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| genre = [[Psychedelic rock]], [[folk rock]], [[neo-psychedelia]]
| years_active = {{start = 1988–presentdate|1990}}–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Bomp! Records|Bomp!]]<br>|[[TVT Records|TVT]]<br>|[[Tee Pee Records|Tee Pee]]}}
| website = {{URL|brianjonestownmassacre.com}}
| associated_acts = [[Black Rebel Motorcycle Club]]<br>[[The Out Crowd]]<br>[[The Dilettantes]]<br />[[The Dandy Warhols]]<br>[[Darker My Love]]
| current_members = {{unbulleted list|[[Anton Newcombe]]|[[Collin Hegna]]|[[Ricky Maymi]]|Ryan Van Kriedt|[[Joel Gion]]|Hákon Aðalsteinsson|Uri Rennert}}
| website = http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com
| past_members = See [[List of The Brian Jonestown Massacre members#Former members|Former members]]
| current_members = [[Anton Newcombe]]<br /> [[Matt Hollywood]]<br /> [[Frankie Emerson|Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson]]<br /> [[Collin Hegna]]<br /> [[Ricky Maymi]]<br />Daniel Allaire<br />[[Joel Gion]]<br />[[Rob Campanella]]
| past_members = ''see below''
}}
'''The Brian Jonestown Massacre''' is an [[United States of America|American]] [[psychedelic rock]] band formedled inand started by [[SanAnton FranciscoNewcombe]] in 1988. TheIt band'swas musicalformed outputin hasSan spannedFrancisco [[psychedelia]],in [[folk rock]], [[blues rock]], [[electronica]], and [[experimental rock]]1990.
The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called ''[[Dig!]]'', and have gained media notoriety for their tumultuous working relationships as well as the erratic behavior of Newcombe.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nashawaty |first=Chris |date=May 23, 2005 |title=Neo-Psych Out |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> The collective has released 20 albums, five [[compilation albums]], five live albums, 14 [[Extended play|EPs]], 22 [[Single (music)|singles]] as well as two various-artist compilation albums to date.
==Background==
The Brian Jonestown Massacre began as a [[shoegazing]] group in [[San Francisco]] in the late 1980s. After their debut and sophomore albums, the group quickly turned to a broader style of [[psychedelic rock]] incorporating [[Folk rock|folk]], [[Blues rock|blues]], [[Raga rock|raga]], and later, [[electronica]] influences. The name "Brian Jonestown Massacre" is a [[portmanteau]] of [[The Rolling Stones]]' founder and guitarist [[Brian Jones]] and the infamous mass [[cult]] suicide in [[Jonestown]], [[Guyana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A timeless sound keeps psych-rockers BJM relevant|first=Kevin |last=Hopper |work=Albuquerque Journal|date=January 2, 2004|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Town Without Pity; 30 Years Later, Memories of Jonestown Evoke Guilt, Anger and Mistrust|first=Charles A |last=Krause|work=The Washington Post|date=November 19, 2008|page=C.1}}</ref> They have gained media notoriety for their tumultuous working relationships and the drug addiction of their leader, Anton Newcombe.
