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San Francisco, United States (1990 – present)

The Brian Jonestown Massacre was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The band has had over 40 members since then, but its driving force and main songwriter is Anton Newcombe. Prominent ex-members included Matt Hollywood, Dean Taylor, Jeff Davies, Brian Glaze, and Joel Gion. Their sound is heavily influenced by the psychedelic sounds of the 1960s, but also carries influences from shoegaze, jangle pop, garage rock, and lo-fi sonorities. The band is probably most famous from their mid-90s friendship/rivalry with The Dandy Warhols, and ensuing documentary, DiG!.

Over its decade-long history, the band has undergone a large number of personnel changes. Multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter Anton Newcombe is the only member who has stayed with the Brian Jonestown Massacre since its beginning, when it was founded by Newcombe, tambourine player Joel Gion (who stayed with him the longest), and guitarist/bassist/vocalist Matt Hollywood. There are at least two dozen musicians who have been in the BJM at one point or another.

Ex-members include: guitarist Jeff Davies; Matt Hollywood, a founding member of Portland band The Out Crowd; Peter Hayes, founding member of San Francisco rock trio Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; Joel Gion, a founding member of San Francisco band, The Dilettantes; Rob Campanella, a Los Angeles producer and engineer who has worked with The Tyde, Beachwood Sparks, Dead Meadow, Mia Doi Todd, Frausdots, Scarling., and his band The Quarter After; Bobby Hecksher, founding member of Los Angeles band The Warlocks; solo recording artist Miranda Lee Richards; Matt Tow, founding member of the Australian band The Lovetones.

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iouaywe wrote:
7 hours ago

latest issue of NME lists the top 25 rock artists of the decade.. #1 is jack white, #10 is anton alfred newcombe.

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iouaywe wrote:
yesterday evening

i can't imagine life without bjm

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technikolour wrote:
yesterday afternoon

anton fuels my art.

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GeorgieFruitt wrote:
Wednesday morning

ups on 'who killed sgt. pepper?'

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Yunckzilla wrote:
Wednesday morning

anton IS god.

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PFGrifter wrote:
Tuesday evening

lmao @ anton in that vid "simmer down hot pants"

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IAJP wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

i think these, in the heyday of when DiG! was being filmed, were the coolest looking band in the world...unfathomably so...just looking at the pictures they're awesome

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LeftCoastRyda wrote:
Monday evening

Yeah, he still works there. When I walked in he was back near the stock room putting those anti-theft things on CD's haha.

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derpsichord wrote:
Monday evening

Wait does he still work there? I've got to stop by when I'm in San Francisco next month. Awesome.

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PFGrifter wrote:
Monday afternoon

awesome thanks for that link mosh

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LeftCoastRyda wrote:
Monday afternoon

So I fucking met Joel at Amoeba Records in San Francisco yesterday. Got him to sign my copy of Thank God For Mental Illness. Was insanely cool, he's a great bloke. Said they should be touring early next year again (April if I recall?). I'm still a bit stunned that I actually caught him in there.

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Moshcam wrote:
Monday morning

Their Sydney show now playing in full screen HD video: http://www.moshcam.com/gig/brian-jonestown-massacre/metro-theatre-128.html

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methjameskeenan wrote:
last week

i had only heard my bloody underground but i didn't think too much of it, then i heard the back catalogue by them finally and it's the best.

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VinylJane wrote:
last week

i just discovered them...wow..really good band!!! love their tunes!

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anakin45 wrote:
last week

The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Who killed sgt pepper?: http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=1290

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bluebed wrote:
last week

can't wait for the new record

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beaugazer wrote:
last week

i love this band.

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mikeghan wrote:
last week

the videos are sooo cool

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iouaywe wrote:
last week

i wonder when we'll get to hear a studio version of prefab ambulatory device.

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iouaywe wrote:
last week

god is in anton

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