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![]() MinutemenYour Rating:Average Rating:Hometown: San Pedro, CA (USA) About:Related BandsReviewsNew York Magazine on the state of modern punk New York Magazine has put togther an article and some statistics about what they describe as the modern state of punk rock, at least based on a survey of self-identified punks. Some notable - and probably not surprising - statistics tell that… April 29, 2013 Filter talks to Descendents for Milo's 50th birthday Filter Magazine is continuing the celebrate the 50th birthday of Descendents' Milo Aukerman with a lengthy interview with the band, where they talk about their history together. The first part is conducted my… January 07, 2013 Dispatches: Franz Nicolay: 2012 Tour Dispatches, Part 2 With about a week left on his US Tour, Franz Nicolay has sent us the second of his dispatches from the road. Along with that, he also sends us a deep though about who - terrifyingly - may be… November 15, 2012 Dispatches: 'We Got Power!' detailed More details have been revealed, including a release date, for WE GOT POWER!: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California, the book we first talked about earlier this year. As we noted then, the book will include essays by four former members of… September 28, 2012 Dispatches: Anywhere (At the Drive-In, fIREHOSE, Triclops) plan debut Anywhere, the project from Cedric Bixler Zavala (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In), Christian Eric Beaulieu (Triclops, Liquid Indian) and Mike Watt (The Stooges, fIREHOSE,… May 25, 2012 Media: Toys That Kill: "The Nervous Rocks" The second best known punk band from San Pedro, CA - Toys That Kill - will be releasing their first new album since 2006's Shanked! . The record is titled Fambly 42… April 05, 2012 Media: fIREHOSE to release Columbia years retrospective fIREHOSE, the post-Minutemen project from Mike Watt and George Hurley, will be releasing lowFLOWs, an anthology of music from the band's years on Columbia Records from 1991 to 1993. The two-disc set will contain 45 tracks, including remastered editions of 1991's Flyin' the Flannel and 1993's Mr. Machinery Operator. Each… April 02, 2012 Tours: fIREHOSE (west coast) fIREHOSE have announced a series of West coast dates leading up to their reunion this April at Coachella. The band, featuring Mike Watt and George Hurley of the legendary trio Minutemen, announced a reunion this year, 18 years after they split. The tour kicks off on April 5th in Sacramento,… January 31, 2012 Tours: Members of Black Flag record new versions of their classics Exclaim is reporting that bluegrass label CMH Records and the Secret Life of Records have enlisted members of Black Flag to reinterpret and… February 19, 2010 |
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Chances are if Alt-Rock changed your life in the 1990s you have the 1980s band The Minutemen to thank. And for those of you who missed out when The Minutemen were at the top of their game, you're in luck. We Jam Econo - The Story of the Minutemen is the long-awaited documentary of this wildly eclectic, seminal indie punk band. San Pedro High School graduates and long time friends D. Boon (guitar), Mike Watt (bass), and George Hurley (drums) formed The Minutemen in 1980 in the wake of the late seventies punk explosion. The Minutemen's trademark sound was a unique blend of punk, funk, classic rock riffs, mexicali rhythms and jazz beats sprinkled with a healthy dose of left wing politics and angst. These genres were often blended together into the same song and played in rapid fire bursts clocking in at one to two minutes tops.
Their relentless touring and recording helped The Minutemen build a solid underground following while winning praises of music critics everywhere. After releasing their magnum opus Double Nickels On the Dime (1984) and opening for REM in 1985, the Minutemen were quickly rising to the top of the American Underground/College Rock heap. It looked as though super stardom may have been on the horizon for the boys from San Pedro. Sadly, the ride would be cut short when front man D. Boon died in a car crash on December 22, 1985.