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 | We are thrilled to announce the release of WE ARE ONLY RIDERS! From Glitterhouse Records: This album is a miracle. One which returns one faith. Very briefly, the history that has to be necessarily related: a certain Tony Chmelik worked in a London record store near the apartment of the Gun Club singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce. Together, they listened to by old blue plates, from which arose a friendship and a record project: Ramblin Jeffrey Lee & Crypress Grove With Willie Love. Tony Chmelik is Cypress Grove and as he was clearing out his attic a few years ago, he found a tape with jams and song sketches of the master. Too crude to publish them, but good enough to use them as a base and in the spirit of Jeffrey Lee's complete it. What followed was three years of hard work. Old companions and self-confessed admirer of Pierce were contacted, favors demanded, handles cleaned, begged and asked. The result is We Are Only Riders. And it has more than paid off. Nick Cave is the opener with an animated Ramblin 'Mind, Jeffrey Lee's guitar track was retained, while Kid Congo Powers, Barry Adamson, Mick Harvey, and others. Unquestionably one of the best Cave songs for a long time. Next, the inimitable Mark Lanegan growls through Constant walking and give the Raveonettes Free To Walk with Jesus & Mary Chain memorial anthem. Lucky Jim, the only one already known JLP song on this album, wins in the version of Debbie Harry even more depth. Nick Cave sits at the piano. Chris Stein plays the guitar. Even Lydia Lunch has on We Are Only three very strong riders like vocal performances, When I Get My Cadillac is a lysergic acid-contaminated acoustic song with Kid Congo Powers at ambient guitar. The following is the second version of Ramblin Mind of David Eugene Edwards placed very close to the early 16 Horsepower masterpieces - devilishly good! The Sadies also offer Constant Waiting and it fits the Ghosttown sound perfect for her predecessor. Free To Walk (you remember the Raveonettes) sounds in the version of Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell, of course, quite different, charming, front-porchy the same time very deep! A few surprises, we do not want to reveal, for example The two songs by Crippled Black Phoenix (one) with David Eugene Edwards on vocals, the songs of Cypress Grove and Mick Harvey, the touching duet between Nick Cave and Debbie Harry and Johnny Dowd's contribution. This must be heard. The album closes with a simple ensemble designated group of friends to make with Walkin Down The Street (Doin My Thing) again massively clear that they are here with heart and soul into it. A Monstertrip of a song, with an extremely strong and powerful Lydia Lunch Gitarrensalven of Dave Alvin (knew not at that who has a wah pedal). A frenetic finale of a miracle plant. We are grateful. A beautiful double vinyl edition will appear in January 2010. Until then, the CD. And that is better than I have described. (rh) |
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OUT NOW!!! Disc 1 - Go Tell The Mountain. (Studio Cuts) Bad America She's Like Heroin To Me Ghost On The Highway A Devil In The Woods The Fire Of Love House On Highland Avenue Death Party My Mans Gone Now Hey Juana Eternity Is Here Love & Desperation Wildweed Moonlight Motel Bill Bailey Heart Going Down Go Tell The Mountain Disc 2 - Shake Me Up Some Punk Blues! (Live And Radio) 1980 To 1983 Sexbeat (Madam Wong's 1980) Not That Much (Hong Kong Café 1980) She's Like Heroin To Me (Club 88 LA 7th March 1981) Cool Drink Of Water (Accoustilog Studio N.Y. 5th May 1982) Fire Of Love (Accoustilog Studio N.Y. 5th May 1982) John Hardy (Accoustilog Studio N.Y. 5th May 1982) Sexbeat (Accoustilog Studio N.Y. 5th May 1982) Preaching The Blues (Accoustilog Studio N.Y. 5th May 1982) Devil In The Woods (CBGB's N.Y. 14th May 1982) Walking With The Beast (Fast Version) (CBGB's N.Y. 14th May 1982) Gunslinger (CBGB's N.Y. 14th May 1982) Louie Louie (Instrumental CBGB's N.Y. 14th May 1982) She's The Girl I Love/Ghost On The Highway (CBGB's N.Y. 14th May 1982) The Lie (Live Radio Show, Markthalle, Hamberg, Germany. 