The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Dig!, the 2004 documentary about their rivalry with the Dandy Warhols, made Anton Newcombe infamous for onstage fights and meltdowns, but the music is the real story.
The San Francisco band's revolving line-up, with dozens of members over the years, has channelled 60s psychedelia, the Rolling Stones, shoegaze and drone. In 1996 alone they released three albums, including Take It from the Man! and Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request, and 'Anemone' became a quiet cult favourite.
Newcombe later moved to Berlin, where he records prolifically in his own studio.
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