Cheap Sex
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Cheap Sex was an American
street punk
band formed in December 2002
, based in San Diego, California
. Besides releasing three albums, the band participated in some compilations, including the Pure Punk Rock DVD, released by Punk Core Records
, also featuring Action, The Casualties
, Blood or Whiskey
, Defiance
, The Havoc, Lower Class Brats
, The Messengers, The Scarred
and The Virus
, the last one being Mike Virus' previous band.
, he decided to form a new band, taking the name Cheap Sex because it was catchy and funny. The original line-up consisted of bassist Derek, guitarists John and Jordan, drummer Gabe and Mike singing, soon after they formed, a five-song demo
was recorded. The band signed with Punk Core Records
and recorded their debut album titled Launch Off to War
, released in July 2003
, Jordan only recorded half album before leaving to join Madcap, being replaced by Chris Blitz.
After playing several shows on the West Coast
, the band made its East Coast
debut at the 3 day Vive Le Punk Festival at CBGB OMFUG
in New York
. The festival took place on October 3, 4 and 5th, 2003, in both the Main Stage and the Lounge Stage at CBGB, on the Main Stage bands like Abrasive Wheels
, MDC
, The Krays, The Casualties
, Two Man Advantage
, Awkward Thought
, Molotov Cocktail, The Boils among others performed, while the Lounge Stage, restricted to people with legal drinking age
(21 and over), hosted bands like U.S. Chaos
, Street Brats, Wretched Ones
, Hugh Cornwell Band
, Broken Heroes, Capo Regime, Weekend Warriors and Spitfires United among others. Cheap Sex performed Saturday October 4, sharing the Main Stage with The Adicts
, Antidote
, New York Rel-X, The Turbo A.C.'s
, Midnight Creeps and Silenced Sin.
In 2003, in a tour with Lower Class Brats
, driving a van to New York the band suffered an accident, when a trailer sideswiped the van, a truck loaded with cinder blocks was on the road, the truck took the doors off the van and some bricks flew in, one of the bricks severely injured Johnny O., tearing his aorta
, this caused the cancellation of the rest of the tour. Despite the life-threatening accident, Johnn survived, but left the band to recover from the injury, due to the John's departure Phil joined the band.
In April 2004
, the band recorded their second album for Punk Core Records, entitled Headed for a Breakdown
, released October 5, 2004. They toured extensively during that summer, playing along the east coast with label mates Lower Class Brats
.
The band performed in July at the Wasted 2004 festival in the U.K.
(formerly known as Holidays in the Sun) with bands such as Discharge
and Broken Bones
. In the same year, Cheap Sex participated in the British Invasion 2k4 Festival, organized by SOS Records
, the festival took place November 20, in San Bernardino
, with The Adicts
, The Exploited
, Discharge
, U.K. Subs, Cockney Rejects
, The Restarts
and local U.S.
bands like Total Chaos
, CH3
and Resilience among others, the show was recorded for a DVD release.
In 2005 the band returned to Morecambe
for another edition of the Wasted Festival, between May 18 and 22, this time with bands like G.B.H.
, The Business
, Funeral Dress
, The Exploited
, Anti Nowhere League, TSOL
and a lot more.
The last record by Cheap Sex, Written in Blood, was released on June 6 of 2006, followed up with what would be their last U.S. tour with label mates The Scarred
, called the "Bloody Solution U.S. Tour", which began on August 11, 2006, in Anaheim
and ended on September 16, 2006, in Ventura
.
On March 1, 2007 Cheap Sex's former guitarist, Chris Wick, hanged himself due to struggling with heroin addiction and the death of his mother in 2004, leading to the band's break-up. On March 15, 2007 Cheap Sex sent out a bulletin via MySpace
stating that they would be breaking up and a final show was in the works, the final show was played June 24, 2007 with Career Soldiers
and 46 Short in Fullerton, California
.
In 2009, Cheap Sex released a DVD entitled Dead Today: V Years of Cheap Sex featuring a documentary about the band and live footage from the final two shows. The DVD was directed by their long-time merch guy, filmmaker Lewis Smithingham.
with members from Lab Rats and 2nd Hand Justice, following the Hardcore
/ Street punk
sound that Cheap Sex and The Virus had, the band released a demo in 2007.
Phil and Brock, although rumoured to initially be in Mike's band, Evacuate, have gone on to create their own band, A Bande Apart and re-located to Los Angeles rather than San Diego where Cheap Sex was based out of. A Bande Apart is quite different sounding from the sound Cheap Sex was known for, less aggressive and with a female vocalist. Also, Brock is bassist for Smash 77 with Shawn Smash from Total Chaos
and Danny, ex-drummer of the same band.