26th Mar.83) Band Interview (Live Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland 17th April 83) Fire Spirit (Live Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland 17th April 83) Fire Of Love (Live Brighton Extreems Club U.K. 25th April 83) Moonlight Motel (Solo Performance/Melbourne Australia) Mother Earth (Solo Performance/Melbourne Australia) Moonlight Motel (Miranda Venue, Sydney Australia Sept.83) Brother And Sister(Miranda Venue,Sydney Australia Sept.83) Disc 3 - Some Killing Floor Blues (Live) 1983 To 1984 Lost Highway/Moonlight Motel (Live On Broadway S.F. 30/12/83) Bad America (Live On Broadway S.F. 30/12/83) Preachin The Blues (Live On Broadway S.F. 30/12/83) Gunslinger (Live On Broadway S.F. 16th March 1984) Death Party (Live On Broadway S.F. 16th March 1984) Stranger In Our Town (Pandoras Music Box Festival) Gila Monster New Mexico/Preachin The Blues (Pandoras Music Box Festival) My Dreams (Leeds University England 22nd Oct.1984) Bad America (Leeds University England 22nd Oct.1984) Walking With The Beast Jeffrey On Saxophone. (Nottingham Rock City England 23rd Oct 1984.) Moonlight Motel (Nottingham Rock City England 23rd Oct 1984.) Eternity Is Here (Nottingham Rock City England 23rd Oct 1984.) 96 Tears (Dingwalls London 10th December 1984) Do The Twist (Dingwalls London 10th December 1984) Disc 4 - Last Roll Of The Dice! (Live And Radio) 1985 To 1993 Sex Killer - Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo Show (Paradiso Amsterdam 25th May 85) Fire -Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo Show (Paradiso Amsterdam 25th May 85) I Asked For Water, She Gave Me Gasoline- Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo.(VPRO Studio 3rd Dec.89) Pastoral Hide And Seek (I Beam, S.F 17th July 89) Flowing (I Beam, S.F 17th July 89) I Hear Your Heart Singing (Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France 17th Nov.1990) Another Country's Young (Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France 17th Nov.1990) Heart (Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France 17th Nov.1990) Fire Spirit (Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France 17th Nov.1990) Temptation And I (Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France 17th Nov.1990) Little Wing - Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo (Tivoli 25th March 1992) Yellow Eyes - Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo (Tivoli 25th March 1992) I'm Going Upstairs - Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo (Nozems A Go Go 4th March 92) Be My Kid - Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo(Nozems A Go Go 4th March 92) L.A. County Jail Blues - Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo (Nozems A Go Go 4th March 92) Lucky Jim - Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo (Villa 65 6th April 1993) Laughing - Jeffrey Lee Pierce Solo (Villa 65 6th April 1993) |
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We are proud to announce...the long awaited release! GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY DVD! Out March 1 2008 This exciting documentary by Kurt Voss (98 minutes, 2006) is a provocative portrait of the late Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his legendary band "The Gun Club," one of the most notorious and incendiary groups in the history of American popular music. Featuring interviews with ex-members Kid Congo, Ward Dotson, Terry Graham, Jim Duckworth and Dee Pop, as well as revelations from Dave Alvin, John Doe, Henry Rollins, Mike Martt, Peter Case and Lemmy Kilmister, rare photos and clips. Region free dvd plays in all countries! Limited quantities, multi region dvd. English. Only available at http://www.ghostonthehighway.com starting March 1, 2008. |
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On October 21st 2006, the ashes of Jeffrey Pierce Founder and lead singer of the Gun Club were spread in Kyoto, Japan. It was the last wish of my brother and now it has come true. In connection with the Nisshi Hongongi, the Buddhist temple here in West Los Angeles, and the sister temple in Kyoto Japan, made the request possible. This announcement is for his special friends and all those who loved Jeffrey and the Gun Club. The ashes were taken by is sister Jacqui Pierce and her husband John Faretra. May the Music live on. In the memory of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and the Gun Club. The man and now a legend. Eternally is here. His own words.... Best Regards Jacqui Pierce |
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Read Terry Graham's wonderful article, Calling Up Thunder: The GUN CLUB RESURRECTION