== Name origin ==
The band name is a ''[[portmanteau]]'' of deceased [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] founder and guitarist [[Brian Jones]] – a key figure in introducing Eastern influences into Western rock in the late Sixties – and the 1978 incident at cult leader [[Jim Jones]]' self-dubbed "[[Jonestown]]" settlement in Guyana where over 900 of his followers died in a mass murder-suicide known as the [[Jonestown#Mass murder-and-suicide|Jonestown Massacre]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A timeless sound keeps psych-rockers BJM relevant|first=Kevin |last=Hopper |work=Albuquerque Journal|date=January 2, 2004|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Town Without Pity; 30 Years Later, Memories of Jonestown Evoke Guilt, Anger and Mistrust|first=Charles A |last=Krause|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 19, 2008|page=C.1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.thestudentplaylist.com/beginners-guide-the-brian-jonestown-massacre/#:~:text=Formed%20in%20San%20Francisco%20in,%2Ddubbed%20'Jonestown'%20settlement%20in |title= A Beginner’s Guide to The Brian Jonestown Massacre |website= The Student Playlist |access-date= October 16, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230329135243/https://www.thestudentplaylist.com/beginners-guide-the-brian-jonestown-massacre/ |archive-date= March 29, 2023 }}</ref>
==Releases==
===19951990–1996: &early 1996years===
The 1995 album, ''[[Methodrone]]'', approximates the United Kingdom "[[shoegazing]]" sound that had gained prominence several years prior to its release. ''[[Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request]]'', one of three new albums released by the group in 1996, reflects a pastiche of 1960s psychedelia that continues to characterize the BJM sound to the present day. ''Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request'' is an ''[[homage]]'' to the Rolling Stones' [[1967 in music|1967]] album, ''[[Their Satanic Majesties Request]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|title=''Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request''|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/their-satanic-majesties-second-request-r282345|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=10 July 2011}}</ref> The second album they released in 1996, ''[[Take It from the Man!]]'', was recorded in the Rolling Stones' mid-1960s style of rock rooted in [[rhythm and blues]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|title=''Take It from the Man!''|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/take-it-from-the-man-r255357|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=10 July 2011}}</ref>
The collective was founded by Anton Newcombe in San Francisco between 1990 and 1993. Their first albums were compilations of recording sessions and an early demo tape, titled ''Pol Pot's Pleasure Penthouse''. This release became a popular bootleg.
''[[Thank God for Mental Illness]]'', BJM's third record, released in 1996, represents a country and [[rhythm and blues]] aspect to the band's ''[[oeuvre]]'', with vocals and acoustic guitar dominating the overall sound. This is a format that Newcombe occasionally adopts when presenting live material during times of transition in the band.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}} A further example of this [[country music|country]]/[[Folk music|folk]] influence was applied to the ''[[Bringing It All Back Home - Again]]'' album; the title is an ''[[homage]]'' to [[Bob Dylan]]'s ''[[Bringing It All Back Home]]''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}
A second album, ''[[Spacegirl and Other Favorites]]'', was released in 1993 as a vinyl-only release and was compiled from what Newcombe called his "studio trash".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.last.fm/music/The+Brian+Jonestown+Massacre/Spacegirl+and+Other+Favorites |title=''The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Spacegirl and Other Favorites'' |website=[[LastFM]] |access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> The album includes "Hide and Seek", which was released as a single in 1994. The band's follow-up album, ''[[Methodrone]]'', was developed largely out of the concepts explored on ''Spacegirl'' and heavily influenced by the [[shoegaze]] genre that had gained prominence several years prior to its release. The album's ethereal rock sound is comparable to bands such as [[Galaxie 500]], [[Spacemen 3]] and [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/methodrone-mw0000181271 |title=''Methodrone'' – The Brian Jonestown Massacre <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Raggett |first=Ned |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> Two tracks from the album, "She Made Me" and "Evergreen," were released as a double [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] single in 1992. ''Methodrone'' was recorded primarily at a studio in the Hunter's Point region of San Francisco called The Compound, where [[Naut Humon]] provided an environment for Newcombe to record for hours on end.
===''And This Is Our Music'' (2003)===
Electronic music appears in [[2003 in music|2003]]'s ''[[And This Is Our Music]]'', evidencing more contemporary influences. The album's title is an obvious reference to the identically-titled, but distinct, albums, ''[[This Is Our Music (disambiguation)|This Is Our Music]]'', by the artists, [[Galaxie 500]] and [[Ornette Coleman]]. In [[2005 in music|2005]], the band released the [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[We Are the Radio]]'', on Newcombe's own label, The Committee to Keep Music Evil, which featured a close collaboration with [[Independent music|indie]] [[singer-songwriter]], Sara Beth Tuceck.
Over the next couple of years, the band shifted its sound from their more shoegaze, goth, and dream pop influences of the '80s and '90s into a '60s retro-futurist aesthetic. As lineup changes persisted, the band continued to record and in 1996 released three full-length studio albums. The first of these, ''[[Take It from the Man!]]'', is rooted heavily in the maximum [[rhythm and blues]] aesthetic of the 1960s British Invasion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|title=''Take It from the Man!''|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/take-it-from-the-man-r255357|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref> The album includes the song "Straight Up and Down," which was later used as [[theme music]] for the [[HBO]] television drama series ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' (2010{{ndash}}14), and was engineered by [[Larry Thrasher]] of the influential group [[Psychic TV]].
