D. Boon’s Death Shook Punk Rock. 40 Years Later, Minutemen Look Back.
The influential band’s singer and guitarist died at 27, but the bassist Mike Watt and the drummer George Hurley never lost his spirit.
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One of my favorite bits from Greg Prato’s new book Alternative for the Masses: Mike Watt comparing Smashing Pumpkins to Pat Boone (in opposition to Jane’s Addiction and Little Richard).
The world is a better place with Mike Watt in it.
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Another Mike Watt portrait. Minutemen‘s Double Nickels on the Dime Lp showcases the band at the height of their revolutionary focus and creative power.
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I’m finding my voice as a fledgling singer-songwriter, trading legal briefs for lyric sheets. A veteran of the song, my roots are deep at Atlantic, Giant, and Chameleon Records. I served as A&R Coordinator and Paralegal for #Nirvana, #Hole, #MikeWatt, #JimCarroll, and #ScreamingTrees to name a few.
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Mike Watt:
🎵 Against the '70s
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A pen portrait (coloured with filtered sunlight) of master bassist Mike Watt who formed the legendary Minutemen with childhood friend D Boon in Jan 1980. Through thick & thin, at 68, Mike is still rockin‘. #mikewatt #bassguitar #minutemen #twfps (TheWattFromPedroShow) #penart #portrait #alternative
Happy birthday to #MikeWatt who was born on December 20, 1957
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Happy Birthday to our beloved client and dear friend, Mr. Mike Watt🔥
Once you'd hear these bass-parts, you can't unhear it...
Photo courtesy of Mike Watt.
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Happy Birthday to Mike Watt, American bassist, vocalist, songwriter, co-founder of Minutemen, Dos, fIREHOSE, and involved in several other music projekts, born on this day in 1957, Portsmouth, Virginia, US
📸 Mike Rahs
#punk #punks #punkrock #mikewatt #history #punkrockhistory #otd
#DankoJones "Full Of Regret"
#Rock #Music #Musica
(Featuring #LemmyKilmister, #SelmaBlair, #ElijahWood and #MikeWatt).
Mike Watt - Contemplating the Engine Room (1997)
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#currentlistening: Minutemen — What Makes A Man Start Fires? (Rainbo pressing / reissued ? / SST Records)
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#minutemen #whatmakesamanstartfires #80sindie #80shardcore #reissue #sstrecords #dboonforever #mikewatt #georgehurley #producedbyspot
🎶"I asked him if he knew what time he had / He said he wasn't sure, maybe a quarter past"🎵
Mike Watt – "Ring Spiel" Tour '95
(2016 Europe)
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The Cutthroat Brothers & Mike Watt:
🎵 Like a Zombie
#TheCutthroatBrothers #MikeWatt
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This mornings commute is brought to us by the Ciccone Youth. A side project of Sonic Youth with Mike Watt. Mostly noted for their cover of Madonna’s Into The Groove(y).
#cicconeyouth #mikewatt #thewhiteyalbum #vinylcommunity #recordcollection #morningcommutemusic
Minutemen - “ballot results” released in 1987 spins on a turntable. The record cover leans in the background. It’s green with a multiple-exposure photograph of the band, blurred beyond recognition.
Back detail of the WREK set: Atlanta, GA 11/30/85 WREK "Live" on the air: LITTLE MAN WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND® "one of my favorites to play" - george "from the omega back to the alpha? chuck dukowski gave the lyrics to d. boon at the end of our european tour w/black flag (2-3/83). was it for mugger?" - mike POLITICAL SONG FOR MICHAEL JACKSON TO SING "d. boon crams words together in this" - george "without petition? I wrote the lyrics with tommy in mind" - mike I FELT LIKE A GRINGO "fun times in mexico on the fourth" - george "one of my confused diary entries or some-thing. this has the wrong songwriting credit (d. boon) on the "radio tokyo tapes" LP: figures!" - mike JESUS AND TEQUILA "I think carducci was in love" - george "I tried to write a bass line as if I was in crazy horse" - mike COURAGE "d. boon hits home with this one" - george "after showing me several m. puppet-like tunes, d. boon played me this. I in turn put a 'like a virgin' bass line to it" - mike KING OF THE HILL "video done in our town" - george "we shouldn't have used punkers for campesinos (in video)" - mike BERMUDA*• "belt it out, mike" - george "alright george, so I was a little hoarse. for kira" - mike
Back cover detail ACTUAL "BALLOT RESULTS" (from ballots received by SST Records between January and April of '86 in descending order): 1. THIS AIN'T NO PICNIC 2. IF REAGAN PLAYED DISCO 3. JESUS AND TEQUILA 4. BOB DYLAN WROTE PROPAGANDA SONGS 5. KING OF THE HILL 6. LITTLE MAN WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND 7. THE PUNCH LINE 8. NO ONE 9. COURAGE 10. THE CHEERLEADERS 11. HISTORY LESSON - PART TWO 12. POLITICAL SONG FOR MICHAEL JACKSON TO SING 13. JOE McCARTHY'S GHOST 14. SHIT YOU HEAR AT PARTIES 15. PARANOID CHANT 16. 1 FELT LIKE A GRINGO 17. SEARCH 18. BADGES 19. ACK ACK ACK 20. JOY 21. SONG FOR EL SALVADOR 22. DREAMS ARE FREE, MOTHERFUCKER! 23. THE PRICE OF PARADISE 24. CUT 25. TAKE OUR TEST 26. TOUR-SPIEL 27. PARTY WITH ME, PUNKER 28. TENSION 29. HEY LAWDY MAMA 30. SPLIT RED (note: JOY and PARTY WITH ME, PUNKER were inadver-tantly omitted from this record, sorry)
![Wikipedia entry re: the album.