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Legendary guitarist on the Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee album has just written a wonderful little piece on Jeffrey just for the site - check out his story Also his great myspace page which features information you won't want to miss... |
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More screenings..... A PORTRAIT OF JEFFREY LEE PIERCE AND THE GUN CLUB by Kurt Voss Ghost On The Highway" screening in Austin, Texas MONDAY OCT. 2 - 9:45pm ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA DOWNTOWN 409 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas Admission: $2 / $1 students/AFS tix at http://www.originalalamo.com Screening in Montreal, Canada As part of the Film Pop Film Festival, October 4-8 For screening date and time check the schedule @ http://myspace.com/filmpopmontreal AND MAKING ITS UK DEBUT! Ghost on the Highway screening on Sun 5th November at 2pm at the Carriageworks Studio, The Carriageworks, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD And again at 7pm on Thurs 9th at the Subculture 66 Merrion Street, Leeds, LS2 8LW Tickets are £4.50/£3.50 available from early October via the box office hotline on 0113 224 3801 or in person at The Carriageworks (at the above address - tickets for all venues up until an hour before the show) or via our website www.leedsfilm.com |
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GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY: A PORTRAIT OF JEFFREY LEE PIERCE AND THE GUN CLUB by Kurt Voss Thurs, Oct 26 and Fri, Oct 27, 7 and 9pm Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room 701 Mission St @ Third San Francisco $8 regular admission, $6 students, seniors, YBCA members To purchase tickets online visit www.YBCA.org, or call 415-978-ARTS |
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Ghost on The Highway -- A portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club Monday September 4th 12PM Tucson Film Festival The Screening Room 127 E. Congress Ave Tucson, AZ 85701 tickets $5 www.hotelcongress.com/21st. |
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The premiere of the Gun Club movie, "Ghost on the Highway" was a great success late June at the Don't Knock the Rock Festival in Los Angeles. Just as exciting was the Gun Club Tribute/Reunion that took place - here's a clip with Dante Aliano from Starlite Desperation doing Preachin' the Blues and the brilliant Chris D of the Flesheaters doing She's Like Heroin (a song he'd been doing in the Flesheaters recently). Please see trailer below! Please email for enquiries on screening this movie in your town! We hope for a dvd release eventually so stay tuned!
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Dont miss it... the debut of GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY, the Gun Club Movie June 29-July 2 Los Angeles at the Dont Knock the Rock Festival! A high-energy mix of film and music, the festival celebrates the rock ’n’ roll roots of Hollywood with classic and brand-new rock films that contain quintessential music performances and vintage footage of important artists in their prime, plus live shows by fresh musical talents who embody the spirit of rock innovation. Founded by filmmaker and MacArthur Fellow Allison Anders, DKTR is a fan-based festival that is entertaining, adventurous, insightful and always way ahead of expectations. See dontknocktherock.com for more information. http://redcat.org/season/0506/mus/knock1.php They are going to sell out fast - Terry Graham and Ward Dotson will be playing live along with Kid Congo and surprise guests. Be there! |
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 | Don't miss this gig....stay tuned for photos/review from the Los Angeles memorial gig from 31st March 2006. |
 | Click here to watch Brother and Sister performed live by Gun Club |
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As many of you know, Jeffery Lee Pierce had become a believer of the Buddhist religion prior to his death, and that his remains are kept at the West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple on Corrinth Ave. March 5 was the monthly reading of names for those souls that over the years have passed on during the month of March. The memorial service was attended by JLP's sister Jacqui and his mother Margie. During the ceremony Jeffrey's name was read aloud, and his family burned incense in his memory. In Honor of the 10th Anniversary of Jeffrey's passing, Jaqui Pierce(Jeffrey's Sis) and others have begun preparations for a Memorial Show. Friends and Performers alike will be gathering