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Jesus And Mary Chain — The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides And Rarities

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) October 28, 2008 12:06 pm
To discount the 81 tracks collected on The Jesus And Mary Chain's four-disc set The Power Of Negative Thinking as b-side and rarity toss-offs would be grossly negligent. While most of the content doesn't quite compare to the songs on JAMC's many proper records, what these songs sometimes lack in singular greatness, they make up for as unfiltered...
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Jesus And Mary Chain As Good As New

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By Quinn Omori (CHARTattack) July 18, 2008 11:21 am
When I contacted Chart's managing editor Aaron Brophy about this show, he quipped that he thought The Jesus And Mary Chain were "the most perfect rock band ever." Frankly, I wouldn't disagree. They could've gone through the motions and that would have been enough for the hardcore fans in attendance on Wednesday, but they were good enough...
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LISTEN: Stream a 20-song mixtape from The Jesus and Mary Chain; 'The Way We Were: 1980-85'

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) January 26, 2012 11:53 am
I know you were planning to spend five bucks to go hear some DJ with neck tattoos play his collection of '70s funk MP3's tonight, but here's something even better!Two former members of the iconic noise/shoegaze outfit The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bobby Gillespie (drums, 1985-86) and Douglas Hart (bass, 1984-91), assembled this excellent mixtape that...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 6, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 6, 2010 1:13 pm
Regina Spektor's first ever live CD/DVD, Live In London, is out Nov. 22. —Warner Music CanadaGwar's Oderus Urungus will be the grand marshall for this year's Toronto Zombie Walk, which starts Oct. 23 at Trinity Bellwoods Park. The bar has now been set (and raised impossibly high) for costumes. —Metal BladeA bunch of angry Weezer fans are saying...
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Eleven Of The Worst Albums To Get Stoned To, A 4/20 Special

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By CHARTattack Staff April 20, 2010 11:09 am
11) LOU REED Metal Machine Music Lou Reed is one of modern rock's most admired singer/songwriters and his early music with The Velvet Undergound is lax enough to give someone whacked out of their mind a wonderful soundtrack. This double-album, however, comprised solely of grinding guitar feedback performed at different speeds, has got to...
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Jesus And Mary Chain Think Negatively

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 10, 2008 11:34 am
Have you ever had someone scream "Think positive!" at you? If you've ever grumbled at this phrase, maybe you can take comfort in the fact that there's a four-disc Jesus And Mary Chain box set called The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities coming your way. The package is due out Sept. 30 through Rhino Records. It...
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The Jesus And Mary Chain Confirm That New Album Will Arrive Next Year

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By Michelle Singerman (CHARTattack) November 28, 2007 11:30 am
Once retired Scottish rock band The Jesus And Mary Chain took the stage for the first time in almost 10 years at April's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. That performance, and a few subsequent gigs, have prepared them to release a new album next spring or summer. After a successful career from 1984 to 1999, brothers Jim and William...
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JAMC, MBV And Other Pioneers Featured In Shoegazer Documentary

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By CHARTattack Staff July 18, 2007 4:30 pm
The '80s shoegazer movement is being chronicled in a documentary by first-time feature director Eric Green titled Beautiful Noise. The Los Angeles-based Green has completed 47 interviews for the film, which is in the editing stage and has no firm release date. A few more interviews may be added to round things out. The film will examine the...
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Coachella Festival Brings Back Rage And The Jesus And Mary Chain

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By Josh Finkelman (CHARTattack) January 23, 2007 6:30 pm
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has a history of reuniting bands. Perry Farrell resurrected Jane's Addiction there in 2001. Iggy Pop and The Stooges buried the hatchet in 2003. The 2007 outing looks to be no different, with appearances by Rage Against The Machine and The Jesus And Mary Chain just announced. The eighth Coachella...
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Jesus And Mary Chain Principals Reunite For Sister Vanilla LP

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) December 20, 2006 1:30 pm
Although The Jesus And Mary Chain aren't reforming, fans of Jim and William Reid might have the next best thing coming in March. Chemikal Underground, the British record label founded by members of the now defunct Delgados, is releasing Little Pop Rock, the debut album by Sister Vanilla, a group featuring Jim, William, JAMC guitarist Ben Lurie...
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Jesus And Mary Chain Albums To Have First Five Albums Reissued

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By Allegra Shepherd (CHARTattack) May 16, 2006 5:00 pm
It used to be that getting your hands on an early The Jesus And Mary Chain album required scouring used record stores or taking part in frantic online auctions. Thankfully, Rhino is set to reissue the innovative Scottish band's first five studio albums on July 11. The Jesus And Mary Chain, who influenced your favourite band's favourite bands,...
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