Tepid Peppermint Wonderland - A Retrospective

After nearly 15 years, Anton Newcombe and his ever-rotating crew of accomplises in Brian Jonestown Massacre are finally getting the compilation treatment. This two-disc, 33-track collection strips away the feuds, drug use, mental illness, and rock star aura from these subjects of the recent Sundance-winning documentary Dig!, and focuses, for once, on their music.

Over the years, Anton Newcombe and the Brian Jonestown Massacre have gotten more promotional mileage out of their self-sabotage than they have ink spilled on their shambolic musical blend of the Stones, Velvets, and Summer of Love-derived transcendence.