Tagged: robertlevonbeen

Jumping in at the deep end's always a little terrifying, even with arm bands on. Joining bands fifteen years into their career however could be construed to be a rather bold, brash and quite possibly destructive decision. They say look before you leap but regardless, it'd surely be best to leap to cower away forever and a day... You'd never know what'd be awaiting in the abyss below, if not. Denmark's sultry ex-Raveonettes tom-tom ravager Leah Shapiro took life, health and sanity in her hands when she joined San Fran's leather-bound blues impresarios Black Rebel Motorcycle Club a [...]

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Over the last two decades, San Francisco's Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has found itself in the midst of an ever changing identity crisis. Well, maybe crisis isn't the right word; uncertainty fits better. After several years of back and forth infighting between original drummer Nick Jago and guitarists Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been , it seems the strings have at long last been cut; for now at least. Joined now by the Raveonettes' drummer Leah Shapiro, Black Rebel Motorcycle [...]

This week on Dirty Laundry , Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 's Robert Levon Been , who took some time to hang down at the 'mat before heading out on tour in support of BRMC's new album: Beat The Devil's Tattoo , which is out now. He talks about the band, growing up the son of a famous musician and the new album, so it's pretty rad. Grab the track "after the jump" [mp3] Black Rebel Motorcycle [...]

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil's Tattoo

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club bring the stage to your living room.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club anunció que lanzará un DVD de shows en vivo el 10 de noviembre. Se llamará simplemente Live y fue grabado durante la gira que realizó el grupo en el 2007. Las imágenes que se mostrarán en los videos serán de Berlín, Glasgow y Dublin y se trata del segundo DVD del grupo que además incluirá algunas canciones acústicas. Robert Levon Been , el guitarrista de la banda, comentó que la gente les viene pidiendo esto hace mucho tiempo. Mientras tanto la banda se encuentra [...]

We don't usually cover Chicago specific events, but we found it kind of cool that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Robert Levon Been is spinning a DJ set before The Dandy Warhols New Years Eve show. The show will take place at The Metro. Wonder what will be on his play list? More info on the show and tickets here . Been also provided one of our favorite moments in music in 2008 when [...]

Fans got quite the treat as they excited the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club show Friday night in Santiago, Chile. Robert Levon Been ran out into the street and jumped atop a parked car to perform an acoustic version of the band's Sympathetic Noose . This is one of the coolest things ever! We wish more musicians would do stuff like this. Get out on the street with the people. Been scored tons [...]