Video Rewind : Kill Surf City By JAMC

'Member this ol' thing? The Jesus & Mary Chain at their finest. So noisy and shrill yet completely melodic. Bands can only pray to achieve this greatness. The Beach Boys, Spector, and punk noise all baked into a nice shepard's pie.

The Wake

The Wake. 1981-1995. Glasgow, Scotland. Formed by Alexa Caesar, formerly of Altered Images. Bass played by Bobby Gillespie, who went on to play drums in Jesus & Mary Chain and recorded Psychocandy, and sings in Primal Scream. Discovered by Rob Gretton who managed Joy Division/ New Order. Signed by Factory. Toured with early edition of New Order. Horribly ignored. Chastised for their Factory pedigree and similar sound to their more famous label mates.

Kicked poor Bobby Gillespie out. The poor thing had to join JAMC. JAMC felt threatened by his devotion to Primal Scream, so poor Bob G had to pick between two of the most influential bands of the 80s to be in. Bless his heart.

Anyway, The Wake. Horribly ignored.


The Drill LIVE





Pale Spectre off of the e.p. "Something That No One Else Could Bring", Fac 178






The Wake Myspace Profile

Here's a pretty choice Alan McGee documentary:

Has anyone here ever spent a whole Saturday stoned, watching their ass get fatter as they scour youtube for hours like a useless piece of dog shit? Neither have I; but one of our "correspondents" did, and this is what he found.

A very choice documentary on Creation Records-founder, Jesus and Mary Chain-manager and Oasis-discoverer Alan McGee. Enjoy!