Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
BRMC live at Benicassim 2007.
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock Indie rock Garage rock revival Folk-rock Blues-rock Blues revival Neo-psychedelia Rock Noise Rock
Years active	1998–present
Label(s)	Virgin, Echo, RCA/BMG
Website	www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com
Members
Peter Hayes Robert Levon Been Nick Jago

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC for short) is an American garage rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. The band comprises Peter Hayes (guitar, bass, vocals); Robert Levon Been (guitar, bass, vocals) and Nick Jago (drums/percussion). BRMC is known for its catchy brand of garage rock, blues, folk revival and often religiously inspired lyrics, and its influences are groups and musicians such as The Verve, Led Zeppelin and The Jesus and Mary Chain^[1]. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 681 pixel, file size: 388 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Garage rock was a simple, raw form of rock and roll created by a number of American bands in the mid-1960s. ... Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... Blues music redirects here. ... Neo-Psychedelia (a. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Lightning Bolt Live at the Southgate House 2005. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Echo Records is a record label started by Chrysalis Group (not to be confused with Chrysalis Records) and linked with the Japanese Pony Canyon Records. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Peter Hayes (b. ... Robert Levon Been is an American indie rock bassist/ guitarist and singer. ... Nick Jago is an English drummer from Devon. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Peter Hayes (b. ... Robert Levon Been is an American indie rock bassist/ guitarist and singer. ... Nick Jago is an English drummer from Devon. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ... Blues music redirects here. ... A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. ... Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band that revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. ...

History

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club formed in 1998, taking its name from Marlon Brando's motorcycle gang in the 1953 film The Wild One. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... The Wild One is a 1953 outlaw biker film. ...

The band's first two records were indebted to classic hard rock influenced by Led Zeppelin and also encompassed slower paced psychedelic rock and space rock influences from bands such as The Verve and The Jesus And Mary Chain. Recently, with their fourth record Baby 81, they developed a more concrete sound and style; encompassing blues, folk, and rock, while remaining angst-ridden in theme. For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... For space rocks, see asteroid. ... Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ... The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band that revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. ... Baby 81 is an album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ... Blues music redirects here. ... Folk song redirects here. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...

The vocals are shared between Robert Levon Been (Bass) and Peter Hayes (guitar). Been and Hayes met at high school in the San Francisco suburb 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. Been used the pseudonym 'Robert Turner' on the first two records, in an attempt to not be linked to his famous father (Michael Been of The Call.) He later dropped this identity when promoting Howl. Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band founded in San Francisco, California in the early 1990s, led by Anton Newcombe. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Call is a San Francisco Bay Area-based rock band originally formed in Santa Cruz in 1980 by vocalist/guitarist Michael Been, Scott Musick, and Tom Ferrier. ...

The band was originally called The Elements, but after discovering that another band had the same name, it changed the name to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Its second album Take Them On, On Your Own has several songs such as "Generation" and "US Government" that are critical of the United States government and were echoed by punk band Green Day the next year. Take Them On, On Your Own is a 2003 album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ...

After conflict with the label, the band was dropped by Virgin Records in 2004, with Nick Jago leaving the band at the end of their summer tour of the same year due to 'internal conflict' (later revealed to be a drug addiction and drinking problem). Hayes and Been then recorded their third album. Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005 the band signed to Echo in the UK, and RCA in the U.S. Their third album Howl was released to widespread critical acclaim. Several of the songs on Howl are said to have been written long before the idea of BRMC was conceived. Jago returned after most of the album was recorded but plays on track 7, "Promise". On tour for this album the band also employed a temporary fourth touring member, Spike Keating, on stage during performances. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Howl is a 2005 album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ...

Possible influences of the band include the beat poet generation, notably of the Denver scene, and particularly in Allen Ginsberg. This is evident in the title of its third album: Howl is the name of Ginsberg's most celebrated work. Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. ...

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 of Baby 81 album on their MySpace page. Baby 81 is an album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Baby 81 is an album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

On June 6, 2007, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performed in a concert that was streamed live via MSN Music. is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Members

• Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar
• Robert Levon Been – vocals, bass, guitar
• Nick Jago – drum kit, percussion

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Line-up changes during Howl

During 2005, Nick Jago was estranged from the band, reportedly due to his drug problems that had become apparent, firstly when he accepted an NME Award in 2003 and remained on stage for a full nine minutes completely silent, and a year later at the 2004 V Festival where he notoriously walked out when asked to sign an inflatable penis. Things reached a head in Scotland when after a tense gig, Jago and Hayes came to blows, resulting in Jago walking out^[2]. As such, Jago did not join when the band started the Howl sessions, instead, he went through various rehab attempts, eventually rejoining the band in time to record one track on Howl, a ballad called "Promise". It is thought that the lack of Jago's presence, and the encompassing drug problems the band had faced, were part of the reason Howl became a stripped down American folk record, and departed so much from the traditional B.R.M.C. sound. Nick Jago is an English drummer from Devon. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ...

Discography

Albums

1. B.R.M.C. (2001) Image File history File links Brmccover. ... B.R.M.C. is the self-titled debut album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on Virgin Records on April 3, 2001. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 // January 1 Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. ... UK #25

2. Take Them On, On Your Own (2003) Image File history File links TTOOYO.jpg‎ This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in question. ... Take Them On, On Your Own is a 2003 album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... US #47, UK #3, AUS #34

3. Howl (2005) Image File history File links This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... Howl is a 2005 album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... US #90, UK #14, AUS #34

4. Baby 81 (2007) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Baby 81 is an album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... US #46, UK #15, AUS #36

Singles

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EPs

• Screaming Gun EP (October 2001)
• Howl Sessions EP (2005)
• Napster Live Session (2007)
• American X, Baby 81 Sessions (2007)

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In The Media

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• Professional wrestler Alex Shelley used the song "Six Barrel Shotgun" as his entrance music on the independent wrestling circuit.
• Czech mobile phone operator Oskar used the song "Stop" for their launch campaign back in 2004. The ad was directed by David Slade.
• The song "Red Eyes and Tears" was used during a party scene on the HBO show Six Feet Under.
• The song "Suddenly" was featured in the third season premiere of the Fox drama 24.
• The song "Ain't No Easy Way" was featured in an episode of the NBC comedy My Name Is Earl.
• The song "Whatever Happened to my Rock and Roll" is heard during the first race montage (the 'teaser footage') of the MotoGP documentary Faster. The song was performed live in the movie 9 Songs.
• The song "Love Burns" is also performed live in the movie 9 Songs.
• The song "Berlin" was featured in the episode "Malibooty" of the HBO comedy Entourage.
• The song "As Sure As The Sun" was featured in the first season of the Fox drama 24.

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

• The song "Feel it Now" was featured in the first season Bones episode The Superhero in the Alley.

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External links

• Official website
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at MySpace
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Discogs
• NME artist page featuring news, reviews, and videos
• JamBase: Birthing Rebellion with BRMC - Interview
• Interview with 3:AM Magazine
• Interview with Comfortcomes
• Fabchannel.com - Free video stream of a concert at Melkweg, Amsterdam (2005)
• Interview by Alexander Laurence

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References

1. ^ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (HTML). Rolling Stone Artist Section. Retrieved on 2007-10-27.
2. ^ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Prep New LP (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-10-27.