Johnny O. Negative has played with Lower Class Brats
and Total Chaos
to fill in for open spots on their tours, he is now living in Raleigh, North Carolina
, working with No Revolution, No Revolution news at punknews.org].
Gabe (a.k.a. Gabe Cross, Gabe Sex, Gabe Skunt) played drums for the San Diego garage
styled band The Muslims for a short period of time, he's now the lead singer in the Rock and Roll
band The Desert Diamonds, like Phil and Brock's new band, The Desert Diamonds are very different sounding from Cheap Sex, the band has more of a classic rock influence hitting sounds comparible to T.Rex and Thin Lizzy
.
Chance (Hurteau) (a.k.a. Chance Christ) had returned to being tattoo artist in 2005 under the name Chance Christ Superstar, and currently has been tattooing at Sideshow Tattoo in San Diego, California since 2009. He also does artwork using the name "EyesoreArt" for bands (most recently for the Lower Class Brats
), Zines, and music releases. He continues to write music and play bass, and from time to time he appears in small music projects; but has no immediate plans to pursue music full time.
United States
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street punk
Street punk
Street punk is a working class-based genre of punk rock which took shape in the early 1980s, partly as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk. Street punk emerged from the Oi! style, performed by bands such as Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Cockney...
band formed in December 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
, based in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. Besides releasing three albums, the band participated in some compilations, including the Pure Punk Rock DVD, released by Punk Core Records
Punk Core Records
Punk Core Records is an inactive record label founded in 1989 by Dave Amcher, alias Dave Punk Core. The label is based on Long Island, New York.Punk Core originally started out a punk zine/distro in the late 80's, but became a record label in the mid 90's...
, also featuring Action, The Casualties
The Casualties
The Casualties are an American street punk band from New York City, New York, formed in 1990.-Biography:The Casualties members aimed to return to what they viewed as the "golden era" of street punk, embodied by bands such as The Exploited, Charged GBH , which they believed had disappeared by...
, Blood or Whiskey
Blood or Whiskey
Blood or Whiskey is an Irish punk/folk band from Leixlip, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.The band was formed in September 1993 taking strong influence from Shane MacGowan, as well as The Pogues and The Clash...
, Defiance
Defiance (punk band)
Defiance are an anarcho street punk band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1993. Their discography includes five E.P.s, four full-lengths, and one album of out of print and rare songs...
, The Havoc, Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a punk rock band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album...
, The Messengers, The Scarred
The Scarred
The Scarred are a punk rock band from Anaheim, California formed in 2003, on the East Coast-based label Jailhouse records. In the punk rock scene, they are one of the only old school punk bands active from Anaheim, and known for bridging the sound between 70s Punk rock, soul, and classic rock and...
and The Virus
The Virus
The Virus was a street punk band from Philadelphia, United States. Now defunct, their former singer Mike Virus went on to perform in the band Cheap Sex...
, the last one being Mike Virus' previous band.
History
After Mike left The VirusThe Virus
The Virus was a street punk band from Philadelphia, United States. Now defunct, their former singer Mike Virus went on to perform in the band Cheap Sex...
, he decided to form a new band, taking the name Cheap Sex because it was catchy and funny. The original line-up consisted of bassist Derek, guitarists John and Jordan, drummer Gabe and Mike singing, soon after they formed, a five-song demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
was recorded. The band signed with Punk Core Records
Punk Core Records
Punk Core Records is an inactive record label founded in 1989 by Dave Amcher, alias Dave Punk Core. The label is based on Long Island, New York.Punk Core originally started out a punk zine/distro in the late 80's, but became a record label in the mid 90's...
and recorded their debut album titled Launch Off to War
Launch Off to War
Launch Off to War is the debut album by the American street punk band Cheap Sex, released in 2003 by Punk Core Records.- Track listing :#Launch Off to War #Consume and Consume #Take a Chance #Smash Your Symbols...
, released in July 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
, Jordan only recorded half album before leaving to join Madcap, being replaced by Chris Blitz.
After playing several shows on the West Coast
West Coast of the United States
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, the band made its East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
debut at the 3 day Vive Le Punk Festival at CBGB OMFUG
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The festival took place on October 3, 4 and 5th, 2003, in both the Main Stage and the Lounge Stage at CBGB, on the Main Stage bands like Abrasive Wheels
Abrasive Wheels
Abrasive Wheels were a punk rock band of the late 1970s/early 1980s. They hailed from Leeds, England and were seldom out of the Independent charts between 1980 and 1984 when the band split. The band were Shonna Rzonca - vocals, Dave Ryan - guitar, Harry Harrison - bass, Nev Nevison - drums...
