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John William Stevenson (born September 10, 1963 in Torrance, California), better known as Bill Stevenson, is an American musician. He is the drummer for the California punk rock group Descendents. In late December 1981 he played a few concerts with Black Flag because their drummer ROBO was detained in England after a tour there. After this he rejoined the Descendents and played with them until January 1983, when he rejoined Black Flag. He would return to the Descendents in April 1985, playing with them until Milo Aukerman left in 1987 to attend college. They then played with Dave Smalley of Dag Nasty under the name ALL. Aukerman reformed The Descendents in 1996 for the albums Everything Sucks and the newest, Cool To Be You. The band continues to tour (Warped Tour 04) between Bill's and Milo's respective careers as a recording engineer, and a biochemist. September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Torrance is the name of several places in the United States of America, and one in Canada, and a small village in Scotland, as well as the name of a Scottish theologian: Torrance, California Torrance, Pennsylvania Torrance, Ontario Torrance, Scotland Ellis Paul Torrance (1915-2003), American psychologist Thomas Forsyth Torrance... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Descendents are a punk rock band from Lomita, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... ROBO (born Roberto Valverde in 1955[1]) is a Colombian drummer born in Cali. ... Milo Aukerman is most widely known as frontman of the hardcore punk progenitor Descendents. ... Dave Smalley has been a lead singer with the punk rock bands DYS, Dag Nasty, ALL and Down By Law. ... Dag Nasty was a punk/hardcore band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar) of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and Shawn Brown (vocals). ... ALL Promotional Photograph (Epitaph Records) ALL is a spin off punk band formed by members of The Descendents. ... Milo Aukerman is most widely known as frontman of the hardcore punk progenitor Descendents. ... Everything Sucks is the 1996 release by the punk band The Descendents. ... Cool To Be You is the 2004 release by the punk band The Descendents on the label Fat Wreck Chords. ...

Bill Stevenson, along with Jason Livermore are the founders of the legendary punk recording studio "The Blasting Room" in Fort Collins, CO. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Horsetooth Rock, atop Horsetooth Mountain, is often used as a symbol of Fort Collins Fort Collins, situated on the Cache la Poudre River, is the largest city and county seat of Larimer County, Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ...

Currently, Bill is involved in Russ Rankin's side project Only Crime with former members of GWAR and Converge. In popular music, a side-project is a project undertaken by one (or several) person already known for their involvement in another band. ... Only Crime is a hardcore punk band formed by Good Riddance singer Russ Rankin and Bane guitarist Aaron Dalbec in 2003. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Converge is a four-piece band based out of Salem, Massachusetts. ...

When drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182 was a teenager he admired Stevenson, at a show he was treated rudely by Bill Stevenson. Travis Barker has said as a result of his experience with Stevenson, he never refuses to sign autographs or have pictures taken with fans. Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for blink-182. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Recordings/Mixings/Discography

Image File history File links Splitsection. ... Biography No Trigger is a melodic punk/hardcore band from Central Massachusetts, United States. ... The Lemonheads is an alternative rock band from the United States. ... Rise Against is a crappy suckass band from your mom, USA. // In 1999, after the members all realized they were attracted to men, the group met at a gay bar. ... The Sufferer & The Witness is the title for Rise Againsts fourth album. ... Good Riddance (or GR) is a punk rock band hailing from Santa Cruz, California. ... My Republic is the seventh full length album from Californian hardcore punk band, Good Riddance. ... NOFX is a Skate punk band from the Bay Area, California, United States, formed in 1983. ... Wolves in Wolves Clothing is the title of NOFXs tenth full-length album. ... Useless ID is a four-piece punk-rock band hailing from Haifa, Israel. ... Only Crime is a hardcore punk band formed by Good Riddance singer Russ Rankin and Bane guitarist Aaron Dalbec in 2003. ... To The Nines is the first album by hardcore punk side project band, Only Crime. ... Descendents are a punk rock band from Lomita, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. ... Cool To Be You is the 2004 release by the punk band The Descendents on the label Fat Wreck Chords. ... Merican is an EP by the punk band the Descendents. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tracklist: 1. ... A Wilhelm Scream is hardcore punk band, formerly known as Smackin Isaiah, from New Bedford, Massachusetts. ... Mute Print is the first full length album from the Massachusetts based technical punk / rock / melodic hardcore band A Wilhelm Scream after they changed their name from Smackin Isaiah. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk rock band from Glenshaw, Pennsylvania [1], a blue collar suburb of Pittsburgh. ... The Terror State is the sixth full length album by punk rock/hardcore punk Pittsburgh natives Anti-Flag; released October 21, 2003 on the independent label Fat Wreck Chords. ... The Suicide Machines (formerly known as Jack Kevorkian & The Suicide Machines) were a Detroit-based ska-core group founded in 1991 by Jason Navarro and Dan Lukacinsky blending modern ska-punk music with a hardcore influence. ... The Suicide Machines [2003]] album A Match and Some Gasoline is the long-awaited return to hardcore and ska after two albums of experimentation with pop that left many fans disappointed. ... Revolutions Per Minute is a hardcore/punk rock album by the band Rise Against, released in April 2003. ... Good Riddance (or GR) is a punk rock band hailing from Santa Cruz, California. ... Bound By Ties of Blood and Affection is the sixth full-length album from Californian hardcore punk band, Good Riddance. ... Bodyjar is an Australian punk rock band based in Melbourne, which has been together since 1994, when they changed their name from Helium. The groups album, How It Works, reached the top 20 on the Australian ARIAnet albums chart in 2000. ... Repossession Records circa 2005 Being whisked around the world, working with famous producers, and having music industry types beating down your door isnt exactly how most people spend their youthful teenage years. ... The Pokinatcha Punk, which has become the bands logo. ... The O.C. Supertones The Orange County Supertones (a. ... Kill Your Idols is a generic hardcore punk band from New York, influence by actual good bands as Black Flag, the Descendents and Fugazi. ... Zeke is a hardcore punk band from Seattle, USA. They are known for their extremely high-powered, driving guitar sound, mixed with blues influences. ... ALL Promotional Photograph (Epitaph Records) ALL is a spin off punk band formed by members of The Descendents. ... Student Rick was once a Punk-Pop band. ... Slick Shoes is a pop punk band with Christian origins from Southern California. ... Off the record is a term used mainly in journalism to refer to information given to a journalist, where the identity of the source is to be protected, but the information can be used. ... Lagwagon is a punk rock band originally based in the small town Goleta located just outside Santa Barbara, California. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio with heavy punk rock influences. ... Ace Troubleshooter was a Christian indie band signed to Tooth & Nail Records. ... Mustard Plug is a third-wave ska band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... Ann Beretta is a punk band from Richmond, Virginia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kemuri is a Japanese Punk/Ska band formed in 1995. ... The Pink Lincolns are a punk rock band formed in Tampa, Florida during the mid-eighties. ... Big Drill Car was a later punk group from Huntington Beach, California. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... Doughboys were a Canadian alternative rock band in the late 1980s and early 1990s, whose blend of punk with pop-style melodies was often compared to HÃ¼sker DÃ¼. The band, from Montreal, was formed by John Kastner in 1987, following his departure from The Asexuals. ... Minuteflag was a collaboration between members of the bands Black Flag and The Minutemen. ... October Faction was one of the many off-shoots of seminal punk band Black Flag, led by guitarist Greg Ginn. ...

