The Dwarves are an American punk rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois and based in San Francisco, California as of 2009.
Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, main songwriter and composer, and only constant member of the punk rock band the Offspring. He co-founded with former bandmate Greg K. the record label Nitro Records, which he previously owned. He also holds a PhD in molecular biology.
Milo Goes to College is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Descendents, released on September 4, 1982 through New Alliance Records. Its title refers to singer Milo Aukerman's decision to leave the band to attend college, and its cover illustration introduced a caricature of him that would go on to become the band's mascot.
The Dwarves Must Die is the 2004 release by the American punk band Dwarves. It is the band's first release on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label. There are several cameos, including Dexter Holland from The Offspring, Jula Bell from Bulimia Banquet, Nash Kato from Urge Overkill, desert rock icon Nick Oliveri, Josh Freese from The Vandals, Spike Slawson from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, gangster rapper San Quinn, DJ Marz, and even the original Space Ghost himself, Gary Owens. The rather freeform departure from the standard thrash/punk/noise sound is obvious in this release, slightly more so than in previous Dwarves productions, perhaps because they have been producing music for almost 20 years; however the original sound of the Dwarves shows clearly in several tracks.
The Dwarves Come Clean is an album by punk rock band Dwarves, released on Epitaph in 2000. It was reissued as a picture disc LP in July 2000 on the Cold Front label.
Make Them Die Slowly is the second studio album by American rock band White Zombie, released on March 22, 1989, by Caroline Records. It is named after the 1981 horror film Cannibal Ferox, which was originally released in the US as Make Them Die Slowly. There is a printing error on the CD's side saying "Let Them Die Slowly" instead of the album's correct title. Produced by composer Bill Laswell and featuring John Ricci on guitar, the album represented a transition from the noise rock influenced sound of White Zombie's previous releases to heavy metal, which informed much of their later work.
Soul-Crusher is the debut studio album by American rock band White Zombie, released independently in November 1987 by Silent Explosion. It was the band's second and final release with Tom "Five" Guay on guitar. Building off the sound established on Psycho-Head Blowout, the band matured its sound while placing further emphasis on the individual roles of its players. The album caught the attention of major labels and in 1988 was adopted and re-issued by Caroline Records.
Brand New War are an American punk rock/street punk band from Los Angeles, California, United States, who began their career as The God Awfuls. As the God Awfuls, their music was described as "pedestrian political punk rock." The song, "Watch It Fall", from The God Awfuls album, Next Stop Armageddon was featured on the 2005 skateboarding video game, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. It was produced by The Greedy Bros.. The God Awfuls appeared in the 2007 documentary Punk's Not Dead. In July 2008, The God Awfuls released three new songs on a demo. On October 28, 2008, The God Awfuls announced on their MySpace page they had changed their name to Brand New War.
Psycho-Head Blowout is the third EP by American rock band White Zombie, released in May 1987 by Silent Explosion. The album was recorded with producer and composer Kramer and was the band's first to feature guitarist Tom Guay, who had a pivotal influence on the band's sound. It was also the debut release of the band's short-lived label Silent Explosion. The record was the band's first release to receive critical notice and garnered them notice in underground circles.
Persephone's Bees is an Oakland-based pop/rock/electropop music group, whose members are Angelina Moysov (vocals), Tom Ayres, Paul Bertolino (drums), and Bart Davenport (bass). Bass players have included Mike Ferrel and Ethan Parsonage.
Horror Stories is the debut album released by garage punk band Dwarves. It was released in June 1986 on the Voxx label in the US, and was stylistically similar to their earlier Sonics/Frank Zappa-inspired output under the name The Suburban Nightmare.
The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking is an album released by punk rock band Dwarves in March 1997 Originally by Recess Records and then reissued by Epitaph Records and Theologian Records. It was the band's first album since 1993's Sugarfix, after which they were dropped by Sub Pop, and the liner notes include a 'modified' copy of the Sub Pop press release announcing the band's departure from the label.
Beyond The Valley... is an album by pop-punk band The Queers. It was released in 2000 via Hopeless Records.
Paul Cafaro, known professionally as Blag Dahlia, is an American singer and record producer, best known as the vocalist for punk band Dwarves.
Sugarfix is an album released by rock band Dwarves in July 1993 on Sub Pop. It was reissued in February 1999 as a two-album CD along with the band's previous album, Thank Heaven for Little Girls. This was the band's last album for Sub Pop, who dropped them shortly after its release. Meant as a practical joke, the Dwarves announced that HeWhoCannotBeNamed had been stabbed to death in a bar fight in Philadelphia in April 1993, prompting the label to issue a press release announcing his death, and the album's sleeve art memorializes the supposedly dead guitarist, but it turned out to be a publicity stunt by the band, embarrassing the label. Frontman Blag The Ripper even included an address to which Sub Pop could send flowers and condolences to the "dead" guitarist's "family."
Tim Madison is an American musician, best known as the drummer of punk band Dwarves. He formed Chthonic Force, a noise/industrial band based that was based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2009, he released his first book, Chthonic: Prose & Theory. In 2015, he released a second book, Malevolence. In 2022, a third, My Life with the Dwarves, a retrospect on his time as a member of the Dwarves.
Thank Heaven for Little Girls is an album by the American band Dwarves, released via Sub Pop in 1991.
Thick Syrup Records is an independent record label from Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded by Travis McElroy in 2006, it specializes in indie rock and underground music. It has released the work of known acts such as Matt Cameron, Jad Fair from Half Japanese, Bob Bert of Sonic Youth, Penn Jillette, Don Fleming and Velvet Monkeys. The label also releases compilation albums with multiple artists.
Marc Diamond is an American lead guitarist best known for his work with seminal hardcore band Dwarves as well as the Los Angeles hard rock outfit Motochrist. He previously played in the bands Texas Terri Bomb, and Mondo Generator. His work has been featured in both TV and film, and has appeared on myriad recordings by other artists.
"My Girl's Pussy" is a 1931 vocal jazz song recorded by the British bandleader and clarinetist Harry Roy and His Bat Club Boys.
