Tag: The Jesus and Mary Chain

New releases: Morrissey, Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spiritualized, Talking Heads

New releases: Morrissey, Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spiritualized, Talking Heads

This week’s new releases include the brand-new studio album from Morrissey (‘World Peace is None of Your Business’) as well as vinyl reissues from Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Spiritualized, plus the digital release of the classic Talking Heads concert film ‘Stop Making Sense.’

The Jesus and Mary Chain confirm festival appearances in France, Poland

The Jesus and Mary Chain confirm festival appearances in France, Poland

The Jesus and Mary Chain today confirmed two European festival appearances this summer and fall — in Paris and Katowice, Poland — ahead of the band’s much-anticipated performances of 1985 debut Psychocandy at five U.K. dates in November.

The Jesus and Mary Chain in Brazil: Watch hour-long, pro-shot video from São Paulo

The Jesus and Mary Chain in Brazil: Watch hour-long, pro-shot video from São Paulo

The Jesus and Mary Chain paid a visit to South America this past week for a short run of shows, and one of those dates — a performance Sunday at the Cultura Ingelsa Festival in São Paulo, Brazil — was filmed either for web of TV broadcast, and you can now watch the full 16-song, 66-minute set.

The Jesus and Mary Chain to perform 'Psychocandy' at 3 U.K. concerts this fall

The Jesus and Mary Chain to perform ‘Psychocandy’ at 3 U.K. concerts this fall

The Jesus and Mary Chain is set to perform its landmark 1985 debut Psychocandy in its entirety at three U.K. concerts this November ahead of the record’s 30th anniversary next year, the NME is reporting today. The shows will be the band’s first in the U.K. since 2008.

'Barbed Wire Kisses': Zoe Howe's Jesus and Mary Chain biography due out in May

‘Barbed Wire Kisses’: Zoe Howe’s Jesus and Mary Chain biography due out in May

Originally due out last October, “Barbed Wire Kisses” — a 272-page biography of The Jesus and Mary Chain by music journalist and author Zoë Howe — is now set to be published in the U.S. and U.K. on May 19, but the paperback will be available a full month early, on Record Store Day, in the U.K.

The Jesus and Mary Chain to play Brazil's Cultura Inglesa Festival in May

The Jesus and Mary Chain to play Brazil’s Cultura Inglesa Festival in May

The Jesus and Mary Chain — who performed live just a handful of times last year — have been confirmed for their first show of 2014 as organizers of the Cultura Ingelsa Festival in Sao Paolo, Brazil, announced this week that the brothers Reid will close out the the 18th annual music fest on May 25.

New releases: Jesus and Mary Chain, Cabaret Voltaire, Pogues, Daniel Ash, Durutti Column

New releases: Jesus and Mary Chain, Cabaret Voltaire, Pogues, Daniel Ash, Durutti Column

This week’s new releases include an 11LP box set from The Jesus and Mary Chain, 8CD box sets from Cabaret Voltaire and The Pogues, a 3CD box set from Daniel Ash of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, and a new vinyl reissue of ‘The Return of the Durutti Column.’