Common Rider was a rock band, formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass) and Dan Lumley (drums). The band had a much softer note than that of Michaels' first group, Operation Ivy, but still contained the same amount of energy and passion. Look up rock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Jesse Michaels (born 1969) is a songwriter, guitarist and artist from Berkeley, Californias East Bay. ... Mass Giorgini is an American musician. ... Dan Lumley has been a drummer for many bands, including Rattail Grenadier, Squirtgun, The Riverdales, The Methadones, Even in Blackouts, The Mopes, Common Rider and Screeching Weasel. ... Operation Ivy was an influential ska punk band that originated from the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. ...

The band's name is taken from a 1970s Japanese TV show, Kamen Raidâ (Kamen Raidâ means "Mask Rider" or "Masked Rider" in Japanese.) The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Kamen Rider ), translated as Masked Rider, was a popular and seminal sci-fi story conceived by renowned Japanese comic book creator Shōtarō Ishinomori ). It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973. ...

The band released two full-length albums and one EP. Last Wave Rockers was released in 1999 on Lookout! Records. Thief In a Sleeping Town EP was also released on Lookout! Records in 2001 and featured Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day (guitar/backing vocals). The band released This Is Unity Music on Hopeless Records in 2002. The band toured the US extensively the same year, including the 2002 Plea For Peace tour, sponsored by Asian Man Records. On the tour, Phillip Hill (from Teen Idols and also a major contributor on the album This is Unity Music) and Joe Mizzi (from Metro, Detroit and also a guest vocalist on the album This Is Unity Music) played guitar for the band. The band's latest release was a split with Against All Authority in April 2005, containing outtakes from 2002's This Is Unity Music. Lookout! Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California) is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and guitarist for the rock band Green Day. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Hopeless Records is an independent record label located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Asian Mans Logo resembling the South Korean flag Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park out of his parents garage in Monte Sereno, California. ... Phillip Hill is an American bass and guitar player. ... Teen Idols (not to be confused with the DC hardcore band Teen Idles) are a punk band based in Nashville. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The logo of Against All Authority, inspired by the anarchy symbol Against All Authority (often abbreviated -AAA-) is a DIY ska-punk band. ... April 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). ...

Mass Giorgini (bass) recently (2005) went out to Australia to record an album for Brisbane-based reggae/ska outfit "Scarred Hope." The album is still being worked on by many of the same people who have done work on the Operation Ivy cover booklets, and will be available through "Freewave Records."

The band broke up in 2003, mainly because of the want to pursue other opportunities. Dan Lumley officially retired from music at that time as well. Mass still plays with Squirtgun. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Squirtgun in 1993 ((left to right)Mass Giorgini, Matt Hart, Dan Lumley, Flav Giorgini) Squirtgun was formed by producer Mass Giorgini in 1994, and was made up of former members of his recently disbanded Rattail Grenadier. ...

Discography

Albums and EPs

Compilations All the songs on this album were written by Jesse Michaels. ... Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California) is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and guitarist for the rock band Green Day. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Common Rider/Against All Authority Split is a split album featuring songs by Against All Authority and Common Rider. ...

External links

• Official Site of Common Rider (No longer online)
• OperationIvy.org Other information regarding Common Rider
• Fan Site
• Joe Mizzi