New Mission Of Burma Video - "1, 2, 3, Partyy!"

If you recall, Mission Of Burma's third post-reunion collection Sound The Speed The Light is "a departure from the pinned-needles roar of 2006's The Obliterati" and is "far more spacious and dynamic." The lead track "1, 2, 3, Partyy!" isn't... CONTINUE READING NEW MISSION OF BURMA VIDEO - "1, 2, 3, PARTYY!"»

Posted on October 7, 2009 in MP3, Video (3 comments)
Tags: Mission Of Burma | Thom Yorke

New Mission Of Burma - "1, 2, 3, Partyy!"

Dinosaur Jr. aren't the only ones releasing stellar material in their post-reunion life: Judging from the sort of off-the-wall quality of Mission Of Burma's ONoffON and The Obliterati, there's no reason to doubt their third reformation collection Sound The Speed... CONTINUE READING NEW MISSION OF BURMA - "1, 2, 3, PARTYY!"»

Posted on July 13, 2009 in Album Art, MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Lisa Hannigan | Mercury Prize | Mission Of Burma

Mission Of Burma/Fucked Up/Ponytail/Jemina Pearl Kick Off The 2009 Pool Parties @ Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn 7/12/09

After being ousted from McCarren Park when the city decided to spent $50MM to restore The Pool as an actual pool, Jelly NYC found a new home for their free summer show series in the upscale hipster haven that is... CONTINUE READING MISSION OF BURMA/FUCKED UP/PONYTAIL/JEMINA PEARL KICK OFF THE 2009 POOL PARTIES @ WILLIAMSBURG WATERFRONT, BROOKLYN 7/12/09»

CMJ '08: Jay Reatard, King Khan, & Mission Of Burma @ "Rhapsody Rocks NYC"

The "Rhapsody Rocks NYC" party at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg offered not only a strange, intriguing mix of performers, but also an oddball order of performances: The much discussed Jay Reatard went first, instead of Hardly Art's hardly mentioned... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: JAY REATARD, KING KHAN, & MISSION OF BURMA @ "RHAPSODY ROCKS NYC"»

New Old Volcano Suns - "Jak" & "White Elephant"

Last time I saw Bob Weston, he was onstage at ATP making amusing cracks about preferring Mission Of Burma to Big Black because, well, their reunion and his part in it payed for his house. Long before said reunion or... CONTINUE READING NEW OLD VOLCANO SUNS - "JAK" & "WHITE ELEPHANT"»

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Mission Of Burma And Sebadoh Look Back

Sparks Plus was flying the first night of the Pitchfork Music Festival. The promised thunderstorms never materialized, though the clouds remained generally ominous throughout, and we got soaked en route to the grounds. (Well, I got soaked. Amrit wisely... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: MISSION OF BURMA AND SEBADOH LOOK BACK»

Posted on July 19, 2008 in Concert (2 comments)
Tags: Mission Of Burma | Pitchfork Music Festival | Sebadoh

Pitchfork Music Festival 2006 Photos

That Pitchforkmedia must be doing something right; 19,000 people a day hit up their Festival for 18 hours of music over two days, despite some serious heat and humidity. Whether that's a testament to the awesome lineup or the show-going... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006 PHOTOS»