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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

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

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

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

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

"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"

“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

"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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