Mojo Nixon
Encyclopedia
Mojo Nixon is an American
musician, known for playing psychobilly
music. He has officially retired from playing live and recording, though he does host several radio shows on Sirius Satellite Radio
and has come out of retirement for one-off events, such as an event to support fellow musician Kinky Friedman
's candidacy for Texas
governor.
(aka Richard Banke) in the early 1980s in San Diego
. Roper mostly provided instrumental backup to Nixon's lyrics. Nixon and Roper released their first album in 1985 on Enigma Records
. Although the album's title is officially Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
, many fans refer to it as "Mojo Nixon and Skeeeed Roper." The song "Jesus at McDonald's" from that album was the duo's first noteworthy single.
Nixon and Roper's third album, 1987's Bo-Day-Shus!!! featured the song "Elvis is Everywhere," a deification of Elvis Presley
, which is probably his best known song (Nixon later declared his personal religious trinity was Presley, Foghorn Leghorn and Otis Campbell
).
bio-pic, Great Balls of Fire!
The film starred Dennis Quaid
and Winona Ryder
, with Ryder also concurrently appearing in Nixon's video for, "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
."
Throughout the late 1980s Nixon and Roper frequently insulted contemporary celebrities such as MTV
VJ Martha Quinn
("Stuffin' Martha's Muffin"), Rick Astley
, and Deborah Gibson
("Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child"). Nixon appeared in several promotional spots for MTV during this period, but the network's decision not to show the video for "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child" prompted him to sever ties with the network. Meanwhile, the duo also lampooned contemporary American culture and social issues in songs such as "I Hate Banks", "Burn Down The Malls" and "The Amazing Bigfoot Diet."
Nixon and Roper parted ways late in 1989. The following year Nixon recorded a solo album on Enigma called Otis
. On this album Nixon continued his assault on pop culture, most notably in the song "Don Henley
Must Die." Several years after its release, Henley jumped onstage with Nixon at The Hole in the Wall in Austin, Texas
, to perform the song. When Henley jumped out of the crowd, the dumbfounded Nixon immediately asked, "Is Debbie Gibson here too?" Nixon later praised Henley in this way: "He has balls the size of church bells!"
," which was ultimately released on a B-side collection due to pressure from album distributors. Also among his later work was "Tie My Pecker To My Leg
," which featured lyrics about bestiality, incest
, and coprophilia
.
The nineties also saw Nixon appear in a further five films including Super Mario Bros.
(1993) and Car 54, Where Are You?
(1994).
In the mid-1990s Nixon collaborated on albums with Jello Biafra
(Prairie Home Invasion
), Dave Alvin
, and members of the Beat Farmers
, including Buddy "Blue" Seigal
(Live in Las Vegas by the Pleasure Barons). Country Dick Montana
of the Beat Farmers, who was a close friend of Nixon's, was eulogized on Nixon's final album, The Real Sock Ray Blue, after his 1995 death onstage of a heart attack
. Before his death the two enjoyed poking fun at each other such as Country Dick saying on stage that he'd been "fucking Mojo's Mama" which led to Nixon to retort: "Country Dick can keep on fucking my mama, as long as he keeps on sucking my dick".
In 1998 he had a short run as an advice column
ist with "Life Fixin' with Mojo Nixon". Only two columns were authored, and both ran in the short-lived Peterbelly Magazine.
of recordings in MP3
and other formats. He once publicly declared his support because he said he's "not an asshole like Metallica
." In October 2009, several of his albums were available free on Amazon.com
in mp3
format for a limited time as part of a promotion for his CD Whiskey Rebellion.
A supporter of the Libertarian Party
, he has a degree in political science
and history
from Miami University
in Ohio
. He was also the honorary captain of the United States
luge
team at the 1998 Winter Olympics
.
He is a member of the Church of the SubGenius
.
. His first comeback was in 2006 when he came out of retirement in support of Kinky Friedman
's bid to become governor of Texas
. As Nixon said at the time, "If supporting Kinky for Governor is what it takes to drag my ass out of retirement, consider my ass dragged."
