The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East
Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting
partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. They released a string of
albums, singles and EPs between their 1983 formation and their 1999 breakup,
and gained notoriety in their early days for short sets and violence ... read more

GHXST: free "Doom Girl" MP3, UK tour dates

photo: Kelsi CarpenterNYC noise pop trio GHXST will be on tour in the UK in June. They are sharing Doom Girl as a free taste of the new material they are currently work...
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The Maccabees: last of the great indie guitar bands?

They were once dismissed as 'landfill'. Now they are critically acclaimed. Where did it all go right for the Brighton band?Six years ago, the Maccabees appeared at the Br...
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Wooden Constructions: People Now People

photo: Luiza OngelofelijkAmsterdam based post-punk disco house band Wooden Constructions took their time putting together their new album People Now People. They releas...
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Spooky Action At A DistanceLotus Plaza

In 2009, Deerhunter member at large Lockett Pundt had his Lotus Plaza moniker overshadowed by the Deerhunter hiatus and Bradford Cox's "accidental" leak of Atlas Soun...
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Feist

Good idea for a cover......
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Spiritualized – review

Hackney Empire, LondonIt's a bit of a caricature, but in the world of art, there are two types of practitioners: first, the artist who leaps from one subject to another, ...
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A Place To Bury Strangers: Onwards To The Wall

NYC noise rock trio A Place To Bury Strangers Have added another layer of brick to their wall of sound. The Onwards To The Wall sidesteps the cliches of the genre and i...
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(Bothering) Catching up with Weekend

During our invasion of the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco, we caught up with our friends Weekend to talk about their new Slumberland EP Red, Huey Lewis, ...
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Anne release "Dream Punx" (stream it here)

by BBG All the pieces are in place. The floral album cover. The lush arrangements that tip their hat to The Jesus & Mary Chain, Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, and My Bloody Val...
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Creation Night On BBC 4 October 28th

On October 28th 20011, BBC 4 is having a night devoted to Creation Records.Upside Down: The Creation StoryOn: BBC 4Date: Friday 28th October 2011Time: 9:00 pm to 10:40 pm...
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Jesus and Mary Chain - Deluxe Reissues

Over the next three weeks, starting with Psychocandy and Darklands on September 26th and finishing with Stoned And Dethroned and Munki on October 10th, each of their six ...
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New band of the day – No 1,114: Tashaki Miyaki

Menace and mystery surround this female Jesus and Mary Chain, whose vocals cut like honey-coated razor bladesHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Tashaki (vocals) and Miyaki...
Posted 27 September 2011 5.19pm — Comment on this

The Jesus And Mary Chain's Jim Reid unveils new song - audio

Songwriter reveals the previously unreleased 'Black And Blues'
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Interview: Jim Reid, former Jesus and Mary Chain front man

Nobody recognises Jim Reid in the Devon seaside town he now calls home. Once he was infamous as the singer in the most controversial British rock group since the Sex Pist...
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The 5 most played The Jesus and Mary Chain songs in the past year.

  • April Skies  11 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by The Jesus and Mary Chain over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 11 plays

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