F-Minus was a
hardcore punkHardcore punk, often just called hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated primarily in North America in the late 1970s. The new sound was generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock...
band formed in 1995 in
Huntington BeachHuntington Beach is:* Huntington Beach, California, a coastal city in Orange County, California* Huntington Beach State Park, a state park in South Carolina...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
. Started by Jen Johnson and Brad Logan. F-Minus was known for their dueling male and female vocals in songs that were sometimes as short as 12 seconds ("Fuck You O.C."). One of their noted primary influences is
NauseaNausea was an American crust punk band from New York City in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan, active from 1985-1992. Nausea is usually cited as being integral in the rise of American crust punk, a fusion of anarcho-punk and extreme metal styles....
, where the vocal stylings no doubt descend from. Before breaking up in 2004, their last album was recorded by
Steve AlbiniSteven Frank Albini is an American audio engineer, singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, avid snorkeler and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
. Throughout their career, they covered such bands as Antidote, Black Randy and the Metro Squad,
7 Seconds7 Seconds is an American hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada. Formed on January 17, 1980 by brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth , along with the Borghino brothers Tom Munist and Dim Menace...
,
Negative ApproachNegative Approach is an American hardcore punk band, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1981. The band is considered one of the pioneers of hardcore punk, along with bands like Minor Threat, Bad Brains and Black Flag. Like most hardcore bands, Negative Approach was little known in its day outside of...
, and
Agnostic FrontAgnostic Front is an American hardcore band that formed in New York City in 1980. The band began playing hardcore punk similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain...
.
F-Minus was a
hardcore punkHardcore punk, often just called hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated primarily in North America in the late 1970s. The new sound was generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock...
band formed in 1995 in
Huntington BeachHuntington Beach is:* Huntington Beach, California, a coastal city in Orange County, California* Huntington Beach State Park, a state park in South Carolina...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
. Started by Jen Johnson and Brad Logan. F-Minus was known for their dueling male and female vocals in songs that were sometimes as short as 12 seconds ("Fuck You O.C."). One of their noted primary influences is
NauseaNausea was an American crust punk band from New York City in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan, active from 1985-1992. Nausea is usually cited as being integral in the rise of American crust punk, a fusion of anarcho-punk and extreme metal styles....
, where the vocal stylings no doubt descend from. Before breaking up in 2004, their last album was recorded by
Steve AlbiniSteven Frank Albini is an American audio engineer, singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, avid snorkeler and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
. Throughout their career, they covered such bands as Antidote, Black Randy and the Metro Squad,
7 Seconds7 Seconds is an American hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada. Formed on January 17, 1980 by brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth , along with the Borghino brothers Tom Munist and Dim Menace...
,
Negative ApproachNegative Approach is an American hardcore punk band, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1981. The band is considered one of the pioneers of hardcore punk, along with bands like Minor Threat, Bad Brains and Black Flag. Like most hardcore bands, Negative Approach was little known in its day outside of...
, and
Agnostic FrontAgnostic Front is an American hardcore band that formed in New York City in 1980. The band began playing hardcore punk similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain...
.
Brad LoganBrad Logan, or Brad Minus as he sometimes goes by, is a famous punk/hardcore guitarist from Los Angeles who also owns and operates Blacknoise Recordings, a subsidiary of Alternative Tentacles. Brad was the frontman and guitarist for the band F-Minus but is most famous for his work in the group...
currently runs his own record label Blacknoise, and is also member of the New York ska punk outfit
Leftöver CrackLeftöver Crack is an American ska punk band formed in 1999, following the breakup of the ska punk band Choking Victim. Primarily playing an amalgam of ska punk, and death metal with anarchist lyrics, they classify themselves as "Crack Rock Steady." The band is currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords...
. Jen Johnson currently is the designer and owner of clothing Label E.C. Star, and also is a member of the California band Ammunition Affair.
Final Line Up
- Brad Logan
Brad Logan, or Brad Minus as he sometimes goes by, is a famous punk/hardcore guitarist from Los Angeles who also owns and operates Blacknoise Recordings, a subsidiary of Alternative Tentacles. Brad was the frontman and guitarist for the band F-Minus but is most famous for his work in the group...
- singer/guitaristAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The signal that comes from the guitar is sometimes electronically altered with guitar effects such as...
- Erica Daking- singer/guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The signal that comes from the guitar is sometimes electronically altered with guitar effects such as...
- Joe Steinbrick- bass
The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
- Adam Zuckert- drums
A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
- Jen Johnson- singer/bass
The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
Former Members
- Sarah Lee- guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The signal that comes from the guitar is sometimes electronically altered with guitar effects such as...
- Chris Lagerborg- drums
A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
- John Guerra- drums
A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
- Jen Johnson- singer/bass
The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
Albums/EP's
- Voice of Treason Cassette (Self Released, 1996)
- Failed Society 7" (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 1997)
- Won't Bleed Me 7" (Pelado, 1997)
- Failed Society / Won't Bleed Me Cassette (Self Released, 1997)
- Self Titled LP/CD (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 1999)
- Suburban Blight LP/CD (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 2001)
- Split With Crack Rock Steady 7 - Baby Jesus Sliced Up In The Manger
Baby Jesus Sliced up in the Manger is a split EP by F-minus and Leftöver Crack . It was originally released on Hellbent Records on March 9, 2004.-Track listing:# "Forced Identity" - 0:53...
10" (Knife or Death, 2001)
- Wake Up Screaming LP/CD (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 2003)
- Sweating Blood 7" (Bridge 9, 2003)
- Won't Bleed Me / Failed Society CD (Alternative Tentacles
Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California and was established in 1979. It was originally used as the label name by the Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single "California Über Alles," and after realizing the potential for an independent label, they...
, 2005)
Compilations
- Give Em' The Boot Volume 1 CD (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 1997)
- Old Skars and Upstarts CD/LP (Alive, 1997)
- Give Em' The Boot Volume 2 CD (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 1999)
- No Time To Kill (Checkmate, 1999)
- Vans Off The Wall Volume 3 CD (Vans, 2000)
- Tomorrow Seems So Hopeless CD (Eyeball, 2000)
- Give Em' The Boot Volume 3 CD (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 2002)
- Against Police Justice CD (Non-Commercial, 2003)
- Punk O' Rama Volume 8 CD (Epitaph, 2003)
- Give Em' The Boot Volume 4 CD (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 2004)
- Give Em' The Boot DVD (Hellcat
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between the owner of Epitaph, Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
, 2005)
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