Mike Tyson's run-in with a photog at LAX earlier this month may have unearthed a lapse in security at one of the biggest airports in the world. Read More
Social Distortion Ever since seeing Social Distortion open for Neil Young way back a loooong time ago, I've always had a soft spot for Mike Ness. His eff-you, slicked-and-kicked-back crouch as a punk front man, I've since learned, isn't much different from the swept-back, hang-on-for-dear-life way one might ride a kustom motorcycle. Read More
Punk stalwarts Social Distortion hit the area this weekend for two of four shows this month; last night they played the Crocodile Rock Café in Allentown and tonight is a gig at the House of Blues in Atlantic City. Then the So Cal legends will help Pearl Jam say goodbye to the Spectrum by opening for the first two of a four night stand by the grungsters, Oct. 27 and 28. Read More
There are very few bands able to mark their birthday among the first blush of punk rock's existence still able to claim anything resembling credibility today. Read More
Led by Mike Ness' gruff baritone, Orange County punk pioneers Social Distortion debuted with the seminal album Mommy's Little Monster in 1983. Read More
Few bands today can say they've been slogging it out together in the rock trenches for 30 years. Read More
Social Distortion will play a sold out show with Middle Class Rut and The Stranger at 8 p.m. Read More
Social Distortion guitarist Jonny Wickersham is no different. Read More
According to Mike Ness, rock 'n' roll is supposed to be rebellious music. Read More
The real question is how many new songs they will play. Read More
The frontman for punk survivors Social Distortion, singer/guitarist Mike Ness was born April 3, 1962, in Stoneham, MA. Raised ... Read the full Mike Ness bio.