, MDC
MDC (band)
MDC is an American hardcore punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. The band were subsequently based in San Francisco, California, and are currently based in Portland, Oregon. MDC originally formed as The Stains before changing their name...
, The Krays, The Casualties
The Casualties
The Casualties are an American street punk band from New York City, New York, formed in 1990.-Biography:The Casualties members aimed to return to what they viewed as the "golden era" of street punk, embodied by bands such as The Exploited, Charged GBH , which they believed had disappeared by...
, Two Man Advantage
Two Man Advantage
Two Man Advantage is a hockey themed punk rock group, from Merrick, Long Island, New York. They met via Beer-League hockey and formed the band in 1997. Their shows are very wild as they will dress up and basically put on a "Mock hockey game" on-stage...
, Awkward Thought
Awkward Thought
Awkward Thought is a New York hardcore punk band that formed in the 1990s.After numerous compilation appearances and two demo tapes, Awkward Thought released their first full length CD/LP titled Mayday on a US label, Blackout Records, in 2000. It also came out the same year on CD only on I Scream...
, Molotov Cocktail, The Boils among others performed, while the Lounge Stage, restricted to people with legal drinking age
Legal drinking age
Laws about the legal drinking age cover a wide range of issues and behaviours, addressing when and where alcohol can be consumed. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be different to the age when it can be purchased. These laws vary among different countries and many laws have...
(21 and over), hosted bands like U.S. Chaos
U.S. Chaos
U.S. Chaos are an American punk rock band from New Jersey, formed in 1981. They were one of the first American bands to play in an Oi!/street punk style....
, Street Brats, Wretched Ones
Wretched Ones
The Wretched Ones are an Oi! band from Midland Park, New Jersey. Their song "Oi! Rodgers" was a minor underground hit in the mid 1990s.-Albums:-EPs:-Compilations:...
, Hugh Cornwell Band
Hugh Cornwell
Hugh Alan Cornwell is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.-Career:...
, Broken Heroes, Capo Regime, Weekend Warriors and Spitfires United among others. Cheap Sex performed Saturday October 4, sharing the Main Stage with The Adicts
The Adicts
The Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. It was also featured in a commercial...
, Antidote
Antidote (band)
Antidote are a punk band from the Netherlands.The band formed in 1996 and has released several records. The band has toured extensively in Europe, North America and Russia.-Studio albums :...
, New York Rel-X, The Turbo A.C.'s
The Turbo A.C.'s
The Turbo A.C.'s are an American punk rock band from New York, formed in 1996. The band's high-octane sound has led to comparisons with the likes of The Supersuckers and New Bomb Turks.- Band history :...
, Midnight Creeps and Silenced Sin.
In 2003, in a tour with Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a punk rock band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album...
, driving a van to New York the band suffered an accident, when a trailer sideswiped the van, a truck loaded with cinder blocks was on the road, the truck took the doors off the van and some bricks flew in, one of the bricks severely injured Johnny O., tearing his aorta
Aorta
The aorta is the largest artery in the body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and extending down to the abdomen, where it branches off into two smaller arteries...
, this caused the cancellation of the rest of the tour. Despite the life-threatening accident, Johnn survived, but left the band to recover from the injury, due to the John's departure Phil joined the band.
In April 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
, the band recorded their second album for Punk Core Records, entitled Headed for a Breakdown
Headed For a Breakdown
Headed for a Breakdown is the second album from Cheap Sex recorded with Punk Core Records.-Track listing:# "False Pride" - 3:14# "Last of the True" - 2:13# "Desperation" - 3:11# "Lucky to Be Alive" - 2:45# "Reality TV" - 1:35# "Water Runs Dry" - 2:43...
, released October 5, 2004. They toured extensively during that summer, playing along the east coast with label mates Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a punk rock band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album...
.
The band performed in July at the Wasted 2004 festival in the U.K.
United Kingdom
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(formerly known as Holidays in the Sun) with bands such as Discharge
Discharge (band)
Discharge is a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright. They are often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk, and to mix punk with metal...
and Broken Bones
Broken Bones
Broken Bones are a Hardcore punk band with a distinct sound that is heavily influenced by other UKHC punk bands such as Discharge, and in later cases, crossover thrash.-Career:...
. In the same year, Cheap Sex participated in the British Invasion 2k4 Festival, organized by SOS Records
SOS Records
SOS Records is a California-based punk-rock record label.- Bands :*4 Past Midnight*Abrasive Wheels*The Adicts*The Agitators*Bad Manners*Bang Sugar Bang*Blitz*Broken Bones*Conflict*DBD*The Diffs*Drongos for Europe*Exploited*Final Conflict...
