Sam McPheeters is an American musician, artist and journalist. Raised in Albany

Albany, New York

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, New York

New York

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 and later relocated to New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, McPheeters was a key member of the early 1990s hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 scene, writing a number of zines (including Error and Dear Jesus) and singing in the hardcore band Born Against

Born Against

Born Against was an American hardcore punk band from New York active between 1989–1993. In addition to their radical leftist politics, the group espoused a DIY punk message and challenged what they perceived as problematic within the punk subculture of their time.-History:The group was founded in...

. His more recent musical projects include Wrangler Brutes

Wrangler Brutes

The Wrangler Brutes were an American hardcore punk band formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California.-History:Wrangler Brutes were formed around vocalist Sam McPheeters , drummer Brooks Headley , guitarist Andy Coronado and...

 and Men's Recovery Project

Men's Recovery Project

Men's Recovery Project was an American experimental noise rock band formed by Sam McPheeters and Neil Burke in Richmond, Virginia, active from 1993–2002...

 and recording spoken word records. McPheeters also ran the now-defunct Vermiform Records

Vermiform Records

Vermiform Records was an American independent record label that specialized in releasing punk rock music from 1990 until 2002. Over the course of those twelve years Vermiform released 57 albums and relocated many times, being headquartered in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island and...

. After residing in Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

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, Virginia

Virginia

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, and Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

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, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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, he currently lives in Pomona

Pomona, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...

, California

California

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, and writes for local newspapers the OC Weekly

OC Weekly

OC Weekly, a sister publication of both LA Weekly and The Village Voice, is a free, left-wing weekly paper distributed in Orange County, California and also in Long Beach....

and the Pomona Picayune. McPheeters' writing has also been featured in Vice Magazine and the Village Voice. He also frequently contributes artwork for the band the Locust

The Locust

The Locust is a musical group from San Diego, California, United States known for their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new wave weirdness.- Style :...

.

Discography

• Fear of Smell (1993)
• Feer of Smell (1998)
• Sam McPheeters / The Catholic Church (1998)

with Born Against

• Born Against (1990)
• Eulogy
• Nine Patriotic Hymns for Children
• Battle Hymns of the Race War (1993)
• Suckerpunch split
• Screeching Weasel
  Screeching Weasel
  Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
  
  split (1993)
• Universal Order of Armageddon
  Universal Order of Armageddon
  Universal Order of Armageddon was an American hardcore band, active in the early to mid 1990s.-History:The band formed in September 1992 and by early 1993, after quickly gaining a small but devoted following, they were recording and touring the East Coast. Known for their extreme short chaotic...
  
  split (1993)
• Man Is The Bastard
  Man Is the Bastard
  Man Is the Bastard were a pioneering hardcore punk band who contributed the name, and perhaps also the ethos, to the punk subgenre known as power violence...
  
  split (1994)

Compilation appearances

• Murders Among Us (1990)
• Forever
• Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh!
• Our Voice, Pro Choice
• Give Me Back (1991)
• The Dignity of Human Being is Vulnerable
• God's Chosen People
• False Object Sensor

with Men's Recovery Project

• Frank Talk About Humans (1994)
• Botanica Mysteria (1996)
• Grappling with the Homonids (1998)
• Golden Triumph of Naked Hostility (1998)
• Resist The New Way (1999)
• Boldies over Basra (2000)
• The Very Best of Men's Recovery Project (2005)

External links

• sammcpheeters.com
• http://www.bandtoband.com/artist/sam-mcpheeters