In October of 1982, the New York Times called their debut album “A raw power dissertation … a compelling piece of work.” Countless bands cite them as a major influence and inspiration. Artists ranging ...

Despite its grossly inaccurate current reputation, early ’80s hardcore punk had an incalculable influence on practically every hard rock movement of the past 20 years. Hardcore maintained the raw ...

Mission of Burma will be playing at the Pearl Street Clubroom tonight, on the second stop of a brief five-show New England tour. The post-punk pioneers started up in Boston in April of 1979, ...

At face value, it is counterintuitive that artists tend to get worse as they grow older. Accumulated experience and years spent honing a craft should logically translate into better art. However, that ...

As for Mr Weston, we already feel sorry for Bob having to do sound/tapeloops in Burma and then step onstage with Shellac in Europe. We're starting a fund, and you can send large denomination Euros ...

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 ...