Anton Newcombe - picture by Sam Wells

THIS IS WHY YOU LOVE ME – Brian Jonestown Massacre Hypnotise A Packed Brixton Academy

Many music writers, this one included, have incurred the wrath of Anton Newcombe for daring to mention Dig! – the 2004 documentary which simultaneously made and purportedly buried Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Yet while friends and competitors The Dandy Warhols were portrayed as undisputed winners at the end of that film – it’s Anton’s band who marches on with a 20-plus album career and a fanbase big enough to comfortably fill Brixton Academy.

Brian Jonestown Massacre group shot

LIVING COLOUR- Brian Jonestown Massacre’s 20th Album ‘The Future Is Your Past’ Review

Emerging from the same post-writer’s block flurry as 2022’s Fire Doesn’t Grow On Trees, Brian Jonestown Massacre’s 20th album comes with a pack of…

BY THE SWORD – Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe Teams With Emmanuelle Seigner And The Limiñanas On New Psych-Garage Outfit L’Epee

Anton Newcombe collaborations are never less than interesting, so hearing he was working with Emmanuelle Seigner, I was naturally intrigued. A teenage muse of…

MERRY PRANKSTER – BJM’S JOEL GION HERALDS SECOND SOLO ALBUM WITH TOMORROW SINGLE

Brian Jonestown Massacre tambourine man Joel Gion is back with a new single, Tomorrow ahead of the follow-up to his well-received solo debut album Apple Bonkers.

URBAN SPACEMAN – Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Newcombe To Lead Pure Phase Ensemble

Anton Newcombe is responding to a question about the 2004 documentary Dig! which contrasted the fortunes of his band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, with that of friend and collaborator Courtney Taylor-Taylor’s group The Dandy Warhols.