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The Brian Jonestown Massacre

US rock band

Formed in 1990

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American rock band founded and led by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990 and has featured a revolving cast of members since forming.

Initially influenced by shoegaze and dream pop on their first two albums, the band would eventually shift towards a sound influenced by 1960s psychedelic rock and garage rock on their third album, Take It from the Man!. The collective has released 20 studio albums, six compilation albums, five live albums, 14 EPs and 24 singles, as well as two various-artist compilation albums to date.

The group has gained media notoriety for their tumultuous working relationships as well as the erratic behavior of Newcombe. The group received further notoriety when they were the subject of the 2004 documentary film called Dig!.

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM) est un groupe de rock indépendant américain, originaire de San Francisco, Californie conduit par Anton Newcombe, dont la musique recouvre de nombreux genres parmi lesquels le rock psychédélique, le shoegazing, la new wave, le folk rock, le rock expérimental.

Le style musical de Brian Jonestown Massacre est nourri de multiples influences dont The Velvet Underground, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spacemen 3 et les Rolling Stones.

Le groupe est connu pour son désir constant de rester indépendant des majors, pour « faire que la musique reste diabolique » (Keep Music Evil est d'ailleurs le nom du label d'Anton Newcombe). Le groupe est connu pour sa discographie prolifique, ainsi que son histoire pleine de querelles, de changements de membres et de scandales. La drogue, les nombreuses frasques de Newcombe et ses musiciens donennt une certaine renommée extra-musicale à leurs prestation scéniques.

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