In the late 1990s Nixon worked as a radio DJ in San Diego (on KGB-FM) and Cincinnati
(on WEBN-FM
). As of 2008 he hosts three shows on Sirius Satellite Radio
: The Loon in the Afternoon on Outlaw Country (channel 63), the NASCAR
-themed Mojo Nixon's Manifold Destiny on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio (channel 128) and the politically themed Lyin' Cocksuckers on Raw Dog Comedy (channel 150). In October 2005, Mojo Nixon began appearing on the Sirius Howard 100 channel as the “General Manager.”
In the final episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000
, Mike Nelson
has a suitcase monogrammed with the initials M.N., which he says he bought at Mojo Nixon's garage sale.
Solo
With the Toadliquors
Other
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
musician, known for playing psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
music. He has officially retired from playing live and recording, though he does host several radio shows on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
and has come out of retirement for one-off events, such as an event to support fellow musician Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman is an American Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election...
's candidacy for Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
governor.
Early career
Nixon paired with Skid RoperSkid Roper
Skid Roper is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including surf band, The Evasions, but is best known for his work with Mojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.With Nixon, Roper served mainly as an instrumentalist...
(aka Richard Banke) in the early 1980s in San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. Roper mostly provided instrumental backup to Nixon's lyrics. Nixon and Roper released their first album in 1985 on Enigma Records
Enigma Records
Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative American record label in the 1980s. It was initially a division of Greenworld Distribution, an independent music importer/distributor, which it split-off from in 1985 to become its own company...
. Although the album's title is officially Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (album)
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper is the debut album from rock/psychobilly musical artists Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released in 1985.- Track listing :# "Jesus At McDonalds"# "Mushroom Maniac"# "Moanin' With Your Mama"# "Promised Land Tonight"...
, many fans refer to it as "Mojo Nixon and Skeeeed Roper." The song "Jesus at McDonald's" from that album was the duo's first noteworthy single.
Nixon and Roper's third album, 1987's Bo-Day-Shus!!! featured the song "Elvis is Everywhere," a deification of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, which is probably his best known song (Nixon later declared his personal religious trinity was Presley, Foghorn Leghorn and Otis Campbell
Otis Campbell
Otis Campbell is the fictional "town drunk" in Mayberry on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Otis was played by Hal Smith and made frequent appearances on the show from 1960 to 1967,...
).
Acting and cultural parodies
Nixon made his acting debut, as drummer James Van Eaton, in the 1989 Jerry Lee LewisJerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
bio-pic, Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire! (film)
Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran...
The film starred Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
Dennis William Quaid is an American actor known for his comedic and dramatic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, his career rebounded in the 1990s after he overcame an addiction to drugs and an eating disorder...
and Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role came in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice as a goth teenager, which won her critical and commercial recognition...
, with Ryder also concurrently appearing in Nixon's video for, "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
"Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child" is a song by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released on the album Root Hog or Die! in 1989.-"Incubating the incubus":...
."
Throughout the late 1980s Nixon and Roper frequently insulted contemporary celebrities such as MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
VJ Martha Quinn
Martha Quinn
Martha Quinn is best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV .-Early life:...
("Stuffin' Martha's Muffin"), Rick Astley
Rick Astley
Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...
, and Deborah Gibson
Deborah Gibson
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. In 1987 she was pronounced the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, with her song "Foolish Beat" and she remains the youngest female to write, record, and...
("Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child"). Nixon appeared in several promotional spots for MTV during this period, but the network's decision not to show the video for "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child" prompted him to sever ties with the network. Meanwhile, the duo also lampooned contemporary American culture and social issues in songs such as "I Hate Banks", "Burn Down The Malls" and "The Amazing Bigfoot Diet."
