Mission of Burma go to Sumeria

 

MISSION OF BURMA: The Obliterati (Matador)

What's with all these old post-punk legends coming out of retirement and laying down the most intense and cathartic music of their careers? First Wire, then Killing Joke and Gang of Four, and now Mission of Burma have risen from the grave and unleashed some truly gut-punching Noise Rock on an unsuspecting world. 

Woodstock, or Schlock Around the Clock

This is the ignoble 56th anniversary of the last day of the original Woodstock Festival, an event that seems sadder, cringier, and more deluded than ever. To mark the occasion, I'm including the following excerpt from The Endless American Midnight....

Todd in the Shadows Finally Gets Around to Big Country

 

Well, it took him long enough but Todd in the Shadows finally got around to talking about Big Country. As usual, I have numerous bones to pick but appreciate the gesture all the same.

Mama, Ozzy's Gone Home

The GOAT has been laid to rest. The city of Birmingham paid tribute to the Clown Prince of Rock n' Roll, with the kind of funeral procession usually reserved for the parasitical Royal Family. The GOAT is gone, but we still have the memories and the music.