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Encyclopedia > DiG!
DiG! movie poster
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DiG! is a 2004 documentary film directed by Ondi Timoner. Culled from seven years of footage, it contrasts the developing careers of the bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the band's respective frontmen Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Anton Newcombe. It won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Image File history File links Dig_poster. ... Image File history File links Dig_poster. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Dandy Warhols is a psychedelic rock band formed in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor (formerly just Courtney Taylor) (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboard), Peter Loew (formerly known as Peter Holmstrom/Holmström before his marriage to Michelle Loew in 2003), and Eric Hedford (drums). ... The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, United States, led by Anton Newcombe. ... Courtney Taylor-Taylor, during a cameo appearance on Veronica Mars Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born ) is the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitar player for The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. ... The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, United States, led by Anton Newcombe. ... The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks amongst the top five events of its type in the world. ...


Synopsis

Culled from 1500 hours of footage and narrated by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, DIG! follows the underground giant Anton Newcombe, unearthing him to be an important yet largely unnoticed artist of our time. Courtney Taylor-Taylor, during a cameo appearance on Veronica Mars Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born ) is the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitar player for The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. ... The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, United States, led by Anton Newcombe. ...


In 1996 Anton Newcombe and his band The Brian Jonestown Massacre - who in a decade independently released 11 albums, 3 recorded in one year – are hell-bent on staging a revolution in the music industry. They are convinced their friends, The Dandy Warhols, will join them to create a united front. But Anton’s creative psychosis takes him to the most remote areas of the human mind to find his original art, and as a result, he destroys every opportunity for financial success. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, United States, led by Anton Newcombe. ... The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, United States, led by Anton Newcombe. ... The Dandy Warhols is a psychedelic rock band formed in Portland, Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor (formerly just Courtney Taylor) (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboard), Peter Loew (formerly known as Peter Holmstrom/Holmström before his marriage to Michelle Loew in 2003), and Eric Hedford (drums). ...


While tracking the destructive path of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, DIG! also accompanies the more ‘well-adjusted’ Warhols through their leader Courtney Taylor-Taylor, as they navigate the corporate sea, trying to maintain their creative edge while starring in mega-budget music videos and entertaining crowds in the tens of thousands. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, United States, led by Anton Newcombe. ... Courtney Taylor-Taylor, during a cameo appearance on Veronica Mars Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born ) is the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitar player for The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. ...


DIG! is about both musicians’ love and obsession, gigs and recordings, arrests and death threats, uppers and downers - their choices between art and industry, which unfold with the passage of time.


Response from Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe

On the band's official website, BJM frontman Anton Newcombe publicly denounced the film as "a series of punch-ups and mishaps taken out of context, and at worst bold faced lies and misrepresentation of fact." The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, United States, led by Anton Newcombe. ...


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