===''My Bloody Underground'' (2008)===
''[[My Bloody Underground]]'' was released on Cargo Records in [[2008 in music|2008]], but demos were available on the band's website from September 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/bandinfo.html|title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre official website|publisher =The Brian Jonestown Massacre|accessdate=2008-01-04 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071022153929/http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/bandinfo.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-22}}</ref> The title has been interpreted{{By whom|date=March 2010}} to be a name-check to the bands [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], and [[The Velvet Underground]], as well as a reference to BJM's endless procession of bandmates and the "scene" they collectively created.{{Or|date=March 2010}} Newcombe has down-played such interpretations, however.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2984902 |title= The Brian Jonestown Massacre: enraging Anton, unintentionally |first= Dom |last= Gourlay |publisher= Drowned in Sound |date= March 17, 2008 }}</ref>
The second of the band's 1996 album releases, ''[[Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request]]'', reflects a pastiche of 1960s [[psychedelia]]. The album also includes vast experimentation with a variety of different instrumentation including Indian drones, [[sitar]]s, [[Mellotron]]s, [[farfisa]]s, [[didgeridoo]]s, [[tabla]]s, [[conga]]s, and [[glockenspiel]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r282345 |title=Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request – The Brian Jonestown Massacre |publisher=AllMusic |date=June 18, 1996 |access-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref> The title of the album is a play on words of the Rolling Stones' 1967 album ''[[Their Satanic Majesties Request]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|title=''Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request''|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/their-satanic-majesties-second-request-r282345|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref>
===2009 releases===
The Brian Jonestown Massacre recorded both ''One'' EP and ''[[Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?]]'', in Iceland and Berlin, in 2009. The ''One'' EP was released in November 2009 and features the songs, "One", "This Is the First of Your Last Warning" (which would also appear on ''Who Killed Sgt. Pepper''), an English version of "This Is The First Of Your Last Warning", and an exclusive track, "Bruttermania". ''Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?'' was released in February 2010 and features musicians such as Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir (who recorded vocals on the previous BJM album) and Felix Bondareff, from the Russian band, Amazing Electronic Talking Cave; [[Will Carruthers]]. Soon after the album's release, it was confirmed that Hollywood had returned to the band after an eleven-year absence. According to Anton Newcombe, he would feature on the band's next album and toured with the band.
The third and final album released that year was ''[[Thank God for Mental Illness]]'', a more stripped-down effort. Since the band did not have a drummer at the time, Newcombe took the opportunity to showcase more of his acoustic songwriting. The album explores more in-depth genres such as [[Country music|country]] and folk.<ref name="AllMusic biography">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-brian-jonestown-massacre-mn0000614455/biography |title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre <nowiki>| Biography & History |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> At the end of the album Newcombe included an entire EP called ''Sound of Confusion'', compiled largely from earlier BJM recordings. ''Sound of Confusion'' features both regular songs and more abstract sound collages.
