In 1994, the Jesus And Mary Chain got together with Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval to release the duet "Sometimes Always," the lead single from the band's Stoned And Dethroned album. It rules so hard. Sandoval and JAMC's Jim Reid play an ex-couple who might get back together and might not, and they trade off…

Frontman Kip Berman shared the news yesterday evening The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have announced they're breaking upThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart have announced they’re breaking up via a statement from frontman Kip Berman. Read More: Album Review: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong (Fortuna Pop!) The group, who were fo...

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart are no more. Kip Berman revealed as much in an Instagram post announcing the end of the indie-pop band. "My life has changed radically from the time I started Pains with Peggy, Alex and (soon after) Kurt in 2007, and I’ve decided to focus on a…

If The Pains of Being Pure At Heart’s self-titled LP was an '80s movie, it’d probably be Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Amy Heckerling’s 1982 dramedy about mixed-up and horny young people with part-time jobs and full-time angst. The film manages to be gritty and genuine without ever getting too bleak; there’s a decent amount…

Turntable Kitchen's Sounds Delicious series has been getting artists to do full-length covers of albums for a couple years now, and their latest entry has the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart doing all of Tom Petty's 1989 solo debut Full Moon Fever. We've already heard one track off Kip Berman and co.'s take on…