Tag: The Jesus and Mary Chain

Video: Trailers for Jesus and Mary Chain's 'Psychocandy,' 'Darklands' reissues

Video: Trailers for Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Psychocandy,’ ‘Darklands’ reissues

A couple weeks ago, the Demon Music Group rolled out fancy 3-D previews of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s much-anticipated 2CD/1DVD reissues, and now the label has posted short trailers of the first two: 1985′s ‘Psychocandy’ and 1987′s ‘Darklands,’ which will be released Sept. 19.

The Jesus and Mary Chain reissues: Take an interactive, 3-D tour of the 2CD/1DVD sets

The Jesus and Mary Chain reissues: Take an interactive, 3-D tour of the 2CD/1DVD sets

With the first set of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s deluxe much-anticipated 2CD/1DVD reissues due to roll out in less than a month, the band — which recently staked its ground on Facebook and Twitter — is offering interactive 3-D previews, complete with audio samples, of each of its six albums.

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (August 2011)

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (August 2011)

This month’s tape features recent tracks from Paul Weller and Gang of Four, and classic cuts from The Clash, Camouflage and Simple Minds, plus British Sea Power covering The Cure, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs remaking Sonic Youth and The Shop Assistants doing The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Free MP3: Stephen Brower & The Silent Majority 'reframe' Jesus and Mary Chain's 'Feeling Lucky'

Free MP3: Stephen Brower & The Silent Majority ‘reframe’ Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Feeling Lucky’

Stephen Brower says he’s long been a fan of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Feeling Lucky,’ off 1994’s ‘Stoned & Dethroned,’ ‘but it’s also always felt unfinished, with only 25 words and a long instrumental outro.’ So he ‘reframed’ it as the intro to his own ‘Eyes on Me.’

Jesus and Mary Chain reissuing all 6 albums this fall in deluxe 2CD/1DVD editions

Jesus and Mary Chain reissuing all 6 albums this fall in deluxe 2CD/1DVD editions

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s six studio albums will be reissued this fall in expanded 2CD/1DVD packages that include B-sides, live sessions, TV appearances and rare material such as rejected early B-side ‘Jesus Fuck’ and a newly discovered recording of ‘Darklands’ with an added string section.

New releases: Cars, 'Upside Down' DVD, Jesus and Mary Chain, The The, Psychedelic Furs

New releases: Cars, ‘Upside Down’ DVD, Jesus and Mary Chain, The The, Psychedelic Furs

This week’s new releases include ‘Move Like This,’ the first new album from The Cars in 24 years; ‘Upside Down: The Creation Records Story’ on DVD and Blu-ray, plus a 2CD soundtrack; vinyl reissues of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Automatic’ and ‘Honey’s Dead’; and budget-priced The The and Psychedelic Furs best-ofs.

Video: The Cure, Pixies, Jesus and Mary Chain, World Party live on MTV's '120 Minutes'

Video: The Cure, Pixies, Jesus and Mary Chain, World Party live on MTV’s ‘120 Minutes’

Since the announcement last month that MTV plans to revive its ‘120 Minutes’ franchise as both a new monthly TV show and a quick-hit web series, the music-averse network has begun populating its MTV Hive website with performances by the likes of The Cure, Pixies, The Jesus and Mary Chain and World Party.