===''Aufheben'' (2012)===
The most recent Brian Jonestown Massacre album release is titled "Aufheben" and was released on May 1, 2012. Newcombe stated in an interview with GoingThruVinyl that the album title relates to [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel]]'s use of the term, whereby something is destroyed in order to preserve it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anton Newcombe Talks About the New Brian Jonestown Massacre record - Aufheben [31'17''] S02 Ep05 Living in a reverse world|url=http://www.goingthruvinyl.com/wp/2012/04/anton-newcombe-talks-about-the-new-brian-jonestown-massacre-record-aufheben-listen-3117-s02-ep05-living-in-a-reverse-world/|work=GoingThruVinyl|publisher=GoingThruVinyl|accessdate=2 December 2012|date=13|month=April|year=2012}}</ref>
===1997–1998: ''Give It Back!'', signing to TVT and ''Strung Out in Heaven''===
The Brian Jonestown Massacre recorded their sixth album, ''[[Give It Back!]]'', in 1997 after relocating to Los Angeles from San Francisco. The album was tracked in a few short days leading up to the band's first US tour and includes the track, "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth", a sardonic reply to [[The Dandy Warhols]]' single "[[Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth]]", which had been perceived at the time as being directed at the BJM. "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" was featured on the soundtrack to [[Jim Jarmusch]]'s 2005 film ''[[Broken Flowers]]''. During this time, the BJM signed with [[TVT Records]].<ref name="AllMusic biography"/> This led to the release of the band's seventh full-length album, ''[[Strung Out in Heaven]]'', in 1998, as well as their first-ever tours of the UK and Japan. ''Strung Out in Heaven'' did not sell as many records as TVT had hoped, and the relationship between the label and the band deteriorated. TVT eventually dissolved its remaining contractual obligations with the band.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
===1999–2005: ''Bring It All Back Home – Again'', ''Bravery Repetition and Noise'', ''And This Is Our Music'' and ''We Are the Radio''===
[[File:The Brian Jonestown Massacre-7.jpg|thumb|right|The band in 2004]]
In 1999, Which? Records released the [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Bringing It All Back Home – Again]]'', a collection of songs largely written and recorded around the time the band were working on ''[[Give It Back!]]'' and ''[[Strung Out in Heaven]]''. In 2001, the band released their eighth studio album, ''[[Bravery Repetition and Noise]]'', which included the track "Sailor", a re-work of a song originally performed by [[The Cryan' Shames]].
In 2003, the band released their ninth studio album, ''[[And This Is Our Music]]''. ''And This Is Our Music'' was a step in a new direction for Newcombe and the group creatively, and emphasized more of the [[electronic music]] Newcombe had explored in the beginning days of the group.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} The album's title has been called a reference to the identically titled, but distinct, albums ''[[This Is Our Music (disambiguation)|This Is Our Music]]'' by the artists [[Galaxie 500]] and [[Ornette Coleman]].{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
In 2005, the band released the [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[We Are the Radio]]'' on Newcombe's own label, The committee to Keep Music Evil, which features a close collaboration with [[Independent music|independent]] singer-songwriter [[Sarabeth Tucek]]. This was the last BJM record to be recorded in the United States, as shortly after this Newcombe relocated to Europe.
===2008–2018: experimental music===
The Brian Jonestown Massacre released their tenth studio album, ''[[My Bloody Underground]]'', in 2008 on Cargo Records. The album is directly inspired by the music made by bands [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]] and [[The Velvet Underground]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/my-bloody-underground-mw0000783383 |title=''My Bloody Underground'' – The Brian Jonestown Massacre <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Lymangrover |first=Jason |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> The record contains a highly experimental approach, and was recorded in collaboration with [[Mark Gardener]], formerly of [[Ride (band)|Ride]], who co-wrote the song "Monkey Powder". The Brian Jonestown Massacre recorded both of their next releases in [[Iceland]] and [[Berlin]].
An [[Extended play|EP]] entitled ''One'' was released in November 2009 and featured the tracks "One", "This Is the First of Your Last Warning" (which also appears on their next album, ''Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?''), an English version of "This Is The First of Your Last Warning", and then exclusive track, "Bruttermania".
''[[Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?]]'', the band's eleventh studio album, was released in February 2010. It featured musicians Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir (who recorded vocals on ''My Bloody Underground''), Felix Bondareff from the Russian band Amazing Electronic Talking Cave, as well as the musician [[Will Carruthers]]. Soon after the album's release, it was confirmed that [[Matt Hollywood]] had returned to the band after an eleven-year absence. According to Newcombe, he would feature on the band's next album and also toured with the band.<ref name="AllMusic biography"/>
The Brian Jonestown Massacre released the album ''[[Aufheben (album)|Aufheben]]'' on May 1, 2012. Newcombe stated that the album's title relates to [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel]]'s use of the term, whereby something is destroyed in order to preserve it.
