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Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, formed in May 1987. They were critical to the emergence of Lookout Records and the so-called "East Bay Sound." The band's name was derived from the Operation Ivy series of nuclear tests in 1952.
Operation Ivy was the eighth series of American nuclear tests, coming after Tumbler-Snapper and before Upshot–Knothole. The two explosions were staged in late 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Ground in the Marshall Islands.
Apr 30, 2021 · Read an excerpt from ska drummer turned journalist Aaron Carnes' new book detailing the making of Operation Ivy's classic 'Energy' album.
Energy is the only studio album by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy. It was originally released on vinyl and cassette in May 1989 through Lookout! Records with the catalog number LK 010.
Feb 8, 2022 · A few text messages, a phone call and a plus one for one of punk rock’s most enigmatic artists was all it took to reunite Operation Ivy for the first time in 16 years Saturday night in Los...
Nov 2, 2015 · O n Nov. 1, 1952—63 years ago this week—the U.S. detonated the first hydrogen bomb, resulting in the first successful full-scale thermonuclear weapon explosion. Operation Ivy was conducted on the...
Operation Ivy was a ska punk band from Berkeley, California. Although only active between 1987 to 1989, their influence on the Bay Area punk scene and its subsequent main-stream...
Oct 20, 2023 · Tim Armstrong of Rancid and Jesse Michaels reunited as Operation Saturday (Oct. 14) to perform “Take Warning” during Musacks’s all-star celebration in Los Angeles.
An enduring influence in the hardcore underground, one of the few American bands of the '80s mixing punk and ska. Read Full Biography.
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