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

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, ...
Posted 12 December 2011 12.00am — Comment on this

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...
Posted 30 November 2011 6.58pm — Comment on this

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...
Posted 20 October 2011 6.08am — Comment on this

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 ...
Posted 30 September 2011 9.17am — Comment on this

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'
Posted 20 September 2011 12.26pm — Comment on this

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...
Posted 20 September 2011 1.00am — Comment on this

Pure X: Pleasure – review

(Acephale)The three young Texans of Pure X (shortened from Pure Ecstasy) have spent a lot of time wishing it were still the early 1990s. Their debut album drips with a ha...
Posted 25 August 2011 11.00pm — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 1,087: Spectrals

Louis Oliver Jones might be a 21-year-old lad from Leeds, but his music is totally in hock to American garage rockHometown: Heckmondwick.The lineup: Louis Oliver Jones (v...
Posted 18 August 2011 5.07pm — Comment on this

Les Demoniaques (Dum Dum Girls x Tamaryn) Cover Jesus

Les Demoniaques is the project of Dum Dum Girls leader Dee Dee and Tamaryn. Take a listen to their cover of Jesus & Mary Chain’s “Teenage Lust.” They re...
Posted 12 July 2011 4.55pm — Comment on this

(Say Hello) Psychic Dancehall live up to the name

Psychic Dancehall are a duo from San Diego comprised of Chuck Rowell of Crocodiles and Hollie Cook from The Slits. On "A Love That Kills", the duo syphon a smooth and un...
Posted 12 July 2011 1.00am — Comment on this

The Jesus and Mary Chain cause a 'riot'

15 March 1985: Number 29 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicOpinions vary as to whether you could call the Jesus and Mary Chain's show at the...
Posted 14 June 2011 12.22am — Comment on this

Creation conquers pop

10-11 August 1996: Number 39 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicTwo summer nights in Hertfordshire confirmed how far it was possible for an i...
Posted 14 June 2011 12.12am — Comment on this

New Creation Records Documentary Released

Indie record label Creation Records existed between 1983 and 1999, and in that time it gave the world the likes of The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Vale...
Posted 18 May 2011 6.24pm — Comment on this

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