GO! is an American hardcore punk band that was active in the late 1980's and early 1990's, reuniting in 2006. Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ...

Based in New York, GO! originally were contemporaries of bands such as Life's Blood, Severed Head of State and Sticks and Stones. They play fast typical American hardcore similar to bands such as Youth of Today and Minor Threat. Lyrically, they are politically forthright, speaking out against racism and sexism. Most notably, lead singer Mike BS is one of a handful of openly gay musicians involved in the hardcore scene. Mike made a point of speaking about gay rights at every show ^[1]. In particular, they became well known for attacking the preceived homophobia of the punk band Bad Brains, and their set included one anti-Bad Brains song called "Holy Roller", which included the chorus "Justify your prejudice through religion - Eat shit dreadlocked mother fucker!". At live shows, Mike BS would announce that "This is an anti 'Bad Brainian' song not an anti Rastafarian song", in order to avoid misinterpretation of his intent. The song appears on their EP And The Time Is Now... The band played most frequently at ABC No Rio in New York. GO! toured the U.S. in 1990 and in 1991, toured Europe. NY redirects here. ... Lifes Blood was a hardcore band formed by four first year college students in New York City in 1987. ... Severed Head of State is a hardcore punk band located on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, with band members playing in other bands as WORLD BURNS TO DEATH, J CHURCH, Tragedy, War Cry, MURDER DISCO X. Members are Todd Burdette from His Hero Is Gone on guitar, Jack Conrow... A largely influential east coast punk rock band from New Jersey. ... Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... Youth of Today was a straight edge hardcore band from New York City. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Manifestations Slavery · Racial profiling Hate speech · Hate crime Lynching · Gay bashing Genocide · Holocaust Ethnocide · Ethnic cleansing Pogrom · Race war Religious persecution Movements Discriminatory Aryanism · Neo-Nazism White/Black supremacy Hate groups · Kahanism Anti-discriminatory Abolitionism Womens/Universal suffrage Civil rights · Gay rights Childrens rights · Youth rights Policies Discriminatory... The sign of the headquarters of the National Association Opposed To Woman Suffrage Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex of the... For other articles with similar names, see Gay (disambiguation). ... Homophobia is the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. ... Look up punk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Rasta hairstyle Rastafarianism is a religious movement that believes in the divinity of ex Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie. ... Interior of ABC No Rio ABC No Rio is a social center located at 156 Rivington street in New York Citys Lower East Side that was founded in 1980. ...

Singer and lyricist Mike BS published his own fanzine called Bullshit Monthly which covering New York City hardcore. His publication carried the byline "proud to be gay owned and operated" ^[2] He was also a columnist for Maximum Rock 'N' Roll zine and became a prominent voice for gay rights in the punk scene. A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular subject for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Maximum Rock n Roll is a rock and roll magazine. ... A zine—an abbreviation of the word magazine—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ... Look up punk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The band's line up changed regularly, except for Mike and guitarist Aaron. GO! released several EPs and an album before breaking up in the early 1990's. In 2006 they reunited and began performing and recording again, releasing a new EP titled Reactive.

Members

1990's

• Mike BS - singer, lyricist
• Aaron - guitar
• John - bass
• Ronn - drums
• Ethan - drums

2000's

• Mike BS - singer, lyricist
• Aaron - guitar
• Steve - bass
• Jim Paradise - drums

Discography

Albums

• Existance: Musings on the Need To Be, LP/CD Epistrophy Records (1995)
• Time To Suffer Power LP (1991)

EPs

• Reactive, 7" EP/CD (2006)
• (ego.), 7" EP (1994)
• There Is No Man, 10 song 7" EP (1991)
• Only Sheep Need a Leader, 13 song 7" EP (1991)
• Why Suffer?, 12 song 7" EP (1990)
• Root Canal, 11 song 7" EP (1990)
• Your Power Means Nothing, 11 song 7" EP (1990)
• And The Time is Now..., 9 song 7" EP, Noo Yawk Rehkids (1989)

Split EPs

• Split EP with Bad Trip (1990)

Compilations

• "Pizza Boy" on BLEEAARRGGHHH 7" EP Slap-A-Ham Records (1990)
• Look At All The Children Now LP (1990)

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]

External links

• GO! Official Website
• GO! interview
• GO! Online