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![]() Screeching WeaselYour Rating:Average Rating:Hometown: Chicago, IL (USA) About:Related BandsReviewsProblems with payments, lineups and more at Amnesia Rockfest Many of you wrote in with news about some serious problems with this past weekend's Amnesia Rockfest in Montebello, Québec. The festival had a notable lineup with bands including Rise Against, Rancid, Social Distortion,… June 18, 2013 Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, AFI, Rocket from the Crypt to headline Riot Fest 2013 Riot Fest - which we are co-sponsoring this year - has announced a huge lineup of artists for the 2013 festival. Some of the notable performers include: Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Violent Femmes,… May 16, 2013 Dave Klein leaves Screeching Weasel to join Black Flag Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel has announced via the band's facebook that bassist… March 29, 2013 Amnesia Rock Fest announces full line up The Amnesia Rock Fest, which takes place in Montebello, Quebec, has announced the full line up for this year's festival. The festival boasts a rather eclectic mix of acts including but not limited to Rise Against,… March 21, 2013 Disney and House of Blues ban Coheed & Cambria shirt over "damn" House of Blues and their parent company, Disney have forced Coheed and Cambria to not sell a particular shirt at the March 7th stop of their ongoing tour. The reason,… March 08, 2013 Interviews: We'll do it live: with Todd Congelliere (Toys that Kill, Recess Records) UPDATE: We've officially wrapped this little shindig up. Thanks everyone who posted questions and (of course) huge thanks to Todd Congelliere for taking part. You can see the complete Q&A below.In an effort to bring you ever closer to the artists and people who… September 24, 2012 Punknews Podcast: The week of September 18th, 2012 This week on the Punknews Podcast, Bryne Yancey, Adam White and Chris Moran discuss the shelved Screeching Weasel documentary, the unfortunate return of Punk Goes Pop, and we offer up a critique of the new Green Day thing.… September 21, 2012 Punknews Podcast: Producers of shelved Screeching Weasel documentary comment The Screeching Weasel documentary which was recently shelved over disputes between Ben Weasel and the documentary producers. Ben demanded final cut on the film and was unable to come to a decision with the producers on this. They… September 17, 2012 Tours: Screeching Weasel announce 27th anniversary celebration Screeching Weasel are (once again) planning to celebrate their many years together, this time with a two-day run at Reggie's in Chicago, in honor… September 13, 2012 Streams: One Man Army: "I.T.I.A.L.S" (Exclusive) Today's stream comes from San Francisco, CA-based One Man Army. We've got a stream of a new song, "I.T.I.A.L.S", from their upcoming EP She's an Alarm . The EP is the band's first release since 2004 and was mastered by Mass Giorgini… July 25, 2012 |
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Screeching Weasel started in 1986, a few weeks after Ben Weasel saw the Ramones play. It's really too bad that more bands today can't boast such proper beginnings, because we could all use a little more "Hey Ho!" and a little less MySpace.
With the help of the seminal punk label, Lookout Records, the band went on to produce one of the genre's most impressive catalogs; records like Boogadaboogadaboogada, Anthem For A New Tomorrow, and the tremendously influential My Brain Hurts. Because of the huge impression they made on the scene many consider them synonymous with pivotal bands such as Jawbreaker, Fugazi, Operation Ivy, and Green Day.
Just as those bands had their distinctions, SW will always be defined by their signature traits: buzzsaw guitars, double-time beats, antagonistic lyrics, and snotty melodies. Such is their legacy. The band went on lotsa tours, went through lotsa bassists (Green Day's Mike Dirnt, among them), drank lotsa beer, had lotsa break-ups, and thankfully, lotsa reunions.
After 15 years, the band split for a final time in 2001. The members continue to make music with other bands and projects and both Ben Weasel and Jughead have written and published novels. The band reunited briefly in 2004 to play a short set at a Chicago club but have no plans to reunite again.