Punk-pop combo Army of Freshmen formed in Ventura, CA, in late 1997 -- vocalist Chris Jay, a recent New Jersey transplant with some 500 completed songs to his credit, assembled the band after meeting guitarist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Kai Dodson, keyboardists Owen Bucey and Dan Clark, and drummer Mike Milligan at local open-mike showcases. A... [+] Read More

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The new-school punk trio blink-182 was formed in the suburbs of San Diego, California around guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. Originally known as simply Blink, the band debuted in 1993 with a self-released EP, Fly Swatter. After releasing the album Buddha in 1994, the trio signed to Grilled... [+] Read More

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Jet Lag Gemini may have gotten together in the punk hotbed of Bergen County, NJ, but the pop/rock quartet's members actually represent three countries among them. Lead vocalist/guitarist Misha Safonov is from Russia; drummer Dan DiLiberto represents the United States; and brothers Matei and Vlad Gheorghiu (bass and lead guitar, respectively) are... [+] Read More

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Jet Lag Gemini may have gotten together in the punk hotbed of Bergen County, NJ, but the pop/rock quartet's members actually represent three countries among them. Lead vocalist/guitarist Misha Safonov is from Russia; drummer Dan DiLiberto represents the United States; and brothers Matei and Vlad Gheorghiu (bass and lead guitar, respectively) are... [+] Read More

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Modern rockers Lit formed in Orange County, CA in 1990 around frontman A. Jay Popoff, his guitarist brother Jeremy, bassist Kevin Baldes and drummer Allen Shellenberger. After years of sellout gigs at local venues like the noted Club 369 in Fullerton, in the spring of 1997 Lit issued their debut album Tripping the Light Fantastic; the record... [+] Read More

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Long regarded as a haven for electric blues, power pop, and even metal, Chicago served as surprisingly fertile soil for the speedy growth of Lucky Boys Confusion. The five-piece ska-punk outfit -- Kaustubh Pandav (vocals), Adam Krier (co-vocalist, guitar), Ryan Fergus (drums), Jason Shultejann (bass), and Joe Sell (guitar) -- formed in 1997 when... [+] Read More

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Initially formed in 1999 by high school friends Travis Nesbitt (vocals) and Logan Jacobs (bass), Canadian alternative rock act Social Code was originally called Fifth Season. The LP Patiently Waiting was released in 2001, and the group later changed names to their present alias upon finding their original moniker to be popular already with a... [+] Read More

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The Santa Barbara, CA, punk-pop quartet Sugarcult (singer/guitarist Tim Pagnotta, guitarist Marko 72 [aka Marko DeSantis], bassist Airin Older, and drummer Ben Davis) took their name from a moniker that lesbian neighbors who lived next door to the band called themselves. Forming in 1998, the band's first show (a trio at the time) was opening for... [+] Read More

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Sum 41 hit worldwide radar in 1996 after tiny Ajax, Ontario, proved unable to fully contain the foursome's blathering mixture of punk-pop riffing, hip-hop poses, and toilet-bowl humor. Led by guitarist/vocalist Deryck Whibley, who looked like a mash-up of the Prodigy's Keith Flint and cartoon land's Calvin, the band also included... [+] Read More

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The Orange County, CA-based punk-rap outfit Zebrahead was formed in 1996 by vocalist/guitarist Justin Mauriello, guitarist Greg Bergdorf, bassist Ben Osmundson, and drummer Ed Udhus. Inspired by acts including Fugazi and the Descendants, the group found themselves uninspired by the local trend toward ska-punk and instead began incorporating... [+] Read More

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