Don't listen to me, I have Screeching Weasel tattooed on my arm, but ...
There's no "American Idiot" without Screeching Weasel. If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia. The down-and-out, disillusioned and financially unstable couch-bound characters that dominate the Green Day soap opera were...
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There's no "American Idiot" without Screeching Weasel. If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia. ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia.If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for u... more info