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He began practicing Zen under Ohio-based teacher Tim McCarthy in the early 1980s while also playing bass guitar for the hardcore punk band 0DFx (also known as Zero Defex), and by the time he moved to Tokyo in 1994 to work for Tsuburaya Productions, he had released five albums on the Midnight Records label as "Dimentia 13". He views his Zen practice as a natural extension of his earlier experiences with the punk rock movement, and wrote about this and other things in HARDCORE ZEN: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & The Truth About Reality. His second book, Sit Down and Shut Up is his reflections on both the 13th century Zen masterpiece Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye and the reunion of 0DFx. It was released by New World Library in May, 2007. He currently writes a weekly column for "Suicide Girls," an alternaporn website. He recently completed "Cleveland's Screaming!", a documentary about the Akron and Cleveland, Ohio hardcore punk scene of the early 1980s. Brad also oversees zazen classes and short retreats in Santa Monica, California. Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Greater Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... ODFx (aka Zero Defects, aka Zero Defex) was a hardcore punk band formed in Akron, Ohio in late 1981 by Tommy Strange (aka Tom Seiler) of local punk sensations The Bursting Brains, Mickey X-Nelson (Mick Hurray) of the neo-surf group The Nelsons and Jimi Imij (Jim Friend) of... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Tsuburaya Productions (円谷プロダクション) is the production company founded by the late special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and is now run by his family. ... Brad Warner (born 1964) is a Zen Buddhist priest, ordained in the Sōtō school by Gudo Wafu Nishijima. ... HARDCORE ZEN: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & The Truth About Reality by Brad Warner follows a mans evolution from an Ohio punk rocker, to Godzilla/Ultraman writer/producer, to ordained Zen Buddhist priest living in Tokyo, Japan. ... Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, & Dogens Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye (simply known as Sit Down and Shut Up) is a book written by Brad Warner, an author and ordained Zen priest. ... The SuicideGirls logo, used on the website and associated merchandise. ... Altporn is a type of pornography that features types of male and female models largely absent from traditional mainstream pornography. ... Kodo Sawaki practicing zazen Zazen (坐禅) is at the heart of Zen Buddhist practice. ... The term retreat has several related meanings, all of which have in common the notion of safety or temporarily removing oneself from ones usual environment. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Brad Warner is widely believed by Zen Buddhists to be using Buddhism as a vehicle for his own personal publicity. His knowledge and practice of Zen Buddhism are not consistent with the eight-fold precepts. Brad Warner is at best a deluded charlatan that uses religion for his own personal gain, not unlike a Christian televangelist in the United States, and at worst Brad Warner is a phony, a fraud, and a criminal.

His entry is currently under attack from a website known as Big Daikon, due to one member throwing a hissy-fit over being referred to as an asswipe by Brad Warner on his blog. Said asswipe has, incidentally, been banned numerous times from that website, and is well-known for appropriating new identities in order to spread his ideas.

Discography

with 0DFx

• War Hero 7" EP (Get Revenge Records 016, 2007)
  • 13 tracks, recorded 1983 at The Island in North Royalton, Ohio
  • 500 pressed - first 100 on white vinyl, next 400 on black vinyl
• Drop the A-Bomb 7" EP (Get Revenge Records 018, 2007)
  • 1982 demo recording
• Discography double CD (Get Revenge Records, 2007)
  • contains both previous EPs, a live set form 1982, 2005 re-recordings, and unreleased tracks

Compilation appearances ODFx (aka Zero Defects, aka Zero Defex) was a hardcore punk band formed in Akron, Ohio in late 1981 by Tommy Strange (aka Tom Seiler) of local punk sensations The Bursting Brains, Mickey X-Nelson (Mick Hurray) of the neo-surf group The Nelsons and Jimi Imij (Jim Friend) of... A vinyl EP from Crop Circles. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... North Royalton is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. ... CD redirects here; see Cd for other meanings of CD. Image of a compact disc (pencil included for scale) A compact disc (or CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ...

• The New Hope LP (New Hope Records 001, 1983)
  • Songs - Drop The A-Bomb On Me / By The Day / Oppression / No More
• P.E.A.C.E./War double LP (RRadical Records, 1983)
  • Song - Drop The A-Bomb On Me

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with Dimentia 13

• Dimentia 13 LP (Midnight Records, 1985)
• Mirror Mind LP/CD (Midnight Records, 1987)
  • first pressing had mirrored cover
• Disturb The Air LP (Midnight Records, 1989)
• Flat Earth Society LP (Midnight Records, 1990)
• TV Screen Head (Midnight Records, 1990)
  • limited pressing, only 2500 made

Compilation appearances:

• Midnight X-Mess #2 LP (Midnight Records, 1986)
  • Song - "Christmas Comes to Those Who Wait"
• Midnight X-Mess #3 LP (Midnight Records, 1987)
  • Song - "Snow is Falling"

As himself

• You Need a Fairy Godmother by Twink and Plasticland LP (Midnight Records, 1989)
  • lead guitar on "10,000 Words in A Cardboard Box"

John Charles Alder (born 29 November 1944), better known as Twink, is a British musician (drummer), singer and song writer) who was a central figure in the British psychedelic movement, and an actor. ... Plasticland was a Neo-Psychedelic and Garage rock (revival) band, formed in Milwaukee in 1980 from two remaining members from Arousing Polaris, Glenn Rehse and Dan Mullen. ...

Books

• Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality
  Brad Warner, Wisdom Publications (October 2003), 224 pages, ISBN 0-86171-380-X

• SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye
  Brad Warner, New World Library (May 2007), 256 pages, ISBN 978-1-57731-559-9

HARDCORE ZEN: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & The Truth About Reality by Brad Warner follows a mans evolution from an Ohio punk rocker, to Godzilla/Ultraman writer/producer, to ordained Zen Buddhist priest living in Tokyo, Japan. ... Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, & Dogens Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye (simply known as Sit Down and Shut Up) is a book written by Brad Warner, an author and ordained Zen priest. ...

External links

• Brad Warner's personal homepage
• Brad Warner's blog
• Brad Warner's articles for Suicide Girls
• Dimentia 13 on the Midnight Records website
• Hardcore Zen at Wisdom Publications
• Sit Down and Shut Up at New World Library
• Three-episode audio interview at Buddhist Geeks: "#1 Buddhism is Something That Old Folks Do" "#2 Feeding the Beast" "#3 It's Like Phil Donahue"
• "'Question of Authority' ...?" Interviewed by Gary Gach in The Buddhist Channel, Sep. 6, 2007