Tag: Vs.

Holly Anderson, poet and artist who wrote Mission of Burma's 'Mica,' 1955-2017

Holly Anderson, poet and artist who wrote Mission of Burma’s ‘Mica,’ 1955-2017

Holly Anderson, the poet and artist whose “White Story” — which she once described as “an anthem to being disconnected” — was turned into the Mission of Burma song “Mica” on the band’s 1982 debut album Vs., died last week, according to the St. Paul, Minn., Pioneer Press.

Mission of Burma to receive new 2CD best-of ahead of catalog reissue series

Mission of Burma to receive new 2CD best-of ahead of catalog reissue series

The U.K.’s Fire Records next month will release a new 2CD career-spanning overview of resurrected Boston post-punk legends Mission of Burma, compiling 29 tracks from both halves of the band’s career to serve both as an introduction and a preface to the label’s upcoming full-catalog reissue series.