The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Posted: February 23rd, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Feature story | Tags: anton newcombe, black rebel motorcycle club, the brian jonestown massacre | No Comments »
No Ropes Attached
Background note: A discussion with Anton Newcombe was always a memorable event, but he also holds the distinction of being my first, and thus far only, clothing-optional interview. This piece was first published around 2001, several years before the band earned greater infamy via the film Dig!
Since 1995, I’ve observed via post-show chats, interviews and friendly phone calls as Anton Newcombe first bartered his way out of obscurity, then nearly burned himself into oblivion. The last time I formally interviewed him, he was somewhere in between and, in keeping with his storied eccentricity, wearing nothing but a Cossack-style fur cap, sunglasses and Frye boots.