''[[Revelation (BJM album)|Revelation]]'', the band's thirteenth studio album, was released in May 2014. It is the first album to be fully recorded and produced at Newcombe's recording studio in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/the-brian-jonestown-massacre-revelation|title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre "Revelation"- Cargo Records UK|publisher =cargorecordsdirect.co.uk|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> Stylistically, the album mixes the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound with Eastern influences.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
Their next album, ''[[Musique de Film Imaginé]]'', was released on April 27, 2015. The album was conceived as a soundtrack for an imaginary French film, and pays homage to European film directors of the late 1950s and 1960s such as [[François Truffaut]] and [[Jean-Luc Godard]]. It was recorded in Berlin in August 2014.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} This was followed in November 2015 by the EP [[Mini Album Thingy Wingy]].
In October 2016, the band released the album ''[[Third World Pyramid]]'', which was preceded by the single "The Sun Ship".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://crackmagazine.net/2016/09/brian-jonestown-massacre-announce-new-album/|title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre announce new album|date=September 13, 2016|newspaper=Crack Magazine|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> A few months later, in February 2017, ''Don't get Lost'', was released having been preceded by seven singles.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre ‘Don’t Get Lost” |url=https://thebrianjonestownmassacre.com/the-brian-jonestown-massacre-dont-get-lost/ |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>
In June 2018, their 17th album, ''[[Something Else (The Brian Jonestown Massacre album)|Something Else]]'', was released.<ref>{{cite web |title=Something Else - Sister Ray |url=https://sisterray.co.uk/products/brian-jonestown-massacre-something-else-vinyl |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>
===2019–present: recent activity===
In March 2019, the band released [[The Brian Jonestown Massacre (album)|a self-titled album]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre |url=https://thebrianjonestownmassacre.com |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>
In March 2022, the band announced that two albums, ''[[Fire Doesn't Grow on Trees]]'' and ''[[The Future Is Your Past]]'', were scheduled to be released in June and October 2022 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2022/11/brian-jonestown-massacre-the-future-is-your-past/ |title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre Announce New Album Your Future Is Your Past |work=Consequence |date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |author=Jones, Abby}}</ref> The former was released in June 2022, the latter had a delayed release and instead came out in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre Fire Doesn’t Grow on Trees |url=https://thebrianjonestownmassacre.com/pre-order-the-new-brian-jonestown-massacre-album-fire-doesnt-grow-on-trees/#:~:text=Release%20Date%2024th%20June%202022,19th%20full%2Dlength%20studio%20album |access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Brian Jonestown Massacre – The Future Is Your Past |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-brian-jonestown-massacre-the-future-is-your-past/ |website=Clash |access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>
The band spent the majority of 2023 on tour around the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour |url=https://thebrianjonestownmassacre.com/tour/ |access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref> On November 21, 2023, in the middle of their show at the [[Forum Theatre]] in [[Melbourne]], an onstage brawl was sparked between Newcombe and guitarist Ryan Van Kriedt in which Newcombe hit Van Kriedt over the head with a guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/brian-jonestown-massacre-tour-australia-canceled-onstage-fight-1235506755/|title=Jonestown Massacre Tour of Australia Canceled Following Bizarre Onstage Fight |last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=November 22, 2023|website=[[Billboard_(magazine)]]|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> The remainder of their Australian tour was canceled the next day. Following this incident, Anton Newcombe has not made any public appearances or statements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/brian-jonestown-massacre-brawl-onstage-melbourne-concert-3546293|title=Brian Jonestown Massacre members brawl onstage while performing in Melbourne|last=Singh|first=Surej|date=November 22, 2023|website=[[NME]]|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
In February 2024, [[Joel Gion]] published ''In the Jingle Jangle Jungle'', a memoir recounting the first ten years of the band which features a foreword by [[Anton Newcombe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=In the Jingle Jangle Jungle |url=https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/in-the-jingle-jangle-jungle |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>
