This article originally appeared in the November 1985 issue of SPIN. Every summer morning the jets dump several hundred Americans at Gatwick and Heathrow airports in London. Dollars in hand, they rush ...

Released in 1985, debut album Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain laid the groundwork for the shoegaze genre as well as alternative rock in general. It's place in music history has been permanent ...

When The Jesus and Mary Chain released their landmark debut album Psychocandy back in 1985, brothers Jim and William Reid made it clear that fuzzy guitars and distorted feedback belonged in a new wave ...

Just think of the legacy of Jim and William Reid, the two brothers helming the Jesus and Mary Chain for more than 30 years of hurts-so-good rock. Since the band’s breakthrough wall-of-noise 1985 debut ...

Led by songwriting duo Jim and William Reid, Scottish alt-rock collective The Jesus and Mary Chain are one of the most beloved cult acts that Britain has ever produced. From their early intention of ...

This appreciation isn’t for a deceased musician, but for a departed band. The Jesus and Mary Chain, one of the most exciting and influential rock groups of the last 20 years, officially called it ...