Three decades into a career of no little backstory and cult acclaim, albeit with a sixteen year gap in the middle, Mission Of Burma have now not only made three times as many full lengths as they did first time around but maintain their visceral, hard drilled post-hardcore (backdated to pre-hardcore) remains as urgent and vital as when they emerged with the Signals, Calls And Marches EP in 1981. And...
Got an invitation to the El Cap tonight, for to see Waking Sleeping Beauty. If you want to know what it was like to work at Disney Feature Animation in the eighties or early nineties, this film will show you the reality of that time ... [ Waking Sleeping Beauty ] covers a world that seems like we know it, but really don’t. It moves beyond the celebrity-driven coverage of million-dollar catfights...
The picture above was taken by my friend the Hoffinator when she was visiting mutual friends in Asheville, NC. I must admit to loving the name Roger. It's not too common, not too rare. It's been on the 1000 most popular male names of babies in the United States ever since the Social Security Administration was able to post records of this, tracking back to 1880. At #463 in 2008, it is actually up five...
sawr a foxy double feature over the weekend of the fantastic mr fox and robin hood, both of which are favorite things. i also had rice and beans one night. it was great. but i'm really in no mood to go into any of it now. DOWNLOAD: Roger Miller - Oo De Lally [mp3]
Leroy Pullins put this goofy Roger Miller copycat song out in 1966. It sounds enough like Roger Miller to think it might actually be him using a fake name (but it's not). Leroy Pullins on CMT
The record producer and label owner Shelby Singleton is associated with several American hits of the 1960s but he will be best remembered for his re-marketing of the Sun Records catalogue in Memphis. He admitted that he had no great musical talent, but he knew what record buyers wanted to hear.
Mission of Burma by Eric Uhlir Mission of Burma At this point, Mission of Burma has made more albums after reuniting than during their post-punk heyday, which is kind of incredible. The world wasn’t as appreciative of their brainy rock back then, but time has corrected the oversight. Guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley and drummer Peter Prescott all contributed vocals and their own...
Wikipedia Ed Note: We're pleased to introduce guest contributor Robin Sinhababu, a North Carolina native and current East Austinite. Each week, Robin will be interviewing folks who, as he puts it, "create Austin's food, music, events, and sense of overwhelming and unavoidable fun." Recent Radio IST List posts can be viewed here. From Robin: Clint Conley works hard as a television producer...
There is an old Roger Miller song that starts off “England swings like a pendulum do” and that was certainly true of Virtual London on Halloween night, when there were not one but two great parties rocking the sims. Avatars took the opportunity to don scary costumes and live out their fantasies (because otherwise no one ever dresses up in SL) in a way that can’t be done safely in...
...randomly, of course. Robert Parker - Barefootin' Sam & Dave - I Thank You The Dimensions - She's Boss George Hamilton IV - Abilene Commander Cody - Hot Rod Lincoln Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Stay A Little Longer The Manhattan Transfer - Tuxedo Junction Roger Miller - Kansas City Star Ron Sunshine - Coffee & Reefer Don & The Goodtimes - Louie Louie
...now I've got Robbie Fulks on my mind. The rain, I think, bends my mind towards country music. "Cigarette State": "Alabama's grand/(the state, not the band)." And "At The Corner Of Eyelove And Ewe": "There will be moonlit rides by coach and horse/a fine hotel, some intercourse/and later on, a big divorce/oh how badly it shall end!" Fulks also wrote the stinging...
"While I want to state in no uncertain terms that the NEA is not a political agency and that when art becomes propaganda I lose all interest in it, I also want everyone to know that the days of a defensive NEA are over." New NEA chief Landesman sketches an encouraging agenda and addresses the challenges the org faces but downplays the danger of revived culture-war attack on arts funding in...
During the summer, I forget Roger Miller exists. As soon as the rains come, I suddenly remember and can't think about any other musician for a couple of days. Every year. It's a mystery. I have no idea who that kid is. But I like his understated chicken dance. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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