to celebrate the memory and musical legacy that JLP left behind. FRIDAY MARCH 31st, 2006 At The Scene in Glendale, CA Scheduled to perform... The Leaving Trains, Flash Express, The Guilty Hearts and other surprise guests.... More details to follow or check http://www.thescenebar.com/ for more information. Also on the 10 year anniversary of his death, a tribute to the great Jeffrey Lee Pierce is being held at Annies Social Club San Francisco Fri. April 7th in San Francisco http://www.myspace.com/anniessocialclub Bad America (featuring Eric M., Pat Toves and Biff O'Hara) Blag and Salt Peter of The Dwarves, Chuck Prophet, and Stephanie Finch, Mark Eitzel of the American Music Club, Tom Heyman, The Bellyachers, The Parish Corey Porter and many more! Please email us if you know of or want to arrange a tribute in your town! |
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On November 14th, 2005, the first two editions of the new compilation series: 9 Lives of the GUN CLUB was released. Launching the series was the debut solo-album of Jeffrey Lee Pierce: Wildweed from 1985, and the Gun Club album Lucky Jim from 1993. Both editions contain never before released material on CD, while Lucky Jim also contains a bonus CD of previously unreleased studio recordings and several over-the-top live performances. 9 LIVES is a project of the Dutch record company Flow Records in collaboration with the Dutch agency Alternative: Willem Venema. Each edition is part of a compilation series of 9 CDs of Jeffrey Lee Pierce & the Gun Club, and will contain re-mastered and re-mixed versions of recordings exclusive to these reissues. To most of the re-releases in the series unique bonus material (studio, live - and outtakes) has been added. Once, in biting circumstances in 1996, while Jeffrey was recuperating from Hepatitis C at his father's home in Utah, he suffered a brain aneurysm, fell into a coma, and passed away shortly after at the age of 37 in a Salt Lake City hospital. The 9 editions (partly double CDs) feature remixing and re-mastering by Peer Rave (a.o. producer of Henry Rollins and the albums Lucky Jim and Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee). Over the next one and a half years, every three months a new re-release will follow, in special packaging with liner notes, and pages of unique photos. Also includes material made available with the permission of Jeffrey Lee Pierce's estate. The conclusion of the series is to be released in Spring 2007. The safe-deposit was filled with boxes of master tapes, including the recordings of the last tour in Europe. There are also ongoing plans to organize a tribute tour in Europe together with several musicians (probably with the original band members) in Spring 2006. Release schedule 9 LIVES series: 1. Wildweed FR 008-2 November 2005 2. Lucky Jim (2CD) FR 009-2 Februari 2006 3. Mother Juno (2CD) FR 011-2 4. Danse Kalinda Boom (2CD) FR 012-2 Juni 2006 5. Ramblin’ Jeffrey Lee Pierce & Cypress Grove With Willie Love FR 013-2 6. Divinity (2CD) FR 014-2 September/oktober 2006 7. Pastoral Hide and Seek (2CD) FR 015-2 8. Ahmed’s Wild Dream FR 016-2 Februari 2007 9. Ramblin’ Jeffrey Lee and Cypress Grove - Spanish Flang Dang (Live) FR 017-2 |
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Excellent, detailed interview from October 2005 with Kid Congo! New York Night Train E Zine http://www.newyorknighttrain.com/zine/issues/1/kidtoc.html Includes some pix out of his Cramps scrapbook! Part two just added - the final years of gun club, etc |
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THE GUN CLUB now on myspace.com Yep, even though there is no Gun Club these days, we thought to put up a high profile place for the Gun Club so new and old fans can seek them out, read news and see the new movie trailer and connect with other fans and ex members!! Please check it out... http://www.myspace.com/thegunclub or http://www.myspace.com/gunclubmovie |
| The Gun Club Movie - 2006 GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY Director Kurt Voss has been working on this movie for the past two years and hopes to see its release at the April 2006 "Don't Knock the Rock" film festival in Los Angeles as well as other festivals later that year. With extensive interviews with Terry Graham, Ward Dotson, Kid Congo Powers, Henry Rollins, Dee Pop, John Doe, as well as Lemmy Kilmeister and loads more, this highly anticipated film will be an amazing walk into the history and life of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and the Gun Club. ! If you have any photos or videos you would like to donate for use in this film please get in touch urgently info@gunclubmovie.com Also please email if you want to screen this movie at a festival near you or require information. | |
