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* ''Beat The Devil's Tattoo'' is featured in the 2011 movie ''God Bless America'' and an episode of the A&E series ''Longmire'' and the [[NBC]] show [[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]. |
* ''Beat The Devil's Tattoo'' is featured in the 2011 movie ''God Bless America'' and an episode of the A&E series ''Longmire'' and the [[NBC]] show [[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]. |
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* ''Conscience Killer'' is featured in the [[NBC]] show [[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]. |
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* ''Shuffle Your Feet'' was featured in the opening credits of the [[HBO]] show [[Generation Kill]] as well as in Season 4 of their other show, [[True Blood]], and the pilot episode of the [[FX (TV Channel)]] show [[Terriers (TV Series)]]. |
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | |
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 BRMC live at Benicassim 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Genres | Alternative rock, garage rock revival, blues rock, neo-psychedelia, post-punk revival, noise rock, hard rock, Americana |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Abstract Dragon, Vagrant, Co-Op, RCA/BMG, Island, Echo, Virgin |
| Members | Peter Hayes Robert Levon Been Leah Shapiro |
| Past members | Nick Jago Peter Salisbury Michael "Spike" Keating Anton Newcombe |
| Website | www |
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T. Rex, The Velvet Underground and The Jesus and Mary Chain.[1]
History
Formation and early years: (1998–2003)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club formed in 1998, taking its name from Marlon Brando's motorcycle gang in the 1953 film The Wild One (The name of Lee Marvin's gang had already been taken). Bassist Robert Levon Been and guitarist Peter Hayes met at high school in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Lafayette and quickly formed a band; Hayes having recently left The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Looking for a drummer, they met Nick Jago, from Devon, England, who had moved to California to be with his parents after spending some time at Winchester School of Art, where he was studying fine art.The band was originally called The Elements, but after discovering that another band had the same name, they changed the name to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The vocals are shared between Been and Peter Hayes.
The band's first two records were indebted to classic hard rock influenced by Led Zeppelin and also encompassed slower paced psychedelic rock, space rock, and noise pop influences from bands such as The Verve, Loop, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Their second album Take Them On, On Your Own (recorded with Coldplay/Kasabian producer Rik Simpson) has several songs such as "Generation" and "US Government" that are critical of the United States government.
Been used the pseudonym 'Robert Turner' on the first two records, in an attempt not to be linked to his father (Michael Been of The Call.) He later dropped this identity when promoting Howl. The senior Been later toured with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as part of their sound crew.
In 2003, a concert in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England had to be cancelled half way through the set, after Leeds City Council officials suspected the 150 year old floor of Leeds Town Hall might collapse.[2] This led to the band sometimes being referred to as 'the band who broke the floor'.[3] Problems with drummer Nick Jago began surfacing publicly at the 2003 NME Awards, when Jago remained on stage for nine minutes, completely silent, while accepting an award.
Howl era: (2004–2006)
At the 2004 V Festival, Hayes walked out when asked to sign an inflatable penis. After conflict with their record label, the band was dropped by Virgin Records in 2004. Jago's conflicts came to a head in Scotland, when Jago and Hayes came to blows after a tense gig. Before long, Jago quit. As such, Jago did not take part in the sessions for the band's third album, Howl.[citation needed] Instead, he went through various rehab attempts, eventually rejoining the band in time to record one track, the ballad "Promise".
In 2005 the band signed to Echo in the UK, and RCA in the U.S. Howl was released to mostly favorable reviews. Howl had a stripped-down folk style, a departure from the earlier B.R.M.C. sound. Several of the songs on Howl are said to have been written long before the idea of B.R.M.C. was conceived.[citation needed] On tour for this album the band also employed a temporary fourth member, guitarist Spike Keating.
Baby 81 and The Effects of 333: (2007–2009)
By 2007, Nick Jago had rejoined B.R.M.C. The band's fourth album, Baby 81, was released on April 30, 2007 in the UK and Europe and May 1, 2007 in the U.S. The band has posted several songs from Baby 81 on their MySpace page. With Baby 81, they developed a more concrete sound and style: encompassing blues, folk, and rock, while remaining angst-ridden in theme.[citation needed]
On June 6, 2007, BRMC performed in a concert that was streamed live on the internet via MSN Music.
