Feb 06 2025 72 mins 8
This week, we are joined by musician STEVE MICHENER (Big Dipper, Volcano Suns, Dumptruck, Barbara Manning) to discuss a documentary featuring one of Steve’s old bandmates, THIS IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPH: THE MISSION OF BURMA STORY!!!! We discuss the makeup of the Boston music scene of the 80s, Steve’s time in post-Burma band VOLCANO SUNS with Peter Prescott, the genesis of BIG DIPPER, how it was like Beatlemania for Burma in Boston, Burma playing 3 times a week in the early days, how Burma changed the music scene into an artier space, Propellor Records, The Girls and Moving Parts, what brought Clint Conley and Roger Miller together, the chaotic playing outside of their own song structures that Burma did, ultimate chemistry bands, Martin Swope’s magical live tape manipulation and what it felt like hearing it in the audience early on, the criticism regarding their records vs. their live shows, Peter Prescott’s scream, the band Sorry, the Moby hatred displayed within this doc, The Go-Betweens, discovering what tinnitus was through Burma and Roger Miller’s subsequent hearing loss, working at the copy shop with Prescott, the sadness of Burma breaking up and living under Burma’s shadow, Steve’s stints in Yo La Tengo and Dumptruck, the challenges of being in a band with multiple song writers, why and how Burma reformed, This Band Could Be Your Life, Bob Weston taking over for Martin Swope, how the band continued to grow after they reforemd, how loud was Burma really and a day in the life of a Mission Of Burma fan!
So come sing out loud "dada dada dada dada dada dada dada dada dada" on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!
STEVE MICHENER:
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Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.
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