==Documentary==
{{main|Dig!}}
Along with [[The Dandy Warhols]], BJM were the subjects of the 2004 documentary film, ''[[Dig!]]''. The film captured a [[love-hate relationship]] between both bands, highlighting the interaction of BJM frontman [[Anton Newcombe]] with his counterpart in the Warhols, [[Courtney Taylor-Taylor]]. The film was recorded over the course of seven years by [[Ondi Timoner]] and won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 [[Sundance Film Festival]] for its unflinching portrait of a narcissist rock star descending into madness and drug abuse.<ref>{{cite web|title=DIG!|url=http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500015160|work=Sundance Channel|publisher=SundanceChannel.com|accessdate=2 December 2012|year=2004}}</ref> Newcombe distanced himself from the film, stating that its portrayal of him was unfair. In the film he is shown yelling at band members in an abusive fashion, using drugs and alcohol extensively and pawning a guitar for heroin money. Taylor-Taylor also distanced himself from the documentary, explaining that he felt pressured during the filming process; the Dandy Warhols' frontman also added, "It's a movie, not a documentary [...] She (Timoner) worked her ass off and forged a plot when there was no plot. She crafted the thing to swell and ebb by taking eight years of us and a year and a half of the Brian Jonestown Massacre".<ref>{{cite web|title=Fine And Dandy (reprint of article)|url=http://www.slabtown.net/articles/article_bigissuewarlords.html|work=Slabtown (from The Big Issue)|publisher=Slabtown Network and jmcgrott@slabtown.net.|accessdate=2 December 2012|author=Alex Hannafoud|date=22–28|month=August|year=2005}}</ref> The Dandy Warhols' drummer, Brent DeBoer, supported Taylor-Taylor and revealed to the Spinner website:
Along with [[Portland, Oregon]] [[alternative rock]] band [[The Dandy Warhols]], The Brian Jonestown Massacre were the subjects of the 2004 documentary film ''[[Dig!]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dig!|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/103298|access-date=December 2, 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|year=2012|agency=Guardian News and Media Limited}}</ref> The film captured a [[love–hate relationship]] between both bands, highlighting the interaction of Newcombe with his counterpart in the Warhols, [[Courtney Taylor-Taylor]]. The film was recorded over the course of seven years by filmmaker [[Ondi Timoner]], but largely focused on The Brian Jonestown Massacre from late 1996 to mid-1998. ''Dig!'' won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=DIG! |url=https://www.interloperfilms.com/dig#:~:text=won%20the%202004%20Sundance%20Grand,1%2C500%20hours%20of%20footage%2C%20DIG! |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>
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Ondi has 1,998 hours of footage that nobody saw and she could have taken it and made a really respectful show about two really talented bands working very hard and making great records. It could be a feel-good story, like here's where they're born, here's where they recorded, here's how they've grown together, and here's where they are now. But she just snagged a couple hours of just the worst behavior.</blockquote><ref>{{cite web|title=Dandy Warhols Call 'Dig!' a 'Dishonest' Documentary|url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/07/21/dandy-warhols-call-dig-a-dishonest-documentary/|work=Spinner|publisher=AOL Inc|accessdate=2 December 2012|author=Dan Reilly|date=21|month=June|year=2009}}</ref>
In January 2024, ''Dig! XX'' premiered at the [[2024 Sundance Film Festival]] to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the documentary. This version of the documentary featured both 40 minutes of additional footage as well as new narration by [[Joel Gion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sex, Drugs, and Sitar Fights: How ‘DIG! XX’ Explodes and Rebuilds a Cult Rock Doc |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/dig-xx-brian-jonestown-massacre-dandy-warhols-cult-classic-rock-doc-anniversary-1234947454/ |website=Rolling Stone |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>
==Members==
{{Main|List of The Brian Jonestown Massacre members}}
The lineup of the band is subject to frequent changes. As of September 2024, the current lineup are as follows:
The BJM has undergone many personnel changes. (see comprehensive [[List of The Brian Jonestown Massacre members|list of Brian Jonestown Massacre members]]).
* [[Anton Newcombe]] – lead vocals, guitar (1990–present)
* [[Ricky Maymi]] – guitar (1992, 2003–present), drums (1990–1991), bass (1992–1993)
* [[Joel Gion]] – tambourine (1994–1999, 2001, 2004–present)
* Ryan Van Kriedt – guitar (2015–present)
* [[Emil Nikolaisen]] – keyboards (2023–present)
* Uri Rennert - drums (2023-present)
==Discography==
{{Main|The Brian Jonestown Massacre discography}}
* 1993 ''[[Spacegirl & Other Favorites]]''
* 1995 ''[[Methodrone]]''
* 1996 ''[[Take It from the Man!]]''