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Categories: Articles to be split | Year of birth missing | Living people | American rock drummers | Punk rock musicians | American record producers | Black Flag Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer. ... Ron Reyes (dubiously immortalized as Chavo Pederast) was the second singer for California based punk rock group Black Flag. ... Keith Morris was the co-founder of Black Flag along with guitarist Greg Ginn. ... Dez Paul Cadena was the third vocalist and later rhythm guitarist for punk band Black Flag. ... Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American Grammy Award-winning hardcore/punk singer/songwriter; spoken word artist, book author (prose and poetry), radio and TV personality; occasional movie actor, comedian, and voice-over artist. ... Raymond Pettibon (born 1957) is an artist known for his comic-like drawings with disturbing, ironic or ambiguous captions. ... SPOT, (born 1951) known by just the one name, was the house producer and engineer for the influential indie/punk record label SST Records. ... Chuck Dukowski is the stage name of Gary McDaniel, born February 1, 1954. ... Kira Roessler (b. ... Cel Revuelta was the last bass player to play in Black Flag. ... Brian Migdol was the original drummer for Black Flag. ... ROBO (born Roberto Valverde in 1955[1]) is a Colombian drummer born in Cali. ... Emil Johnson was the third drummer for Black Flag. ... Chuck Biscuits (born April 17, 1965) was a drummer for D.O.A., Black Flag, Danzig, and, most recently, Social Distortion. ... Anthony Martinez was the last drummer to play with Black Flag. ... Damaged was a 1981 hardcore punk album released by Black Flag on SST Records, their first full-length LP. Many critics at the time dismissed this album as unmusical, though it is now considered both a classic of the era and the peak of Black Flags career. ... My War is the second full length album by seminal American hardcore band Black Flag. ... Slip It In is a Black Flag album released in 1984. ... Family Man is an album released by Black Flag in 1984. ... Loose Nut is an album released in 1985 by Black Flag on SST Records. ... For the Queens of the Stone Age single see In My Head In My Head was the last studio album released by Black Flag. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jealous Again was an EP released by Black Flag in 1980 on SST Records. ... Six Pack is a 7 EP released by Black Flag in 1981 on SST Records. ... TV Party was a 7 EP released by Black Flag in July 1982 on SST Records. ... The Process of Weeding Out is an EP released by Black Flag in 1985 on SST Records. ... Minuteflag was a collaboration between members of the bands Black Flag and The Minutemen. ... I Can See You was an EP released by Black Flag in 1989 on SST Records. ... Live 84 is an album released by Black Flag in 1984 on SST Records. ... Whos Got the 10 1/2? is an album released by Black Flag in 1986 on SST Records. ... Annihilate This Week was an EP released by Black Flag in 1990 on SST Records. ... Everything Went Black was an album released in 1983 by Black Flag. ... The First Four Years was a compilation of early Black Flag songs released in 1983 on SST Records. ... Wasted. ... The Complete 1982 Demos Plus More is a bootleg album, released in 1996 according to most Internet sources, containing songs from two different Black Flag recording sessions. ... Rollins Band are rock music group led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins. ... Dos (Mike Watt, left, and Kira Roessler), San Pedro, CA, 1996. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with State of Alert (SOA). ... Look up gone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... SPOT, (born 1951) known by just the one name, was the house producer and engineer for the influential indie/punk record label SST Records. ... October Faction was one of the many off-shoots of seminal punk band Black Flag, led by guitarist Greg Ginn. ... Joe Cole (April 4, 1961 - December 19, 1991) was a roadie for Black Flag and Rollins Band. ...

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