If there’s one thing Mike Ness learned in the 1980s about the music biz, it’s that being a punk rocker and sustaining a career were never intended to be bedfellow aspirations. In a music genre ...

Social Distortion occupies a unique space in the annals of rock history. Despite more than 40 years in the game, there are bands with more historical catalogs; hell, one of those bands (the Rolling ...

From Jimi Hendrix to Merzbow, artist-made music with distortion has become increasingly widespread over the past half-century, evolving from a niche genre to a mainstream one. A new UCLA-led study, ...

Social Distortion will return to the road in 2024 after frontman Mike Ness offered a positive update on his battle with tonsil cancer. The SoCal punk band will kick off a co-headlining run with ...

One of the only survivors from the original Orange County punk rock scene of the '70s, Social Distortion owes its popularity to its loyal fans, who have stuck with the band amid lengthy hiatuses and ...

When Orange County rock band Social Distortion announced its annual crop of late-year hometown shows a few months ago, vocalist-guitarist Mike Ness said things almost felt normal again. Of course, the ...

Since 1989, the Houston Press has been the city's first free major arts, news and entertainment weekly. Today, it continues as an independent daily online publication to bring best in class reporting ...

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - When U.S. punk rockers Social Distortion take to stages across Europe on their current "Born to Kill" tour, fans can buy T-shirts and hoodies upcycled from old merchandise ...