Michael David Watt is an American bassist,vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985),Dos (1985–present),and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo career with the 1994 album Ball-Hog or Tugboat?,he has since released three additional solo albums,most recently in 2010 with Hyphenated-man. He is also the frontman for the supergroup Big Walnuts Yonder (2008–present),a member of the art rock group Banyan (1997–present) and is involved with several other musical projects. From 2003 until 2013,he was the bass guitarist for The Stooges.
Firehose was an American alternative rock band consisting of Mike Watt,Ed Crawford,and George Hurley (drums). They were initially active from 1986 to 1994,and briefly reunited in 2012.
Damaged is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag. It was released by SST Records in December 1981.
TV Party is the fourth EP by American band Black Flag,released in 1982. It was self-produced with Ed Barton and originally released by SST Records on the 7" vinyl format. The title track is a satire of boredom,drinking and America's obsession with television;the original version was also released on the band's 1981 album Damaged.
George Hurley is a drummer noted for his work with Minutemen and fIREHOSE.
Double Nickels on the Dime is the third album by American punk trio Minutemen,released on the California independent record label SST Records in 1984. A double album containing 45 songs,Double Nickels on the Dime combines elements of punk rock,funk,country,spoken word and jazz,and references a variety of themes,from the Vietnam War and racism in America,to working-class experience and linguistics.
D. Boon and Friends is a compilation album of various recordings featuring Minutemen guitarist and frontman D. Boon. The album is the inaugural release of the Hermosa Beach,California-based label Box-O-Plenty Records,started by Boon's one-time roommate Richard Derrick. Most of the tracks are living-room jam sessions done by Boon,Derrick,and Crane,who had previously contributed backing vocals and trumpet parts to Minutemen's Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat and Project:Mersh EP's.
Joy is the second EP by American hardcore punk band Minutemen. Recorded not long after the release of their first EP Paranoid Time,it is also the first release on Minutemen's own label New Alliance Records. Their first studio album The Punch Line was released three months after Joy,but Joy was recorded after The Punch Line.
Paranoid Time is the debut EP by American hardcore punk band Minutemen. It is also the second ever release by the SST record label,founded by Black Flag's Greg Ginn and Chuck Dukowski. The album cover is a drawing by the American artist Raymond Pettibon.
The Punch Line is the debut studio album and third overall release by American punk rock band Minutemen,and the fourth-ever release from SST Records. After their previous release,Paranoid Time,sold out its 300-copy pressing,Greg Ginn invited the band to record again. Less than half the length of most LPs,the total playing time for all 18 songs is a mere 15 minutes. The album was an early milestone release for the band and SST. The Punch Line hit record store shelves three months after the release of Joy,although Joy was recorded after The Punch Line.
What Makes a Man Start Fires? is the second studio album and fifth release by American punk rock band Minutemen.
Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat is the sixth overall release from American hardcore punk band Minutemen. It was released by SST Records in 1983. It is noted for featuring tracks with greater depth and more conventional song structure than on the band's previous releases.
The Politics of Time is the seventh overall release,third album-length release,and first compilation by American hardcore punk band the Minutemen.
"Ballot Result" is a posthumous live album by Minutemen.
Introducing the Minutemen is a retrospective and relatively comprehensive compilation of songs by influential punk/alternative trio the Minutemen,compiled by bassist and notable solo artist Mike Watt twelve years after the untimely demise of the band. The album is made up of tracks spanning the band's entire career,sampling tracks from all of their studio releases with the exception of the Tour-Spiel EP and the Black Flag-Minutemen collaboration Minuteflag. Due to the comprehensive and wide-spanning nature of the collection,it is generally perceived to be an effective introduction to The Minutemen and their music.
Joe Baiza is a punk rock and jazz guitarist whom Eugene Chadbourne cites as one of the most noteworthy guitarists to emerge from the Southern California punk rock milieu.
Two Things at Once is a compilation album by the American punk rock band the Descendents,released in 1988 through SST Records. It combines the band's 1982 debut album Milo Goes to College with the 1985 release Bonus Fat,itself a compilation of 1981's Fat EP,1979's "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" single,and the track "Global Probing" from a 1981 compilation titled Chunks. Two Things at Once has been described by critics as an essential collection of the band's early years.
The discography for the Minutemen,an American punk rock band,includes four studio albums,eight extended plays,one live album and seven compilations.
Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro,California,in 1980. Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon,bassist/vocalist Mike Watt,and drummer George Hurley,Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985;the band broke up shortly thereafter. They were noted in the California punk community for a philosophy of "jamming econo"—a sense of thriftiness reflected in their touring and short,tight songs as well as their eclectic style drawing on hardcore punk,funk,jazz,and other sources.
The Nig-Heist was a punk-comedy-shock rock band led by Steve "Mugger" Corbin,a roadie and live sound engineer for Black Flag and employee of SST Records. The Nig-Heist featured a revolving-door roster of members of the bands who were on tour with Black Flag at the moment. The band used to open for Black Flag on tour and recorded a 7",an LP and had tracks on compilations. They were notorious for their risquéstage antics,including band members playing naked,Mugger wearing a long-haired wig and insulting the crowd. Their songs were overtly vulgar and explicit in a funny way. Their motto was:"The band that cums in your mouth,not in your hands".
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