Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an indie rock band from the San Francisco area. They are led by the multi-talented, somewhat psychotic, and often volatile Anton Newcombe. He has actually been the only constant member of the band. The founding members include Newcombe, Matt Hollywood, Ricky Maymi, Patrick Straczek, and Travis Threlkel. The band has had over 40 members since its incarnation. The current lineup consists of Newcombe, Hollywood, Maymi, Frankie Emerson, Collin Hegna, Dan Allaire, Rob Campanella, and Joel Gion. The name "Brian Jonestown Massacre," is a promanteau of The Rolling Stones' founder and guitarist Brian Jones and the infamous mass cult suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. This video is "When Jokers Attack" from their album And This Is Our Music.

This band has a lot of material and some of it is really good and some of it is really bad. Anton Newcombe has some mental issues but is a very talented musician. There is a lot of intrigue with this band and I could go on for days trying to describe them to you. I would recommend watching the documentary on the band called DiG!. This will give you your own perception on the persona of the band.

http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com

Smelly Dog

2 comments:

  1. Have you seen the movie "dig"? If not, check it out.

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  2. Yeah I have seen it. Been meaning to buy the DVD. Really like this band. Where ya from?

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