{"id":359,"date":"2007-12-20T15:44:12","date_gmt":"2007-12-20T22:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2007-12-20T15:44:58","modified_gmt":"2007-12-20T22:44:58","slug":"new-video-mojo-nixon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"NEW video – Mojo Nixon “Christmas Christmas”"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a particularly busy week. The holidays are always hectic around the E.P. headquarters, and this year is no exception. One thing I decided to do this week was release an exclusive clip of Mojo Nixon<\/strong> from the E.P. archives. This will be the first of two LOUIE-inspired video clips I’ll be sharing for the holidays.<\/p>\n

Today, I’m sharing a never-been-seen video of Mojo Nixon<\/strong> performing a LOUIE LOUIE-inspired holiday greeting entitled “Christmas Christmas.” In this newly-edited video, Mojo is visited by the spirits of Evel Knievel<\/strong> and Richard Berry<\/strong>, who were both still alive and well when I originally shot this footage back in 1990.
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I shot a great interview with Mojo backstage at the Edge in Palo Alto, California when I recorded this performance. At the time of this video, Mojo was having a hard time releasing this song, as he was having some issues with the publisher of LOUIE LOUIE. A few years later, everything was resolved, and the official recording of this song came out on a Rhino Records<\/strong> compilation “Punk Rock Christmas.” <\/p>\n

I’ve always loved the music of Mojo Nixon. This guy put out some really funny, entertaining music that reeked of Elvis Presley<\/strong>, Howlin’ Wolf<\/strong>, James Brown<\/strong>, Tom Lehrer<\/strong>, and some many other great artists. You can check out a lot of his music on YouTube<\/a>. I’ve got a friend of mine who’s stuck with a dead-end retail job that absolutely loves Mojo’s video of “Burn Down the Malls<\/a>” which features old pals The Beat Farmers<\/strong>, including the late Country Dick Montana<\/strong>. I really love some of the old MTV PSA spots Mojo did, such as the “Revolutionary<\/a>” and “Foo Foo Haircut<\/a>” which I’ve been told were directed by Ted Demme<\/strong> and\/or Mark Pellington<\/strong>. Of course, one can’t forget such songs as “Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My 2 Headed Love Child<\/a>” or the legendary “Elvis Is Everywhere<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Mojo doesn’t perform that often these days, unfortunately. He retired from the music biz a few years, then came back recently with a few fundraisers to support Kinky Friedman<\/strong>‘s unsuccessful campaign to become governor of Texas. Mojo’s got a satellite radio show that keeps him busy these days, but hopefully he’ll get back into the groove of performing again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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