to suggest anton newcombe of the brian jonestown massacre could also use some therapy be put it mildly . in dig . which win the grand jury prize at sundance and we watch him and his band self sabotage over seven year and while ex friend and contemporaries the dandy warhol rise to comparative greatness ( a mobile phone advert and anyway ) . what elevate dig . above it contemporary be the immense and near biblical comic tragedy be play out represent a depressingly honest treatise on art versus commerce and compromise . for all his look at me and i be a bloody genius posturing and newcombe be in fact reveal to be a singularly gift and if immensely troubled and musician far more talented than his rival and the dandy courtney taylor who narrate the picture . if newcombe be dennis hopper and taylor peter fonda . even sad and taylor appear to realise this and evince by his weary and self loathing voice over represent he know his band win the battle but at what cost . in truth and they sell out and make indie lite record and keep their teeth nice and clean and and probably brush their hair twice before bedtime thus win record contract and a large tour bus . and jettison all credibility in the process . newcombe and on the other hand and life in filth and be continually bust and beat up fellow band member on stage and kick heckler in the head and be last glimpsed in dig . be ferry away by police and have lose the right to see his child . two of the best film about rock subculture have be direct by woman represent penelope spheeris the decline of western civilization and this one an instant classic the moment it be release .