, the festival took place November 20, in San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
, with The Adicts
The Adicts
The Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. It was also featured in a commercial...
, The Exploited
The Exploited
The Exploited are a Scottish punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979. Originally a street punk band, they transformed into a faster hardcore punk band with a heavy political influence. From about 1987 on they changed into a crossover thrash band...
, Discharge
Discharge (band)
Discharge is a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright. They are often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk, and to mix punk with metal...
, U.K. Subs, Cockney Rejects
Cockney Rejects
Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1978. Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre...
, The Restarts
The Restarts
The Restarts are a street punk band from London, England.They formed in 1995 in London with Darragh on drums, Kieran from Armed and Hammered on bass, and Mik on the guitar. They played many shows in the UK with their three-piece until Mik left, at which point Alan joined the band...
and local U.S.
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bands like Total Chaos
Total Chaos (band)
Total Chaos is an American street punk band from Pomona Valley, California, formed in 1989. Lead vocalist Rob Chaos is also co-owner of SOS Records with Ezzat Soliman, owner of the Showcase Theater, having released albums by classic Punk and Oi! bands like The Exploited, Vice Squad, Sham 69,...
, CH3
Channel 3 (band)
Channel 3, also known as CH3, is a punk rock band from Cerritos, California. Part of the Southern California punk scene of the early 1980s, the band had a sound that was more melodic than many of their hardcore contemporaries, and lyrics which ranged from thoughtful and satirical to bratty and...
and Resilience among others, the show was recorded for a DVD release.
In 2005 the band returned to Morecambe
Morecambe
Morecambe is a resort town and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. As of 2001 it has a resident population of 38,917. It faces into Morecambe Bay...
for another edition of the Wasted Festival, between May 18 and 22, this time with bands like G.B.H.
Charged GBH
Charged GBH are an English Street punk band, formed in 1978 by vocalist Colin Abrahall, guitarist Colin "Jock" Blyth, bassist Sean McCarthy and Drummer Andy " Wilf" Williams. GBH were early pioneers of English street punk, often nicknamed "UK82", along with Discharge, Broken Bones, The Exploited...
, The Business
The Business
The Business may refer to:* The Business , a British weekly magazine* The Business , a novel by Iain Banks* The Business , an English punk rock/Oi! band* The Business , a 2005 film directed by Nick Love...
, Funeral Dress
Funeral Dress
Funeral Dress is a street punk band from Belgium who formed in 1985. Their big hits include "I'm in Love with Oi", "Free Beer for the Punx", "Party Political Bullshit", "Party On", "Freedom and Liberty", "Belgium's Burning". The band toured the US several times and is planning a tour in Russia in...
, The Exploited
The Exploited
The Exploited are a Scottish punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979. Originally a street punk band, they transformed into a faster hardcore punk band with a heavy political influence. From about 1987 on they changed into a crossover thrash band...
, Anti Nowhere League, TSOL
TSOL
TSOL is an American punk rock band which formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California. TSOL is short for True Sounds of Liberty although they are rarely referred to by their full name....
and a lot more.
The last record by Cheap Sex, Written in Blood, was released on June 6 of 2006, followed up with what would be their last U.S. tour with label mates The Scarred
The Scarred
The Scarred are a punk rock band from Anaheim, California formed in 2003, on the East Coast-based label Jailhouse records. In the punk rock scene, they are one of the only old school punk bands active from Anaheim, and known for bridging the sound between 70s Punk rock, soul, and classic rock and...
, called the "Bloody Solution U.S. Tour", which began on August 11, 2006, in Anaheim
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
and ended on September 16, 2006, in Ventura
Ventura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...
.
On March 1, 2007 Cheap Sex's former guitarist, Chris Wick, hanged himself due to struggling with heroin addiction and the death of his mother in 2004, leading to the band's break-up. On March 15, 2007 Cheap Sex sent out a bulletin via MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
stating that they would be breaking up and a final show was in the works, the final show was played June 24, 2007 with Career Soldiers
Career Soldiers (band)
Career Soldiers was a street punk band based in San Diego. The band have toured America and Canada with bands like The Casualties, Lower Class Brats, Monster Squad, Clit 45, U.K...
and 46 Short in Fullerton, California
Fullerton, California
Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161.It was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...
.
In 2009, Cheap Sex released a DVD entitled Dead Today: V Years of Cheap Sex featuring a documentary about the band and live footage from the final two shows. The DVD was directed by their long-time merch guy, filmmaker Lewis Smithingham.