* 1996 ''[[Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request]]''
* 1996 ''[[Thank God for Mental Illness]]''
* 1997 ''[[Give It Back!]]''
* 1998 ''[[Strung Out in Heaven]]''
* 1999 ''[[Bringing It All Back Home – Again]]'' (EP)
* 2000 ''Zero'' (EP)
* 2001 ''If I Love You'' (EP)
* 2001 ''[[Bravery, Repetition and Noise]]''
* 2003 ''[[And This Is Our Music|...And This Is Our Music]]''
* 2004 ''[[Tepid Peppermint Wonderland]]''
* 2005 ''[[Tepid Peppermint Wonderland Volume Two]]''
* 2005 ''[[We Are the Radio]]'' (EP)
* 2008 ''[[My Bloody Underground]]''
* 2008 ''[[Just Like Kicking Jesus]]'' (EP)
* 2009 ''[[Smoking Acid]]'' (EP)
* 2009 ''One EP'' (EP)
* 2010 ''[[Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?]]''
* 2012 ''[[Aufheben (album)|Aufheben]]''
;Studio albums
==In popular culture==
* ''[[Methodrone]]'' (1995)
* The BJM and The Dandy Warhols were the subject of the documentary, ''[[DiG!]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dig!|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/movie/103298|accessdate=2 December 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|year=2012|agency=Guardian News and Media Limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DiG! - Brian Jonestown Massacre|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGd0UoHBfcU|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=2 December 2012|author=ousmane bary|format=Video upload|date=2|month=August|year=2012}}</ref>
* ''[[Spacegirl and Other Favorites]]'' (1995)
* "Open Heart Surgery" appeared on the [[Rescue Me (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the television series, ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]''.
* ''[[Take It from the Man!]]'' (1996)
* A number of BJM songs were used in the improvisational film by Zak Penn, entitled ''The Grand''.
* ''[[Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request]]'' (1996)
* "Servo", from ''Give It Back!'', was used in the 2007 film, ''[[Spin (2007 film)|Spin]]''.
* ''[[Thank God for Mental Illness]]'' (1996)
* All but one song in the 2007 film, ''[[Broken (2007 film)|Broken]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469045/soundtrack |title= ''Broken'' (2006/I) – Soundtracks |publisher= IMDb |accessdate= 2010-02-05 }}</ref> was by The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
* ''[[Give It Back!]]'' (1997)
* "Straight Up and Down" is used as the opening theme song for the HBO show, ''Boardwalk Empire''.
* ''[[Strung Out in Heaven]]'' (1998)
* "Vacuum Boots" appears in the first season episode of ''My Life as Liz''.
* ''[[Bravery, Repetition and Noise]]'' (2001)
* The track, "You Look Great When I'm Fucked Up", appears at the end of the fifth episode of the first series of teen drama, ''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]''; the track, "Ballad of Jim Jones", also appeared in the tenth episode of the third series.
* ''...[[And This Is Our Music]]'' (2003)
* "The Way It Was" featured in the 2011 video game, ''[[Need for Speed: The Run]]''.
* ''[[My Bloody Underground]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Aufheben (album)|Aufheben]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Revelation (BJM album)|Revelation]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Musique de Film Imaginé]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Mini Album Thingy Wingy]]'' (2015)
* ''Third World Pyramid'' (2016)
* ''Don't Get Lost'' (2017)
* ''[[Something Else (The Brian Jonestown Massacre album)|Something Else]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Brian Jonestown Massacre (album)|The Brian Jonestown Massacre]]'' (2019)
* ''Fire Doesn't Grow on Trees'' (2022)
* ''[[The Future Is Your Past]]'' (2023)
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
*[http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com Official Website]
* {{AllMusic}}
*[http://www.myspace.com/brianjonestownmassacre MySpace page]
*[http://www.bjmarchives.com BJM Archives]
*[http://straightupanddownbook.blogspot.com/ Straight Up And Down - BJM Book Project]
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