love Love Love The Breeders then, Love Love Love them now. Was diggin Conan then, diggin him now as well. 🇺🇸🤘🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🏿🤘🏾🤘🏽🤘🇺🇸

[@tejasocho]

Wow. I miss my youth

[@mathiasjonsson8222]

The individual parts are not very complex but put together it makes a unique sound. Just like Echo & The Bunnymen or New Order.

[@5eba]

Or even more so, Pixies. I always thought of them as an outstanding bad band 😁

[@peterhaslund]

I remember at university we'd hang out on fridays waiting for our real lives to start and then somebody put cannonball on and everybody freaked out!

[@DoktorL0ve]

"should i change this guitar string? nah, we're only playing one song, it'll be fine..." i know this feeling too well :(

[@Riskmangler]

It's 2023 and Kim Deal still slays me.

[@jlobiafra]

Last time I saw what she looked like she was morphing into Rosanne. She was a looker though back in the day.

[@alpoole2057]

​it's 2024 and Roseanne still slays me.

[@TristeFeia]

Oh my GOD, that Bass Line ❤❤❤

[@LesHoa-DuMal]

The Deals! Ugh. They are so darling. Angels. 💞

[@AWISECROW]

Thank you for your upload. This was previously on here but I think taken down

[@TheSololobo]

My buddies and I would alternate between the Breeders album and Rage Against The Machine on a loop then a little Mazzy Star to take the edge off, the 90's were beautiful man.

[@ZyxthePest]

I'm sure it was scripted, but Josephine going in for the hicky was still pretty insane haha.

[@yourinsipidrecordcollection]

Almost certainly the only boy to whom Ms Wiggs ever gave a hickey. :) (I was over 30 when I got my first hickey - from a boy :) ).

[@danielscissorhands]

I met Kim through the back window of a van the Pixies were riding in. They autographed my Doolittle cd. :-) ❤

[@JohnDoe-yr4wc]

When this one ends, I'm like, 'NOOOOO' come back! The 90's were just too beautiful to last.

[@flight714]

maybe the best indie-rock drummer ever.

[@louie40205]

Josephine. Wiggs.

[@blakes5827]

As if her bass ins't fantastic enough.

[@themajesticmagnificent8561]

She/they Rocked.!..But Josephine is excellent and a fellow Brit🇬🇧👍..Clever lady deciding to go to the U.S🇺🇸👍(though they met in Germany)and join such a cool band

[@micahclawrence]

At 2:33 Kelly misses her mark and Kim’s face is priceless

[@johnmille2267]

Kelley couldn’t play a whole verse because a string snapped. Kim immediately found out something went wrong with her guitar and that is why Kelley also made a funny face

[@Borq80]

1:50 @@johnmille2267

[@saddestchord7622]

Man they were great. And still are.

[@fauzanazhar5362]

Ooh thanks for re uploading this gems. Thanks you so much you're the real hero for my life.

[@isopdt]

What a drummer and what a song. Go The Breeders!!!

[@terryyeo1852]

they look like a fun band to hang out with....

[@yvettedouglass4642]

Wow…that sound is so good and raw. I remember that song. Lovely!

[@jm76vd]

I watched this live back in the day

[@Wirdiantara321]

Iam a new fan. Tanks for upload

[@brianputnam7247]

This is what great late night television was...

[@alin81-82]

Such a great group from my youth. ❤

[@aledmb]

that smiling from Kelly because of the broken string

[@vintagevhsarchive]

September 23, 1993 Thanks!

[@topher5116]

We need them back!!!

[@lucianoleopoldo7445]

I still love You, Kim Deal!!!!❤❤😊

[@AnthonyAvery]

My god that album was my summer soundtrack back in the summer of 1993.

[@bradbla]

Excellent album.

[@nandobiselli7716]

The chorus is simply delicious....

[@Sam-rf8yh]

Kim is a freaking goddess.

[@user-uj3zk2cx8t]

Keep it in your pants buddy

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

Josephine is a beast on that bass.

[@Andreundell1977]

From my home town Letchworth 😊

[@steve_22xy]

great interview and playing, kelley still did well with a broken string

[@joshuadickinson]

The camera work in this video is amazing!

[@crazysithslave]

So crazy to think Conan had been on so long!!

[@NickNicometi]

Wish Conan was still on. Missing the 90's.

[@plume...]

1:50 is where Kelly reels back and smiles when the string breaks... must have been a fucking mental moment on live TV! Kim deffo realised that something was going down from all the side glances and smiles when Kelly was doing chords that didn't sound "quite" right for the rest of the song, but they had to carry on!!

[@nb-user25]

My first CD!

[@MitchellberryPie]

Did Kelley break a string? Warrior.

[@ustheserfs]

effortless work by mcpherson on this track and so many other breeders tunes. criminally underrated.

[@jaimeflor4181]

I just saw the live for the second time 2 weeks ago. The first time their set ended early, but they’re pretty awesome live. Also Kim’s technique as a guitarist is better now.

[@xoverinfinity]

This is the best version of this song

[@hereswhatmyseeingeyedogsez7745]

These girls prove that humans can be extraordinarily creative.

[@Xcorgi]

Great band with a great sense of humor!

[@jpnwtn]

Their voices are so perfect together

[@herb3202]

I love thisss, haha the string of kelley.

[@jnal21]

Conan's L7 reference is funny on two levels

[@joesphschramm3754]

The song called "The She," by the Breeders, is the perfect song.

[@absolutelynonameslef]

Kim Deal and Jim McPherson. Two Dayton, OH legends, up there with Orville and Wilbur Wright.

[@--Zook--]

Man I miss when TV was this real and good

[@cawag98]

80s video noise throughout it all (drum sticks especially) makes this awesome!

[@_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_]

I was 17 at Lollapalooza in '94 and I knew they were the cool band that other rock stars name dropped but I had never heard them until Lolla. I'm still stoked that my young dumb ass had sense enough to make my homies stay through their entire set. Boredoms too. LOL