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New Gun Club Tribute - From Spain! Coming soon.... El Beasto Recordings will be releasing a brand new collection of rare Gun Club tracks done by a myriad of world wide artists...featuring the Demolition Doll Rods, The Hindi Guns, Mr Ratboy, Alley Gators, Girl Trouble, Gacela Thompson, Antonio Fargas, Bummer, and loads more... 999 copies to be printed. Check out http://elbeasto.com/recordings/
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Photographer Theresa Kereakes writes... "I just wanted to thank those of you who visited my website to look at it. I was checking my site statistics and my eyes popped out at the visits I had received the past few days. Thanks! That photo was taken backstage at the Whisky A Go Go at a B-Girls show. Just about everyone in LA showed up for that. B-Girl Cynthia Ross was dating Stiv Bators at the time... it was one of those nights where everyone had the same plans. Blondie members Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison were there...super groupie Sabel Starr was there... Belinda Carlisle was there. Jeffrey had not yet formed any band at the time of this photo. Soon afterwards, he had a band with Anna Statman on bass. I shot photos at that show but I am so sorry to say that those photos never even got developed because my sister threw out the film (it was in the fridge). Anyway.... thanks again for checkin out the pix. It is the only photo I have of Jeffrey. I cherish this shot and its the way I like to remember him... before everything that did him in set in. When music wasa very hopeful and positive Dream." - Thanks for sharing this amazing photo, and experience! http://the-female-gaze.blogspot.com/2005/05/his-better-days.html |
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Coming October 2005.... MOTHER JUNO and WILDWEED cd reissues on Sympathy! |
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Kid Congo Live Pix... click here to view NYC May 17, 2005 - the Lit Lounge His latest project the PINK MONKEY BIRDS have a great new CD out this September "Philosophy and Underwear" on Transolar Records. Go to Kid Congo's web site for all the details! BUY BUY BUY!! Touring Europe in October! |
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New Mojo Magazine -February/March 2005 Hot off the press..amazing article you can read here |
 | March 2005 sees the release of "Salve of 24 Gunshots" a brilliant French-produced double album of Gun Club songs done by some great bands.... Demolition Doll Rods, Blanche, Speedball Baby, Flytrap, Dirtbombs, Girl Trouble, The Jakes, Andy G and the Roller Kings, The Cool Jerks, the Come Ons, and loads more... You can order it TODAY! 1000 copies (500 special ed with 7" single) will be available on vinyl. Released by Unrecording Records France. Please support this fantastic release by ordering a copy - or two! |
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October 2004 Sympathy for the Record Industry have now released the long sought after albums "MIAMI" and "LAS VEGAS STORY" in on both vinyl and CD, as well as the "DEATH PARTY EP" on vinyl and CD... "Secret Fires" will gain special release as a 7 inch single (bside of Walkin' with the Beast)! You can order from them directfrom Sympathy (click the pic on left) or check your online retailers who should be getting them around October 19 2004 - if not already!! |
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May 2004 Congratulations also to Romi Mori on the birth of baby Sydney born in May 2004 to her and Nick Sanderson! Her band Freeheat have disbanded and she is taking a break from music, and we wish her well with the baby!!
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February 2004 Congratulations to Patricia Morrison (aka Mrs Dave Vanian) on the birth of their baby Emily! They still continue to record and tour in the ever-underrated Damned and are based in North London. The latest tour is the 25th Anniversary of the release of Machine Gun Etiquette tour!! |
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Also dont forget to read the newest Gun Club History courtesy of Stevo Olende and the folks at Perfect Sound Forever web site.... |
