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Misson Of Burma Not A Photograph Available On DVD November 21, 2006 Through MVD Visual
NOT A PHOTOGRAPH documents the resurrection of the seminal post-punk band Mission of Burma, beginning in 2002 and continuing to the present. For a band deemed ‘too ahead-of-their-time’ during their initial existence, NOT A PHOTOGRAPH follows Mission of Burma’s struggle to breathe new life into a tale that’s already been recorded in rock’s history books, and has placed them under the lights of acclaim, influence and legendary status. Mission of Burma epitomizes the age-old, artistic quandary of being influential but not famous; to have critical but not commercial success.
Though relatively few saw them during their short but burning career (1979-1983), Mission of Burma inspired countless artists over the years, including 80’s college-rockers R.E.M., Sonic Youth & The Pixies, 90’s alternative artists Moby, Nirvana & Blur, and bands from the post-Nirvana/indie rock explosion, Yo La Tengo and Spoon. After nearly twenty years and inexplicable circumstances, Mission of Burma’s reunion – beginning as a handful of performances in 2002 and since catapulting into an international tour and their first studio album since 1982 – has left many begging the question: was the band truly ahead of their time, and are they still ahead of their time today?
NOT A PHOTOGRAPH offers a snapshot of a time before compact discs and MTV, when rock & roll still had some tricks up its sleeve, and when a group of smart, young artist/musicians formed a band The New Yorker would later call “the most criminally undersung band of the 1980s.” And then, when they would reincarnate two decades later, to find an audience of still-rocking forty year-olds and astute twenty year-olds standing side by side, anticipating their band’s return to form.
“A great story with a real arc…tells the story with humor, smarts, and visceral, art-rocking glee, balancing the ever-so-tricky blend of performance and talking heads.” - The Boston Phoenix.
“The definitive film on Burma's past and future.” - The Boston Globe, “Burma aren't just you-had-to-be-there '80s indie titans, they're enduring local heroes whose re-formation, like their 1983 breakup, is covered on the local news, world be damned…. all about community as a substitute for success.” - The Village Voice.
“An in-depth portraits of [an] influential alternative rock band.” - The New York Times.
“A welcome rarity -- a rock 'n' roll reunion for the sake of the music.” - San Francisco Chronicle.
Track List:
MISSION OF BURMA: WOUNDED WORLD – Avalon, Boston, MA 2002
THE MOVING PARTS: TETRACYCLIN – Boston, MA 1979
MISSION OF BURMA: PEKING SPRING – The Space, Boston, MA 1979
MISSION OF BURMA: THIS IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPH – The Paradise, Boston MA 1981
MISSION OF BURMA: SECRETS – Club 608, Boston, MA 2002
MISSION OF BURMA: THAT’S HOW I ESCAPED MY CERTAIN FATE – Club 608, Boston, MA 2002
MISSION OF BURMA: THAT’S HOW I ESCAPED MY CERTAIN FATE – The Paradise, Boston, MA 2002
MISSION OF BURMA: TREM TWO – Iriving Plaza, New York, NY 2002
MISSION OF BURMA: MAX ERNST – Irving Plaza, New York, NY 2002
MISSION OF BURMA: ACADEMY FIGHT SONG – Irving Plaza, New York, NY 2002
MISSION OF BURMA: ALL WORLD’S COWBOY ROMANCE – Irving Plaza, New York, NY 2002
MISSION OF BURMA: PEKING SPRING – Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA 2002
MISSION OF BURMA: 1970 – EL Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 2002
Website: missionofburma.com.
Selection #: DR-4549
UPC: 022891454991
Street Date: 11/21/2006
Prebook Date: 10/17/2006
List Price: 19.95
Running Time: 70 mins
Please visit us on the web at mvdb2b.com.
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