NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of The Brian Jonestown Massacre on 9 July 2020. The Brian Jonestown Massacre has been played on NTS over 60 times, featured on 48 episodes and was first played on 16 December 2012.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The band has had over 40 members since then, but its driving force and main songwriter is Anton Newcombe. Other prominent members have included Matt Hollywood, Dean Taylor, Jeff Davies, Brian Glaze, and Joel Gion. Their sound is heavily influenced by the psychedelic sounds of the 1960s, but also carries influences from shoegaze,…