Suicidal Tendencies (Self-Titled) Released July 5, 1983 Frontier Records Mike Muir – lead vocals Grant Estes – guitar Louiche Mayorga – bass, backing vocals Amery Smith – drums 1. Suicide’s an Alternative/You’ll Be Sorry 2. Two Sided Politics 3. I Shot the Devil 4. Subliminal 5. Won’t Fall in Love Today 6. Institutionalized 7. Memories [...]

After, about, five years of doing the Mike Check column . . . I’m going to put out a book. Hope you can grab a copy. Updates: http://tinyurl.com/3dw6zoy

Romeo Void, Human Hands, Wild Kingdom The Country Club, Reseda, CA 1981 (exact date unknown) Admission? Time: 8:00 PM Human Hands Shortly after meeting David Wiley at Moby Disc the week before, I somehow convinced my dad to take me to see this show for my Birthday. We got seated, and ordered a couple of [...]

Bad Religion 30 Years Live Released May 18, 2010 Epitaph Records Greg Graffin – vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals Greg Hetson – guitar Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Brooks Wackerman – drums 1. Fuck Armageddon, This Is Hell! 2. Dearly Beloved 3. Suffer” 4. Man With [...]

U2, Steve Jones, the Pretenders The Joshua Tree Tour The Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Tuesday, November 17, 1987 Admission? Time: 8:00 PM I friend of mine that I had known since High School had an extra ticket to see U2, I forget why, someone was either sick or out of town, it was offered to [...]