Jesus and Mary Chain reconnect in China AFP By David Watkins (AFP) – 14 hours ago HONG KONG — Fighting, drinking, and smashing up their equipment was all part of getting noticed for The Jesus and Mary Chain in their formative days -- before the Internet gave everyone a potential audience.
Downtown's free concert series returns with new name, location Buffalo News There is classic alternative represented by series opener the Cult and the August arrival of the Jesus and Mary Chain; R&B and hip-hop will be well-represented by Arrested Development, LL Cool J and Salt 'N' Pepa; power-pop lovers will surely dig ...
Jesus and Mary Chain reconnect in China Inquirer.net (blog) HONG KONG – Fighting, drinking, and smashing up their equipment was all part of getting noticed for The Jesus and Mary Chain in their formative days – before the Internet gave everyone a potential audience. But much has changed in the 27 years since ...
Preview calendar: Clubs and concerts for May 24-30 North County Times The Jesus and Mary Chain ---- 7 pm June 17; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $32.50; hob.com/sandiego or 619-299-2583. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ---- 7:30 pm June 19; Grandstand Stage, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Fairgrounds ...
Why I Won't Be Watching The Stone Roses Sabotage Times Peel was an influential English DJ and taste maker who'd once taken to the air and played the Jesus and Mary Chain's 'Sidewalking' nine times within an hour because it sounded good. One night, for whatever reason, he played the song that closed out the ...
Summer's Pop and Jazz Festivals Load Their Lineups New York Times This year offers the shoegaze progenitors the Jesus and Mary Chain, the prolific R&B/hip-hop collective the Roots, the punishing rockers Built to Spill, the art-pop experimentalists Deerhoof, the scabrous doom-metalers Sunn O))), the voluble rapper ...
Elvis Costello, Iggy and the Stooges, and The Jesus and Mary Chain head Riot ... Consequence of Sound The lineup is headlined by Elvis Costello, Iggy and the Stooges, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Rise Against, Descendents, and The Offspring. Other notable acts include GWAR, Coheed and Cambria, Built to Spill, The Gaslight Anthem, The Promise Ring, ...
The future in the past TODAYonline Sure there are those who argue that these bands are now somewhat past their shelf date, but there's still a lot of brouhaha generated for gigs by The Jesus And Mary Chain (JAMC), who will be performing on May 26, as well as by The Stone Roses ...
Sibling Revelry: 30 Bands of Brothers and Sisters San Francisco Chronicle (blog) (Sony Music) The Jesus and Mary Chain: During their '80s heyday, brothers Jim and William Reid shared a fondness for hairspray and punching each other in the face. (WMG) Bee Gees: Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb ruled the disco era but often couldn't ...