Mission of Burma

Got an email about my JetBlue reservation, started singing “this is not your boarding pass” in the style of Mission of Burma. youtube.com/watch?v=Dymnx8…

I saw dozens of great shows there over the years. My first: H2O, 1996. My last: Mission of Burma, 2008.

Weird dream. Joined Mission of Burma. Bunch of guys my age playing MoB songs. I explained that the real MoB still exists. They were stunned.

My album cover contest has come to a close and the scores have been tallied. Contestants received a half point for each artist correctly identified and a half point for each album, making the highest possible score 55 points.

And the winner is... Raul Gutierrez!

Combining his own considerable musical knowledge with that of several friends, as well as incorporating some clever cyber-sleuthing techniques, Raul was able to at least partially identify a whopping forty-four… See more →

Heading out to the free Mission of Burma show at MIT.

Fuck. I just found out Andrew WK is playing with Butthole Surfers tomorrow night, and I already have Mission of Burma tickets. Conundrum!

Listening to the bonus tracks on the new reissue of Mission of Burma's Vs, trying like mad to figure out where I've heard "Progress" before.

I'm not so into mashups, but Mission of Burma's "Max Ernst" and Art Brut's "Emily Kane" would make a pretty seamless "Emily Ernst."

What to do? I’ve been cursing Clear Channel because their inflated ticket prices are keeping me from attending four anticipated shows in the next two months, including Mission of Burma ($22.50), The Roots ($27.50), Sigur Rós ($29.50), and Television ($25.00). But now I see that King Crimson is playing on March 7th, and tickets are a whopping $45.00. I’ve never seen King Crimson; I’ve always wanted to see King Crimson; and considering they’ve been doing… See more →