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fIREHOSE was an alternative rock band consisting of Mike Watt (bass, vocals), Ed Crawford (guitar, vocals), and George Hurley (drums).

fIREHOSE was formed in 1986 after the death of D. Boon brought an end to The Minutemen. Watt and Hurley teamed up with the then 22-year-old Crawford, a guitarist and Minutemen fanatic. Crawford was from Ohio, and started the band when he found Watt’s phone number in the phone book and called him, saying he wanted to play with Mike and George in California.

Albums by fIREHOSE

Riddle of the Eighties

The Minutemen was an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980. Comprising guitarist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley, the Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon’s unexpected death in December 1985. They were noted in the Californian punk rock community for a philosophy of “jamming econo”: a sense of thriftiness reflected in their touring and presentation…read more

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Albums by The Minutemen

A TRIBUTE TO “WE JAM ECONO”
an original moment in time, man!

written by

Charles Plymell

in the winter of 2007/8

From the jump, even their name is ambiguous. Fine. In heavy scholarship ambiguity is a key to lasting art. Was the name denotative of small, short, revolutionary, or what? In physics a minute is often used in the span of time to bring scale…and the minutemen? Bacon, Goethe, and Emerson, or whoever said, “Art is long, Life is short, Judgement difficult, Opportunity transient.” Could the answer be found in San Pedro High School? ...Read More

The Minutemen – WE JAM ECONO – History Lesson Part II

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