by Matt Reilly, Assistant Music Director, Jamnation/Weekend Host, XPN

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the human tornado known as Mojo Nixon, he was famous in the early days of MTV for his ridiculous songs (Don Henley Must Die, Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two Headed Love Child, etc.) and public service announcements. Last I heard, he was a radio DJ in San Diego. Three years ago, I was a VJ for a local Austin music video channel, Austin Music Network. Each South by Southwest, Mojo comes to Austin to do a string of shows at the Continental Club, which are sort of anti-SXSW showcases, since they are not part of the festival officially. During one such festival, it was my great privilege to welcome Mojo to my show for an afternoon of blown eardrums and scatological conversation. I wish I had the video for it, but imagine the dude from the video below, 20 years later, with a handlebar mustache, large belly, construction worker boots, cutoff shorts, and a Hawaiian shirt ranting about everything from John Edwards to Jason & The Scorchers. All the while never sitting still. I never stopped laughing. So, in lieu of the actual footage, here are some of Mojo’s hits from back in the day.