Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond Peaches
Feb 3, 2026
Peaches, electroclash musician and performance artist known for provocative persona and boundary-pushing sound, talks about making her new album No Lube So Rude. She recalls her first time on stage at a cousin's bar mitzvah and her dad getting her up. Conversations cover 70s rock trivia, using hair and costumes to question gender, evolving stagecraft, and recording in Berlin.
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First Stage Moment Thanks To Dad
- Peaches got her first live break singing Barbra Streisand at a cousin's bar mitzvah when she was seven.
- Her father pressured the band to let her sing, and the performance became a recurring gig at family events.
Hair As A Gendered Symbol
- Peaches uses hair as a deliberate symbol to question gendered beauty standards.
- She highlights the double standard where hair is judged differently based on gender and body location.
Bleach Stunt That Shaped A Persona
- Charlie Lemon Dew became Peaches' collaborator after dyeing her hair live during a DJ set in Berlin.
- That spontaneous stunt—she disappeared and returned blonde—became part of her performative identity.
