Play The Brian Jonestown… Radio
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
On Tour
5,976,430 plays (160,538 listeners)
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.
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.
Top Albums
-
Methodrone
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $13.99
- eBay Search
-
Thank God for Mental Illness
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $10.30
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
Wisdom
full track
|
|||
| 2 |
|
Open Heart Surgery
full track
|
|||
| 3 |
|
Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth
full track
|
|||
| 4 |
|
Vacuum Boots
full track
|
|||
| 5 |
|
It Girl
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
When Jokers Attack
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
Servo
full track
|
|||
| 8 |
|
That Girl Suicide
full track
|
|||
| 9 |
|
Who?
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
Straight Up and Down
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
Anenome
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
You Look Great When I'm Fucked Up
full track
|
|||
| 13 |
|
Nevertheless
full track
|
|||
| 14 |
|
Evergreen
full track
|
|||
| 15 |
|
Ballad of Jim Jones
full track
|
Shoutbox
-
MotherrSuperior wrote:
Christmas is coming late this year with the new album
-
iouaywe wrote:
:)
-
iouaywe wrote:
think so? i give 'em kudos for recognizing him at least. but if you think that's bad... #2 is amy winehouse, and this is all they had to say about anton: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=926016&albumID=1658&imageID=65645421
-
SaltyMcSushi wrote:
That's a crime.
-
iouaywe wrote:
latest issue of NME lists the top 25 rock artists of the decade.. #1 is jack white, #10 is anton alfred newcombe.
-
iouaywe wrote:
i can't imagine life without bjm
-
technikolour wrote:
anton fuels my art.
-
GeorgieFruitt wrote:
ups on 'who killed sgt. pepper?'
-
Yunckzilla wrote:
anton IS god.
-
PFGrifter wrote:
lmao @ anton in that vid "simmer down hot pants"
-
IAJP wrote:
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
-
LeftCoastRyda wrote:
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.
-
derpsichord wrote:
Wait does he still work there? I've got to stop by when I'm in San Francisco next month. Awesome.
-
PFGrifter wrote:
awesome thanks for that link mosh
-
LeftCoastRyda wrote:
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.
-
Moshcam wrote:
Their Sydney show now playing in full screen HD video: http://www.moshcam.com/gig/brian-jonestown-massacre/metro-theatre-128.html
-
methjameskeenan wrote:
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.
-
VinylJane wrote:
i just discovered them...wow..really good band!!! love their tunes!
-
anakin45 wrote:
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Who killed sgt pepper?: http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=1290
-
bluebed wrote:
can't wait for the new record
Videos
See more
Events
-
Feb
11
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Hi-Fi Bar, Brisbane, Australia
3 shouts
| 18 attendees
-
Feb
17
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia
8 shouts
| 27 attendees
-
Feb
18
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Zoo, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Add shout
| 1 attendee
News
[SKY FULL NEWS] "OASIS SPLIT UP" 29.08.2009
"OASIS SPLIT UP" 29.08.2009
BLOG ITALIANO: oasisnotizie.blogspot.com FULL COVERAGE FROM SKY NEWS. Recorded this evening. Subscribe to my channel for more. …
-
2 Sep 2009 | from www.youtube.com/results?search=related&search_query=Oasis%20Liam%20Noel%20Gallagher%20Split%20Adolf%20Hitler%20Downfall%20Movie%20Film%20Verve%20Kasabian&v=Q6IyGAvbOs4 -
2 Sep 2009 | from www.youtube.com/results?search=related&search_query=Oasis%20Liam%20Noel%20Gallagher%20Split%20Adolf%20Hitler%20Downfall%20Movie%20Film%20Verve%20Kasabian&v=Q6IyGAvbOs4 -
2 Sep 2009 | from www.youtube.com/results?search=related&search_query=Oasis%20Liam%20Noel%20Gallagher%20Split%20Adolf%20Hitler%20Downfall%20Movie%20Film%20Verve%20Kasabian&v=Q6IyGAvbOs4
Listeners
-
Marksince1988
Listening now
to Take It From the Man -
NoraJayne
Listening now
to All Around You (Outro) -
falcon183
Listening now
to Here It Comes -
sweetcaro
Top Listener
-
debauchery1st
Top Listener
-
Photomar
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
viince01, Longboardnut and 10 other people added The Brian Jonestown Massacre to their libraries. 3 hours ago
-
karma__coma tagged The Brian Jonestown Massacre with california, shoegaze and psychedelic. Friday afternoon
-
raache and tobyshambles added The Brian Jonestown Massacre to their libraries. Friday afternoon
-
sexnapoleon added The Brian Jonestown Massacre to the lineup of The Brian Jonestown Massacre at The Zoo. Friday afternoon
-
dieseschlampe and nprendergast added The Brian Jonestown Massacre to their libraries. Friday morning
-
hp_vicious tagged The Brian Jonestown Massacre with shoegaze and psychedelic rock. Thursday evening
-
mishkaness, VAGERT, Milbot23 and 2 other people added The Brian Jonestown Massacre to their libraries. Thursday evening
-
haneater tagged The Brian Jonestown Massacre with ‘drugs’. Thursday afternoon
-
alexandros1515 tagged The Brian Jonestown Massacre with indie rock and shoegaze. Thursday afternoon
-
jan-kan and 2 other people added The Brian Jonestown Massacre to their libraries. Thursday morning
Related Journals
-
Losing your Favourite Band
by OllieMonaghan |
19 Nov 2009 | 3 comments
-
Regarding BJM
by OllieMonaghan |
16 Nov 2009 | Add comment
-
Bands i've seen
by Bias_for_kyuss |
9 Nov 2009 | 2 comments
Groups (154)
-
The Blue Angel Lounge
41 members
-
The Dolly Rocker Movement
34 members
-
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians
44 members
-
Darker My Love
30 members
-
Wear Fuckin White & Come When We Call
266 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
Email Newsletter
Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on The Brian Jonestown Massacre from Universal Music.
