Brian Jonestown Massacre: Classic or Dud?

The album they're working on for TVT in the film, Strung Out in Heaven isn't featured in the film at all, as TVT wouldn't allow it.

they can hear them scream in london! fuck george bush

On the subject, does anyone know what the song being played with the credits is on "Dig!"... Please don't say it's the Dandy Warhols.

yes, that was funny

alot of you young people ask me when i'm going to make new music.

well i just released a six song e.p.,played in france had all of my gear stolen and fuck right off.

i'm writing but more importantly,i've put out 16 albums...most of it is for free on the web.

let's see any of the bands on myspace do that.

how much room do you think they have in a record store?

you fucking make an album.

but i degress,i plan to record with kevin shields in the new year.

until then.

go jack off or smoke crack but don't tell me what to do.

thanks,

the boss.

(As posted here.)

That is possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen.

So, um, Anton's leaked his own new album.

I've only been able to listen to 3 songs, due to format issues (stupid work computer won't play stupid m4a files).

2 of the tracks were wibbling freak folk meanderings recorded at the bottom of a fjord. The third one was actually really interesting. I'm kind of scared to listen to the rest of the album.

Oh yeah... title is "My Bloody Underground" - JUST STOP THAT RIGHT NOW, YOU!!!!

Such 'jammed bandwidth' I'm getting 300KBps download. Dude may have overestimated the number of people who still care about him.

I think if anything, post-Dig, more people care about him than back in the day. (He always used to post rough mixes of his new songs. I don't know why I botherd buying Zero, I'd had all the MP3s on download.)

So I've just heard it is "not finished yet". Interesting.

The trouble with all this hyper-referential stuff is that in taking it seriously, you are acknowledging just how small "rock" has become.

Being into BJM is no better than collecting garden gnomes, or joining the "Sealed Knot".

In fact it's worse, as the social opportunities are scarcer.

Being into something != "taking it seriously".

It is all part of the wider smorgasboard of music.

And don't be so sure about that social opportunities thing...

I think you'll find the Sealed Knot take it very seriously. Don't risk a musket ball by suggesting to them otherwise.

Tell me more about the BJM socials.......

OK, they've turned into the best Spacemen 3 tribute band I've ever seen. At least they do when Anton sits down on the floor and decides he's not going to play any more and Carruthers takes over for 20-minute space-jams. Tee hee hee.

Full video of the Metro Theatre show in Sydney a couple weeks ago. Worth watching!

Oh god, I get really worried every time I see this thread revived. Sort of "oh god, what's Anton done now..." So I'm glad it's that link.

They're being streamed at ATP as well.

Good grief... 8 person BJM lineup for the Primal Scream shows in the states. I knew Joel was back, but so is Matt Hollywood now.

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Waiting on the inevitable Dug.

OH SHIT!

Sorry, I just saw this on Twitter.

That wasn't just one of those endless Keep Music Evil rumours? he really is back?

(For how long?)

The Polyphonic Anton

That wasn't just one of those endless Keep Music Evil rumours? he really is back?

As with anything BJM-related, nothing is set until they're on stage but here's what I know...

Collin missed the last European tour because of scheduling conflicts with his wedding. He was with the BJM in Australia and New Zealand in August.

It's always possible/probable that Will Carruthers will play with the BJM again at some point.

The line up for the 2009 U.S. tour for all the dates will be-

Anton
Frankie
Joel
Matt H.
Ricky
Rob C.
Collin
Dan

OK, so I'm listening to the new BJM song "This Is The One Thing We Did Not" and it's a blatant blatant blatant rip of "She's Lost Control." It's as dead on of a rip as "This Is Why You Love Me" is to "Feel A Whole Lot Better" and so yeah, OK, we know what's going to happen. However, midway through, Anton puts in one of those preposterously catchy choruses that he's expert at and the whole thing works together. Since it's a BJM song, everything kinda shambles and you aren't sure if everything is in tune, but damnit I like it. A lot.

All other post-BRMC/fuzz/slog/self-aware bands please step aside.

Anyone seen them with the updated Hollywood lineup? What can I expect? Is it worth attending?

Flipping great. There's a lot of YouTube clips of the current tour if you want to see what the deal is, but I would absolutely go...

amazing halloween costume

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs112.snc3/15953_163107742252_518117252_2815077_2543296_n.jpg

was this all over a random member of the current live band saying something re red meat/politics ?

no, newcombe had spent the whole tour antagonising the audiences and arguing with some of the band and fights had nearly broken out at some of the previous shows apparently. newcombe was apparently in a terrible mood after the promoter had held him at knifepoint (?!) earlier and was barely able to sing that night, and kept antagonising the audience (who heckled him back) and left long gaps between songs. the fight was apparently only a handful of songs in

the bandmember speaking at the start i think could be making a veiled criticism of newcombe/the audience antagonising each other but he isn't the one involved in the fight.

Anton has been off the wagon for a couple years now and its effects on the current tour has mostly been like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txvL98lmhTU

too much floppy hat energy in one band

Lol

10-15 years ago a friend of my dad’s showed up to one of their concerts hella early and Anton was milling around outside drinking from a large jug of vodka

Also, longtime BJM manager Ted Gardner passed away at the end of 2021 and without him around keeping the BJM ship sailing is damn impossible

this is a heartwarming video

Just recalling that I think it was watching the documentary Dig! that somehow set in motion the process that led me to land at ILX.

Was just thinking, does this mean there's going to be another documentary?

Hey if they can make a Spinal Tap sequel. (Which, sadly, they are.)

Calling this a "fight" is an insult to all the middle-school shoving matches that occur during recess in this great country on a daily basis

Anton was posting some Zionist shit recently

Joel Gion is promoting his book at the moment and I keep thinking that this photo is The Actor Kevin Eldon in some new sketch show...

http://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/33817/JOEL_GION_author_photo_credit_Andreas_Turau_WITH_CREDIT_copy_1707153387_crop_550x367.png

That’s the tambourine guy, right?

The Life Aquatic with Joel Gion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwyuB8QKzBI

I've been listening to this BJM song for nine years and never, ever once made the connection and the merits of deleting one letter. (obv. I never listen to Phish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TPzTpJC57w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZE6Gbr4b78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRMV55KCWD4

A little talk about that over here too!

Dig! and Documentary-Worthiness

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Oh bum, sorry I missed that revive.

this is a band that sounded pretty cool when i 1st heard them but which i have liked progressively less & less the more i heard them

i think i'd probably still like some of the songs off "thank god for mental illness" if i bothered to listen to it again, maybe