…Of course they are influential, but did you suffer ear trauma and go deaf right before May 2004? Burma tipped their musical output scales towards NEW compared to OLD in 2009!… About eight or nine ...
Post-punk band Mission of Burma began a late-career comeback starting in 2004 after splitting up in the early 1980s, and they haven’t slowed down since then. The band’s contribution to the anti-Trump ...
WHEN MISSION of Burma ended in early 1983, it wasn't because any of the members had defected. It was just singer-guitarist Roger Miller's ears that had quit. His tinnitus was severe enough to shut ...
Test Of Time recently released a cover of Mission Of Burma's track, “Academy Fight Song.” Jason Tankerley does guest vocals on the song, which is available for download on Bandcamp now. Fans can check ...
Myanmar activist Sann Minn Paing released a song on YouTube a year after his parents were killed by junta forces. His Facebook post announcing the song and his demand for justice went viral, ...
Left to right, Peter Prescott, Clint Conley, Bob Weston (as the "monk") and Roger Miller of the post-punk band Mission of Burma. (Courtesy Jon Strymish) There was no farewell show, no farewell tour, ...
Burma, also known as Myanmar, has long been closed off to the rest of the world. Home to over 51 million people and 135 officially-recognized ethnic groups, the country has been siloed by one of the ...