Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper ＂(619) 239-KING＂ - Bohemia Afterdark
What this video is
Released in 1989 on Enigma Records as part of the Root Hog or Die album cycle, this video arrived at the apex of Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper's partnership — the duo split later that same year. The song extended Nixon's ongoing Elvis mythology begun with 'Elvis Is Everywhere' (1987), responding to then-active tabloid rumors that Presley had faked his death. The phone number in the title was a real San Diego line where…
Why it matters
A key artifact of late-80s cowpunk and college-radio satire, this video documents Mojo Nixon at his cultural peak — a figure AllMusic described as winning a cult following with a 'motor-mouthed redneck persona and a gonzo brand of satire.' The video encapsulates the anti-gloss, community-rooted,…
The director
American film director born 1958. Founded Fallout Films in 1984 as an independent production company for music videos and feature films. Directed the cult feature Tapeheads (1988) starring Tim Robbins and John Cusack, and the feature Car 54, Where Are You?…
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