When Boston quartet Mission of Burma broke up in 1983, the band had a modicum of fans, but its legend didn't snowball until the years following its dissolution. Eventually, artists like Moby and R.E.M ...

In a day and age when so many of the great groups from yesteryear seem to be reuniting solely for a paycheck, it’s refreshing to see a band treat its own reformation as a chance to make up for lost ...

Mission of Burma, plus its special guests, had more raw energy and talent than many bands we see today. They formed a strong connection with the audience by engaging in playful banter throughout. It ...

Returning from the ether with the same kind of tremolo sparks and guitar distortion that made them a name 20 years ago, Mission of Burma reunited in 2002 for some gigs and took to it so much they ...

This summer, Mission of Burma, a band whose original heyday was 1979 to ’83, will play eight shows in the United States — two in their hometown of Boston; two in New York; and one apiece in Philly, ...

Last night was night six, and Yo La Tengo played their fifth night of Hanukkah shows on Sunday (12/5), with their eight night stay at Maxwell’s quickly coming to an end. I can only imagine the amount ...

In one of his introductions to Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, James Agee described the book as a work of fury, not a work of art. Art, in fact, was a mark of acceptance – a sign that a work had been ...

recorded in boston with bob weston at the controls, the record is a departure from the pinned-needles roar of 2006's 'the obliterati'. the new album sounds far more spacious and dynamic. it is more or ...

Barack Obama has authorised the highest-level US diplomatic mission to Burma in half a century, in an effort to accelerate reforms introduced by the country’s authoritarian government. The US ...

It’s been almost a decade since post-punk pioneers Mission of Burma reformed, and since then, they’ve managed to defy reunion odds and keep their legacy intact. Co-frontmen Roger Miller and Clint ...