Amid Noise and Smoke, legendary Houston post-punks reunite.
In the late 1980s, on the Galveston Bay side of the island, my radio receiver just barely picked up KPFT’s Montrose-generated signal. Monday nights at 10 p.m., armed with two 90-minute tapes, I would hit “record” as soon as Dayglo Abortions kicked off Funhouse.
The Mydolls were a Houston band that played shows, did a few tours, and put out some records between 1978 and 1986. On the face of it, they’re an unlikely candidate for a career retrospective, lacking a ‘regional hit’ and not even putting out a full length record – which is perhaps why A World of Her Own, as both a time capsule and a free-standing collection of music is so remarkable. By all rights, it shouldn’t exist at all. Yet here it is, lovingly released by Glendale, California-based Grand Theft Audio; 56 released, demo and live tracks from a band that most of us have never heard of, but maybe should have.
The following interview with Texas’ MyDolls took place as they were preparing for a concert in New York for the premiere of the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas at the New York Film Festival.
Steve Kaye
