by Mike Usinger on January 22nd, 2021 at 5:48 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2
D.O.A. s Joe Keithley isn’t the first high-profile punk rocker who’s plunged into the world of politics. Recall if you will Dead Kennedy’s legend Jello Biafra running for the mayor of San Francisco back in 1979. (He lost, the biggest tragedy of that being his platform included forcing all businessmen to wear clown suits within city limits).
TSOL singer Jack Grisham ran for governor of California in 2003, losing to Arnold Schwarzenegger by roughly 4, 198,000 votes.
Former American presidential candidate and Democratic party rising star Beta O’Rourke, meanwhile, made it to Washington’s House of Representatives. Once upon a time the American underground knew O Rourke as the bassist for El Paso-based Foss, which featured future At the Drive-In and Mars Volta member Cedric Bixler-Zavala.
13 weeks ago Punk Rock Karaoke released a new cover. This time, Stacey Dee of Bad Cop/Bad Cop and Miguel Happoldt of Skunk Records (and Sublime contributor) released a cover of Ramones Cretin Hop.
Punk rock Karaoke is the touring act that includes punk rock veterans who kick out the classics while members of the audience get to sing the lyrics. Stan Lee of The Dickies, Greg Hetson of Circle Jerks, Darrin Pfeiffer of Goldfinger, and Randy Bradbury of Pennywise frequently serve as the band on tour.
You can see the video below.
13 weeks ago Oobliette an Kate of Tsunami Bomb have released a cover of T.S.O.L. s Code Blue. It s part of Punk Rock Karaoke s series of quarantine covers. Punk Rock Karaoke is the touring act that includes punk rock veterans who kick out the classics while members of the audience get to sing the lyrics. Stan Lee of The Dickies, Greg Hetson of Circle Jerks, Darrin Pfeiffer of Goldfinger, and Randy Bradbury of Pennywise frequently serve as the band on tour. You can see the video below. Tsunami Bomb released