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MIKE NESS WRITES FORWARD FOR NEW BOOK: THE ELECTROLINE DIARIES

Mike Ness has recently written the Forward for a new book titled The Electroline Diaries: A Journey With The Burbank Choppers Car Club. Writer Laurent Bagnard follows the Choppers through Southern California, Las Vegas, and Yokohama, Japan. He captures the Choppers in their element ­ hanging out with fellow hot rodders, catching their favorite bands, …

SOCIAL DISTORTION GREATEST HITS PRE-ORDER

The FIRST EVER career spanning collection from Social Distortion hits stores on June 26. Time Bomb Recordings will release the Greatest Hits on CD and limited edition vinyl with interview bonus track. Classic songs from every classic album are represented in this definitive retrospective (track-listing below). From the early So-Cal punk track “Mommy’s Little Monster,” …

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN MIKE NESS’ CUSTOM TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE

Listen to KROQ all this week for your chance to win tickets to The Hootenanny on July 7th at Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, CA. Everybody who wins tickets goes into Friday morning’s drawing to ride home from the show with Mike’s custom ’68 Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. So listen to KROQ to be caller 20 …

SOCIAL DISTORTION TO RELEASE GREATEST HITS JUNE 26

Social Distortion are set to release their FIRST EVER career spanning collection on June 26. Time Bomb Recordings will release the Greatest Hits on CD and limited edition vinyl. Classic songs from every classic album are represented in this definitive retrospective (track-listing below). From the early So-Cal punk track “Mommy’s Little Monster,” that put them …

BRENT LILES R.I.P. (1963-2007)

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MIKE NESS DONATES GUITAR STRINGS FOR CHARITY BRACELET

“Relix Magazine”:http://www.relix.com/ and Azu Studio have teamed up to produce unique jewelry handcrafted from authentic guitar strings donated by many different musicians with the profits going to a variety of charities around the world. Some of the artists involved are Keith Richards, Death Cab For Cutie, Elvis Costello, Wolfmother and more! Mike Ness has donated …

MIKE NESS ON THE COVER OF MY FREEDAMN! 5

Mike will be on the cover and featured in the forthcoming book My Freedamn! 5, the latest vintage fashion book from author Rin Tanaka. My Freedamn! 5 will be released the first week in January, 2007. The book includes over 500 American fashion items before Elvis Presley; “Pre Wild Ones” motorcycle uniforms, engineer boots and …

THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME OUT TO THE BOOK SIGNING AT THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM

With over 300 people in attendance the signing was a great success. Thanks to all of you that came out to say hello and have your books signed, it was great to see everyone. Overall, the day couldn’t have been better with a long table of people signing including… Big Slice (Snoop’s personal car customizer); …

PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM TO HOST ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY BOOK SIGNING WITH MIKE NESS

In celebration of the longstanding relationship between the car and all genres of popular music, The Petersen Automotive Museum will host a special book signing of Rockin’ Down The Highway: The Cars and People That Made Rock Roll with esteemed author/historian Paul Grushkin. Mike Ness, author of the book’s forward, will join Grushkin and other …

MIKE NESS TO PERFORM AT ROCK TO ROLL HOLIDAY BASH 2006

A who’s who of punk rockers have come together for the “2006 Rock to Roll Bash,” a benefit concert for the non-profit organization Wheels For Humanity (WFH), to take place Thursday, Dec. 14 at the Key Club, Hollywood. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, Nov. 18 for $15 ($17 at the door) through all Ticketmaster …