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The Smiths in 1985
A beginners' guide to 1980s British indie rock

By Stephen Hill Published

The 1980s were a hugely fertile period for free-thinking, boundary-pushing British 'indie' bands

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The Jesus and Mary Chain
“We’re still making records because we think we’re the best band in the world”: The Jesus and Mary Chain may not have destroyed the music industry as they had hoped, but they gave it a damn good shot

By Niall Doherty Published

God bless The Jesus and Mary Chain

Interviews
Jesus and Mary Chain, 1987
"NME said we were the best thing since the Sex Pistols. Sounds said we were the worst group they'd ever seen." Why William and Jim Reid feared that The Jesus And Mary Chain's classic debut album Psychocandy might never get released

By Paul Brannigan Published

"It's such a shame that you've made a record full of pop songs and wasted them with all this noise"

Bands & Artists
Forever Now festival artists
Kraftwerk, Billy Idol, Death Cult, The Damned and more to play first Forever Now festival

By Paul Brannigan Published

New UK festival Forever Now, a celebration of alternative culture, will take place at The National Bowl, Milton Keynes on June 22

Music Festivals
Jim Reid and Ian Curtis
The Jesus And Mary Chain's Jim Reid on the life-changing impact of Joy Division

By Paul Brannigan Published

Joy Division opened up for Buzzcocks in Glasgow in October 1979. Jim Reid from The Jesus And Mary Chain was there, and the gig changed his life

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William Reid, Richard Butler
The Jesus and Mary Chain pair up with The Psychedelic Furs for autumn tour

By Paul Brannigan Published

The British are coming! Well, a few of them, at least

Concerts & Shows
Syd Barrett, The Jesus Ands Mary Chain
The story behind Syd Barrett's "too dark" final Pink Floyd song

By Paul Brannigan Published

The story behind the Pink Floyd song the band kept in their vaults for almost 50 years

Interviews
Jesus And Mary Chain Live Roadburn
Scottish alt icons The Jesus And Mary Chain triumph over apathy at Roadburn Festival 2024

By Rich Hobson Published

They might be alternative icons, but The Jesus And Mary Chain prove a bit too mainstream for Roadburn Festival

Music Festivals
1992 poster
"We went to the promoter and said, Can we go home? They were, like, 'Yeah, you can go home! But first you're gonna have to give me two millions dollars!'": Lollapalooza '92 celebrated alt. rock taking over the mainstream. But for one band, it was hell

By Paul Brannigan Published

"We were like rabbits caught in headlights. It was just traumatic for us"

Bands & Artists
A portrait of the jesus and mary chain in black and white
"I remember hearing Dire Straits in the car to the studio and thinking 'this radio poison is exactly what we're going to try and destroy'": Your guide to every Jesus And Mary Chain album in the band's own words

By Niall Doherty Published

Jim Reid takes us on an all-access tour through the Jesus And Mary Chain back catalogue, all the way from their 1985 landmark album through to their bitter break-up, reunion and the band's long-awaited second act

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