Nixon and Roper parted ways late in 1989. The following year Nixon recorded a solo album on Enigma called Otis
Otis (album)
Otis is an album released by Mojo Nixon with John Doe, Country Dick Montana, Bill Davis and Eric Roscoe Ambel in 1990.- Track listing :# "Destroy All Lawyers "# "I Wanna Race Bigfoot Trucks "# "Ain't High Falutin' "...
. On this album Nixon continued his assault on pop culture, most notably in the song "Don Henley
Don Henley
Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
Must Die." Several years after its release, Henley jumped onstage with Nixon at The Hole in the Wall in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, to perform the song. When Henley jumped out of the crowd, the dumbfounded Nixon immediately asked, "Is Debbie Gibson here too?" Nixon later praised Henley in this way: "He has balls the size of church bells!"
Later career
Shortly after Otis was released, Enigma Records went bankrupt, which in turn left much of Nixon's early catalog in legal limbo. In the 1990s Nixon released a handful of albums on several labels with a backup band known as the Toadliquors. These later albums included songs such as "You Can't Kill Me," "Orenthal James (Was A Mighty Bad Man)," and the controversial "Bring Me the Head of David GeffenDavid Geffen
David Geffen is an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist. Geffen is noted for creating Asylum Records in 1970, Geffen Records in 1980, and DGC Records in 1990...
," which was ultimately released on a B-side collection due to pressure from album distributors. Also among his later work was "Tie My Pecker To My Leg
Tie My Pecker to My Leg
"Tie My Pecker To My Leg" is a song by Mojo Nixon. It is a very crude song that Mojo Nixon plays at almost every live performance. According to an Artist Direct review of Whereabouts Unknown, "Tie My Pecker to my Leg" was Mojo Nixon's bawdiest song up to that point is his career. It was...
," which featured lyrics about bestiality, incest
Incest
Incest is sexual intercourse between close relatives that is usually illegal in the jurisdiction where it takes place and/or is conventionally considered a taboo. The term may apply to sexual activities between: individuals of close "blood relationship"; members of the same household; step...
, and coprophilia
Coprophilia
Coprophilia , also called scatophilia or scat, is the paraphilia involving sexual pleasure from feces...
.
The nineties also saw Nixon appear in a further five films including Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. (film)
Super Mario Bros. is a 1993 American action film directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. Based on the Super Mario Bros.video game and its entire franchise, the film features Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper and Samantha Mathis. It tells the story of the Mario brothers, Mario and...
(1993) and Car 54, Where Are You?
Car 54, Where Are You? (film)
Car 54, Where Are You? is a 1994 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman and stars David Johansen and John C. McGinley. It is based on the television series of the same name starring Joe E...
(1994).
In the mid-1990s Nixon collaborated on albums with Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
(Prairie Home Invasion
Prairie Home Invasion
Prairie Home Invasion is a first album released by Jello Biafra with Mojo Nixon in 1994. The title is a satire of the popular public radio program A Prairie Home Companion...
), Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin , is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music....
, and members of the Beat Farmers
Beat Farmers
The Beat Farmers were a cowpunk band who formed in San Diego, California, in August 1983, and enjoyed a cult following throughout the 1980s and early 1990s before the premature death of lead singer and drummer Country Dick Montana...
, including Buddy "Blue" Seigal
Bernard Seigal
Bernard "Buddy Blue" Seigal was a San Diego musician, music critic and writer who performed and often wrote under his stage name Buddy Blue. He was a founding member of The Beat Farmers, a Southern California rock band that blended country roots music and rock 'n' roll...
(Live in Las Vegas by the Pleasure Barons). Country Dick Montana
Country Dick Montana
Country Dick Montana was a musician best known as a member of the Beat Farmers...
of the Beat Farmers, who was a close friend of Nixon's, was eulogized on Nixon's final album, The Real Sock Ray Blue, after his 1995 death onstage of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. Before his death the two enjoyed poking fun at each other such as Country Dick saying on stage that he'd been "fucking Mojo's Mama" which led to Nixon to retort: "Country Dick can keep on fucking my mama, as long as he keeps on sucking my dick".
