Video: The Jesus and Mary Chain - Interview + Live London 1985

In 1985 when a news reporter asked The Jesus And Mary Chain why people are so excited about them, the response was point blank. "Because we're so good, because we're so much better than everybody else. Because so many other people are complete rubbish. People have got to pay attention to us. It's pretty obvious really" (watch the interview below). Its been more than twenty years since those cringe-worthy remarks were made, six albums and more past members than I care to list. Download audio file (The-Jesus-And-Mary-Chain_Just -Like-Honey.mp3) [...]

• The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey

Let's talk about The Jesus & Mary Chain . We've been seeing them name-dropped everywhere as of late, most often in connection to some bullshit hype band that's doing everything they can to rip off the Reid brother's skeletal pop aesthetics. But you've actually heard them, right? Listen, it's just not right to lump JAMC in with all the other '80s bands trending at the moment. Equal parts sweet and sour, JAMC laced gummy pop tunes with pealing guitar feedback and Jim Reid's deadpan vocal stylings to achieve a one of a kind sound that is still emulated (albeit [...]