Keep Music Evil: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story

By: Jesse Valencia

Narrated by: Jesse Valencia

Fifteen years after Ondi Timoner’s film Dig! shot The Brian Jonestown Massacre to international fame comes the first ever book on the controversial band and their leader, Anton Newcombe, who together have been at the forefront of the resurgence of psychedelic rock in recent decades — and become one of the most infamous and controversial bands around in the process.

Drawing on years of extensive research and personal interviews with over 125 people connected to the band — including former and current members Joel Gion, Matt Hollywood, Jeff Davies, Rick Maymi, and Frankie Emerson, as well as The Dandy Warhols, Miranda Lee Richards, Dave Deresinski, and Ondi Timoner — Keep Music Evil: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story digs a little deeper into the history of the band and the making of the film.

Written as a personal narrative that evokes the New Journalism of Tom Wolfe and Hunter S. Thompson, Keep Music Evil sets the record straight, once and for all, providing close insights into the band’s origins in early 1990s San Francisco, their record-making process, and the full, unexpurgated tale of Dig! Featuring rare, candid photographs of the band from throughout their career, this is the first comprehensive study of one of modern rock ’n’ roll’s most enduring sagas.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Jawbone Press (P)2021 Jesse Valencia

Great Biography, editing is not that bad

great fast read that keeps you interested. the editing in the audio is not as bad as some are saying so don’t get too worried. If you’re used to diy productions and or punk & lo-fi work its not that bad. It keeps up with anton newcombe free flowing ethos that has kept his musical output alive for years. god bless

Well researched, poorly edited

It’s clear the author put their heart and soul into this work. However they seemed to have difficulty reading their own words.
Who was in charge of editing this audio recording? Poorly executed.

Great story. Audio mistakes not edited out — so some lines are re-read.

Great story from lots of different voices and sources. The glaring problem of it is that several audio mistakes are not edited out — so some lines are re-read.

A good perspective

Takes a bit to get into the rhythm and cadence but once you’re in it’s a good ride. Was also able to learn about other bands I didn’t know about that I like. Worth the read.

Who edited the voice recording?

Great story but horrible recording. Each sentence is spliced with no space in between and makes the speed very fast and not good. Please re record. The story deserves better