^ Production
Following 3-Way Tie (For Last), Minutemen decided to do a live album entitled, Three Dudes, Six Sides, Half Studio, Half Live.7] The group printed ballots which they passed out to fans during their summer and fall 1985 performances as well as inserted into the first pressing of 3-Way Tie (For Last); the ballots would determine which songs the band would record for the live portion of the album. 81[9]
The death of guitarist and lead singer D.
Boon on December 22, 1985 scuttled
Minutemen, putting an end to both the band and the planned live album. [101 Surviving members Mike Watt and George Hurley, a few months from reuniting to form Firehose with singer/guitarist Ed Crawford, decided to use the ballots and existing live recordings (many sent in by fans and friends) to compile the album. [81](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gip56obspb3ofg6mtegnape2/bafkreifwj4iogdac6cynmwgpxiriip7aur6ghxt3wa5227ow42p53pfpce)
Wikipedia entry re: the album. ^ Production Following 3-Way Tie (For Last), Minutemen decided to do a live album entitled, Three Dudes, Six Sides, Half Studio, Half Live.7] The group printed ballots which they passed out to fans during their summer and fall 1985 performances as well as inserted into the first pressing of 3-Way Tie (For Last); the ballots would determine which songs the band would record for the live portion of the album. 81[9] The death of guitarist and lead singer D. Boon on December 22, 1985 scuttled Minutemen, putting an end to both the band and the planned live album. [101 Surviving members Mike Watt and George Hurley, a few months from reuniting to form Firehose with singer/guitarist Ed Crawford, decided to use the ballots and existing live recordings (many sent in by fans and friends) to compile the album. [81
#nowspinning Minutemen - “ballot result” (1987) When I saw #WREK, I knew this was coming home with me from #WaxTraxRecords in Vegas. Trust me… make the trip to that store if you’re ever visiting. #vinyl #vinylcommunity #minutemen #mikewatt #dboon #punk #musicsky #punksky
#currentlistening: Minutemen — Double Nickels On The Dime (2-LP / Turntable Lab Edition / Numbered / “Coke Bottle Clear” variant / reissued 2024 / SST Records, Turntable Lab)
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fIREHOSE - fROMOHIO (1989)
#firehoseband #mikewatt #sstrecords #musicsky
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@nelscline.bsky.social! Right Now!
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TODAY: Legendary guitarist @nelscline.bsky.social (Wilco, Geraldine Fibbers, Mike Watt, the list goes on and on...) talks about his beautiful 2016 major label debut, Lovers, for @bluenoterecords.bsky.social!
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Mike Watt:
🎵 Maggot Brain
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A bit of a history lesson...
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Minutemen – What Makes A Man Start Fires? (1983/1989 Reissue) #minutemen #minutemenband #whatmakesamanstartfires #sst #sstrecords #dboon #mikewatt #georgehurley #postpunk #punkfunk #lifeasarehearsal #purejoy #jamecono #nedsrecordcave #records #vinyl #recordcollection #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity
Front cover of “Whore: Various Artists Play Wire” (1996)
Back cover of “Whore: Various Artists Play Wire” (1996)
So, I’m going to bore you all rigid about this 1996 album of #Wire covers for the next few days.
Looking at that fucking line-up! 😮💨
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#FudgeTunnel
#Laika
#ChrisConnelly
#LeeRanaldo
#Scanner
#MyBloodyValentine
#Main
#MikeWatt
Minutemen "Double Nickels On The Dime", SST, 1984. D. Boon (vocals, guitar), Mike Watt (bass, vocals), George Hurley (drums, vocals). Produced by Ethan Jones. #minutemen #doublenickelsonthedime #sstrecords #mikewatt #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
41 years ago
The Minutemen, Eugene, Oregon, "The Campaign Trail '84" tour, July 1984.
Photo by Hank Trotter
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #minutemen #dboon #mikewatt #history #punkrockhistory
