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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Interviews by Dave Simpson

‘We had even more fights than they show in the film’: how we made Dig! with the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols

Chaos … Joel Gion and Anton Newcombe.
Chaos … Joel Gion and Anton Newcombe. Photograph: Dogwoof

Ondi Timoner, director

I wanted to make a documentary about 10 bands on the verge of getting signed by record companies, to see what would happen to them. When I first heard the Brian Jonestown Massacre, I thought they were some lost band from the 1960s. But a friend told me they were alive and well – and that every label wanted to sign them. I filmed them soundchecking for an industry showcase gig at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, then they came over to my house, which is the backyard scene in Dig!

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