In June 2008, Jago once again left BRMC's touring line-up, being replaced by The Raveonettes' touring drummer Leah Shapiro.[4] Jago stated he "took it as I am fired again and to be honest with you I respect their decision".[4] However, Hayes and Been issued a statement reading: "Nick won't be joining us for the upcoming European tour, but it's not true that he is fired. We just feel Nick needs time to sort out exactly what he wants right now. His heart and all his energy and attention is on his own solo project and he needs to see that through."[4]
On October 27, 2008, the band announced via a MySpace bulletin that they would release their newest album independently. The album would be their first release through their own "Abstract Dragon" label. The album, titled, The Effects of 333 is completely instrumental and was made available as a digital download through their official music store on 3:33 A.M Pacific Time on November 1, 2008.
On November 10, 2009 BRMC released a live DVD through Vagrant Records. It was recorded in Glasgow, Berlin, and Dublin during the Baby 81 world tour.
Beat The Devil's Tattoo: (2010-2011)
A song by B.R.M.C., "Done All Wrong", appeared on the soundtrack to the 2009 film New Moon.
BRMC's sixth studio album, Beat The Devil's Tattoo was released March 8, 2010 in the UK & Europe and March 9, 2010 in North America. The band went on a world tour that lasted from February to December.
On August 19, 2010, after the band's performance at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium, Robert's father Michael Been died backstage of a heart attack.
On November 1, 2010, the band has released their second live DVD, called Live In London, on their own website and at HMV stores in the UK. The DVD would also be for sale at the band's headlining shows throughout the tour. It was filmed in front of a sold-out London Forum on April 23, the same year. This is the last project Michael Been has worked on with the band, mixing it. [5]
As of 2011, the band has started working on their 7th album, which will be released sometime in 2013. In between the recording sessions the band has performed a South American tour and played their first shows in South Africa, as part of the Synergy Festival in Cape Town and China, in Beijing and Shanghai.
In popular culture
The songs of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have been featured in several movies, TV series and video games. Some of the notable appearances are:
- Red Eyes and Tears is featured in the season finale of the first season of Six Feet Under.
- Done All Wrong is exclusive to The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack.
- Howl is featured in the climactic scenes of Richard Kelly's 2006 film Southland Tales.
- Beat The Devil's Tattoo is featured in the 2011 movie God Bless America and an episode of the A&E series Longmire and the NBC show Chuck.
- Conscience Killer is featured in the NBC show Chuck.
- Whatever Happened To My Rock and Roll and Love Burns were performed live for Michael Winterbottom's film 9 Songs.
- Shuffle Your Feet was featured in the opening credits of the HBO show Generation Kill as well as in Season 4 of their other show, True Blood, and the pilot episode of the FX (TV Channel) show Terriers (TV Series).
- Songs by BRMC appear on several video games, including NHL 11, NASCAR The Game: 2011, NBA 2K11, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Batman: Arkham City, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, Shaun White Snowboarding, Driver: San Francisco, NASCAR 08, Need for Speed: The Run and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
- The song Devil's Waitin' is used in the season 2 finale of the AMC show Hell On Wheels.
- Stop is featured in the first episode of the TV show [of Anarchy].
Members
- Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer (1998–present)
- Robert Levon Been – vocals, bass, guitar, piano (1998–present)
- Leah Shapiro – drums, percussion (2008–present)
Former members
- Nick Jago – drums, percussion (1998–2004, 2005–2008)
- Peter Salisbury – drums, percussion (2002)
- Michael "Spike" Keating – live assistance during Howl tour, bass, guitar, (2005–2007)
Discography
- B.R.M.C. (2001)
- Take Them On, On Your Own (2003)
- Howl (2005)
- Baby 81 (2007)
- The Effects of 333 (2008)
- Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2010)
- New Album (2013)
References
- ^ "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Rolling Stone Artist Section. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
- ^ "B.R.M.C. gig stopped due to safety concerns at Leeds Town Hall". Leedsmusicscene.net. November 6, 2003. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's drummer leaves band". NME.com. June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
- ^ "'Live From London' Dvd". Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
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