After Cheap Sex
Mike is in a new band called EvacuateEvacuate (band)
Evacuate is a Street Punk band formed in 2008 by Mike Virus former member of The Virus and Cheap Sex. The band also includes Karlos former member of The Lab Rats, Kevin , Tony and John ....
with members from Lab Rats and 2nd Hand Justice, following the Hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
/ Street punk
Street punk
Street punk is a working class-based genre of punk rock which took shape in the early 1980s, partly as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk. Street punk emerged from the Oi! style, performed by bands such as Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Cockney...
sound that Cheap Sex and The Virus had, the band released a demo in 2007.
Phil and Brock, although rumoured to initially be in Mike's band, Evacuate, have gone on to create their own band, A Bande Apart and re-located to Los Angeles rather than San Diego where Cheap Sex was based out of. A Bande Apart is quite different sounding from the sound Cheap Sex was known for, less aggressive and with a female vocalist. Also, Brock is bassist for Smash 77 with Shawn Smash from Total Chaos
Total Chaos (band)
Total Chaos is an American street punk band from Pomona Valley, California, formed in 1989. Lead vocalist Rob Chaos is also co-owner of SOS Records with Ezzat Soliman, owner of the Showcase Theater, having released albums by classic Punk and Oi! bands like The Exploited, Vice Squad, Sham 69,...
and Danny, ex-drummer of the same band.
Johnny O. Negative has played with Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a punk rock band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album...
and Total Chaos
Total Chaos (band)
Total Chaos is an American street punk band from Pomona Valley, California, formed in 1989. Lead vocalist Rob Chaos is also co-owner of SOS Records with Ezzat Soliman, owner of the Showcase Theater, having released albums by classic Punk and Oi! bands like The Exploited, Vice Squad, Sham 69,...
to fill in for open spots on their tours, he is now living in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, working with No Revolution, No Revolution news at punknews.org].
Gabe (a.k.a. Gabe Cross, Gabe Sex, Gabe Skunt) played drums for the San Diego garage
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
styled band The Muslims for a short period of time, he's now the lead singer in the Rock and Roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band The Desert Diamonds, like Phil and Brock's new band, The Desert Diamonds are very different sounding from Cheap Sex, the band has more of a classic rock influence hitting sounds comparible to T.Rex and Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
.
Chance (Hurteau) (a.k.a. Chance Christ) had returned to being tattoo artist in 2005 under the name Chance Christ Superstar, and currently has been tattooing at Sideshow Tattoo in San Diego, California since 2009. He also does artwork using the name "EyesoreArt" for bands (most recently for the Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a punk rock band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album...
), Zines, and music releases. He continues to write music and play bass, and from time to time he appears in small music projects; but has no immediate plans to pursue music full time.
Members
- Mike Virus (VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Phil DeVill (Lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
) - Johnny O. Negative (Rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
) - Brock Anderson (BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - Gabe Sex (DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
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Discography
- Launch Off to WarLaunch Off to WarLaunch Off to War is the debut album by the American street punk band Cheap Sex, released in 2003 by Punk Core Records.- Track listing :#Launch Off to War #Consume and Consume #Take a Chance #Smash Your Symbols...
- 2003, Punk Core RecordsPunk Core RecordsPunk Core Records is an inactive record label founded in 1989 by Dave Amcher, alias Dave Punk Core. The label is based on Long Island, New York.Punk Core originally started out a punk zine/distro in the late 80's, but became a record label in the mid 90's... - Headed for a BreakdownHeaded For a BreakdownHeaded for a Breakdown is the second album from Cheap Sex recorded with Punk Core Records.-Track listing:# "False Pride" - 3:14# "Last of the True" - 2:13# "Desperation" - 3:11# "Lucky to Be Alive" - 2:45# "Reality TV" - 1:35# "Water Runs Dry" - 2:43...
- 2004, Punk Core RecordsPunk Core RecordsPunk Core Records is an inactive record label founded in 1989 by Dave Amcher, alias Dave Punk Core. The label is based on Long Island, New York.Punk Core originally started out a punk zine/distro in the late 80's, but became a record label in the mid 90's... - Written in Blood - 2006, Punk Core RecordsPunk Core RecordsPunk Core Records is an inactive record label founded in 1989 by Dave Amcher, alias Dave Punk Core. The label is based on Long Island, New York.Punk Core originally started out a punk zine/distro in the late 80's, but became a record label in the mid 90's...
- "Dead Today: V Years of Cheap Sex DVD" - 2009, Taang! RecordsTaang! RecordsTaang! Records is an American independent record label founded by Curtis Casella in Boston, Massachusetts which is currently based in San Diego...