In 1998 he had a short run as an advice column
Advice column
An advice column is a column in a magazine or newspaper written by an advice columnist . The image presented was originally of an older woman providing comforting advice and maternal wisdom, hence the name "aunt"...
ist with "Life Fixin' with Mojo Nixon". Only two columns were authored, and both ran in the short-lived Peterbelly Magazine.
Politics
Nixon is an ardent supporter of free file sharingFile sharing
File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia , documents, or electronic books. It may be implemented through a variety of ways...
of recordings in MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
and other formats. He once publicly declared his support because he said he's "not an asshole like Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
." In October 2009, several of his albums were available free on Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
in mp3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
format for a limited time as part of a promotion for his CD Whiskey Rebellion.
A supporter of the Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
, he has a degree in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
from Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. He was also the honorary captain of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
team at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
.
He is a member of the Church of the SubGenius
Church of the SubGenius
The Church of the SubGenius is a "parody religion" organization that satirizes religion, conspiracy theories, unidentified flying objects, and popular culture. Originally based in Dallas, Texas, the Church of the SubGenius gained prominence in the 1980s and 1990s and maintains an active presence on...
.
Post-musical career
Nixon officially retired from the music business in 2004, playing his last live show on March 20 of that year at the Continental Club in Austin, TexasAustin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. His first comeback was in 2006 when he came out of retirement in support of Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman is an American Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election...
's bid to become governor of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. As Nixon said at the time, "If supporting Kinky for Governor is what it takes to drag my ass out of retirement, consider my ass dragged."
In the late 1990s Nixon worked as a radio DJ in San Diego (on KGB-FM) and Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
(on WEBN-FM
WEBN
WEBN is a commercial radio station serving Greater Cincinnati, airing an album-oriented rock format. The station pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock, and is in fact the longest running AOR-formatted station in the United States, first airing this format in 1967. The station is owned...
). As of 2008 he hosts three shows on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
: The Loon in the Afternoon on Outlaw Country (channel 63), the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
-themed Mojo Nixon's Manifold Destiny on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio (channel 128) and the politically themed Lyin' Cocksuckers on Raw Dog Comedy (channel 150). In October 2005, Mojo Nixon began appearing on the Sirius Howard 100 channel as the “General Manager.”
"Unretired"
In October 2009, he announced his "unretirement" on his website with the release of his album Whiskey Rebellion, a collection of previously unreleased tracks he claims he had found in "an old shoe box full of cassette tapes" under his front porch. To promote the CD, he announced the temporary free downloads of the CD tracks and several of his solo albums (and albums with Skid Roper) on Amazon.com, along with a tour of several Texas locations. In a press release, he stated,Cultural references
Mojo Nixon is mentioned in four songs:- The 1988 Dead MilkmenDead MilkmenThe Dead Milkmen is an American satirical punk rock band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Rodney Linderman , guitarist and vocalist Joe Genaro , bassist Dave Schulthise and drummer Dean Sabatino .Beginning within the local underground...
song, "Punk Rock Girl." - The 2002 Todd SniderTodd SniderTodd Daniel Snider is an American singer-songwriter with a musical style that combines Americana, alt-country, and folk.-Biography:...
song, "Vinyl Records." - The 1996 Wesley WillisWesley WillisWesley Willis was a musician and artist from Chicago. A diagnosed chronic schizophrenic, he gained an enormous cult following in the 1990s after releasing several hundred songs of simple but unique music, with emphasis on his humorous, bizarre, and frequently obscene lyrics...
song, "Mojo Nixon." - The 1992 The Dick Nixons song, "MTV"
In the final episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
, Mike Nelson
Mike Nelson (character)
Mike Nelson is a fictional character in the comedy science fiction television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. Portrayed by actor/head writer Michael J. Nelson, Mike is a likable, sometimes dim temp worker from Wisconsin who comes to work for the mad scientists Dr...
has a suitcase monogrammed with the initials M.N., which he says he bought at Mojo Nixon's garage sale.
