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Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California, in 1980. Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon , bassist/vocalist Mike Watt , and drummer George Hurley , Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985; the band broke up shortly thereafter.
- 1980–1985
The band's songs continued to appear in compilations, videos and soundtracks; "Corona" was the theme music of MTV's Jackass. A compilation album featuring a selection of songs from the band's career, the Watt-compiled Introducing the Minutemen, was released in 1998. We Jam Econo, a feature-length Minutemen film, appeared in theaters in February ...
Nov 14, 2016 · Mike Watt is a busy man. Currently touring and recording with a number of musical projects, including experimental post-punk trio Il Sogno Del Marinaio, his past work includes punk band fIREHOSE, collaborations with Sonic Youth and Thurston Moore and joining The Stooges in 2003. But he first cut his teeth with seminal hardcore punk band Minutemen.
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Nov 13, 2016 · 9.5. The Minutemen’s classic double album is unlike any punk record, or double album, before or since. It is a compact explosion of ideas and a prism for the energies coursing through the ’80s ...
Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California, in 1980. Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon, bassist/vocalist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley, Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985; the band broke up shortly thereafter. They were noted in the California punk community for a philosophy of "jamming ...