Discography
With Skid RoperSkid Roper
Skid Roper is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including surf band, The Evasions, but is best known for his work with Mojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.With Nixon, Roper served mainly as an instrumentalist...
- Mojo Nixon and Skid RoperMojo Nixon and Skid Roper (album)Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper is the debut album from rock/psychobilly musical artists Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released in 1985.- Track listing :# "Jesus At McDonalds"# "Mushroom Maniac"# "Moanin' With Your Mama"# "Promised Land Tonight"...
(1985) - Get Out Of My Way!Get Out Of My Way! (album)Get Out Of My Way! is the third release by rock/psychobilly musical artists Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper. It was released in 1986 as a vinyl mini-album and cassette on Restless Records. The songs were added to the CD release of the album Frenzy in 2005...
(1986) - FrenzyFrenzy (Mojo Nixon album)Frenzy is an album released by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper in 1986. It was re-released on CD in 2005 with the entire contents of the mini-album Get Out Of My Way! added to the end...
(1986) - Bo-Day-Shus!!!Bo-Day-Shus!!! (album)Bo-Day-Shus!!! is the fourth album by Rock/psychobilly musical artists Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released in 1987.-Track listing:# "Elvis Is Everywhere"# "We Gotta Have More Soul!"# "I Ain't Gonna Piss In No Jar"# "The Polka Polka"...
(1987) - Root Hog or Die (1989)
- Unlimited EverythingUnlimited EverythingUnlimited Everything is a "best of" compilation album released by rock/psychobilly musical artists Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper in 1990. It includes the outtake "Amsterdam Dogshit Blues" and the " 239-KING" B-side "I Gotta Connect." "Jesus at McDonald's" is the version from their eponymous first...
(1990)
Solo
- OtisOtis (album)Otis is an album released by Mojo Nixon with John Doe, Country Dick Montana, Bill Davis and Eric Roscoe Ambel in 1990.- Track listing :# "Destroy All Lawyers "# "I Wanna Race Bigfoot Trucks "# "Ain't High Falutin' "...
(1990) - Mojo Nixon Live at The Casbah 12/28/2003 (2003) {MP3 Only Release}
- Whiskey Rebellion (2009)
With the Toadliquors
- Horny Holidays! (1992)
- Whereabouts Unknown (1995)
- Gadzooks!!! The Homemade Bootleg (1997)
- The Real Sock Ray Blue! (1999)
Other
- Prairie Home InvasionPrairie Home InvasionPrairie Home Invasion is a first album released by Jello Biafra with Mojo Nixon in 1994. The title is a satire of the popular public radio program A Prairie Home Companion...
(with Jello BiafraJello BiafraJello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
) (1994) - Live in Las Vegas (Pleasure Barons) (with the Pleasure Barons) (1994)
- Redneck RampageRedneck RampageRedneck Rampage is a 1997 first-person shooter game designed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay. The game features songs by Mojo Nixon, Reverend Horton Heat, Beat Farmers and other Psychobilly artists. As the name implies, Redneck Rampage has many hillbilly elements in it...
Video Game Soundtrack (Interplay/Xatrix) (1997)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Modern Rock | |||
| 1989 | “Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child" is a song by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released on the album Root Hog or Die! in 1989.-"Incubating the incubus":... ” (with Skid Roper Skid Roper Skid Roper is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including surf band, The Evasions, but is best known for his work with Mojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.With Nixon, Roper served mainly as an instrumentalist... ) |
16 | Root Hog or Die |
| 1990 | “Don Henley Must Die” | 20 | Otis |
Filmography
- Great Balls of Fire!Great Balls of Fire! (film)Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran...
(1989) – James Van Eaton - Rock 'n' Roll High School ForeverRock 'n' Roll High School ForeverRock 'n' Roll High School Forever is a 1991 musical comedy film and sequel to the 1979 film Rock 'n' Roll High School. The film stars Corey Feldman, Mary Woronov, and Sarah Buxton.-Plot:...
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