Bill Stevenson Talks About The Descendents’ New Album The LA Beat


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"We were all, on different levels, kind of just outsiders," says Descendents singer Milo Aukerman, far left. Also pictured, from left, Tony Lombardo, Frank Navetta, and Bill Stevenson.


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Long before punk rock inflicted its puncture wound on the map of mainstream music, the Descendents were in a van brewing a potent mix of pop, angst, love and.


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John William Stevenson (born September 10, 1963) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is the drummer, main songwriter, and the only constant member of the California punk rock group Descendents since its inception.


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Check out this interview we did with the legendary Bill Stevenson of The Descendents, ALL, FLAG, Only Crime, and the Blasting Room!


Bill Stevenson (ALL / Black Flag / Descendents / FLAG / Only Crime)

Consequence's Punk Week continues with a video conversation between Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson and Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath. Keep checking back throughout the week for interviews, lists, editorials and videos — it's all things punk, all the time. Rise Against and Descendents kicked off a tour earlier this summer, and Heavy Consequence was honored to have Rise Against.


Bill Stevenson Talks About The Descendents’ New Album The LA Beat

Released in 1987, the ALL LP is the first to feature the lineup of musicians that have been the core of Descendents/ALL ever since: founder/drummer Bill Stevenson; guitarist Stephen Egerton, and.


Bill Stevenson (ALL / Black Flag / Descendents / FLAG / Only Crime)

Bill Stevenson was interviewed by Marcus Solomon with assistance from Cathy Dye on November 19th 2022 in Pomona, CA, on the Descendents ' tour bus before the band's show at T he Glass House. Bill Stevenson is a rock 'n' roll legend and a punk rock icon.


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Classmate Bill Stevenson impresses them with his musical talents and becomes their drummer. In 1979 they meet bassist Tony Lombardo in Long Beach and recruit him to the band. Nolte bows out to join his brothers in The Last, and Navetta, Stevenson, and Lombardo record the Descendents' debut single.


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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 11:53 Right before Descendents played a great set at the Brakrock festival in Belgium this Summer, we got the chance to sit down with Descendents' Bill Stevenson to talk about '9th & Walnut', what it means to be in a band as long as he has and much more. '9th & Walnut' is out now on Epitaph.


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I Don't Want to Grow Up is the second studio album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1985 through New Alliance Records. It marked the end of a two-year hiatus for the band, during which singer Milo Aukerman had attended college and drummer Bill Stevenson had joined Black Flag.


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Bill Stevenson, Part 1: the Reemergence of Descendents By On 13th Jan 2017 Bill Stevenson with Descendents. From left: bassist Karl Alvarez, Stevenson, singer Milo Aukerman, and guitarist Stephen Egerton by David Jarnstrom To borrow from the great Walt Whitman: Bill Stevenson is large. He contains multitudes.


Bill Stevenson interview (All, Descendents) Threatening Society Fanzine

Milo Aukerman and Bill Stevenson are still making punk music as Descendents. NPR's Scott Simon spoke to the band about growing up, getting old, and making music about each other.


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Bill Stevenson is the brains behind Descendents; the legendary Californian punk rock group in which he also plays drums, writes songs and oversees production duties. Since the band formed in 1977, he's remained the only constant member.


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Legendary Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson has promised not one, but two new Descendents albums in the near future. He also broke out into song midway through this exclusive interview.


Bill Stevenson article (All, Descendents) Threatening Society Fanzine

As one of the principle songwriters and the sole consistent member of the seminal LA punk band Descendents, drummer Bill Stevenson is one of the primary architects behind the more lighthearted, though still angst-y, style of punk that came to be called pop-punk (or punk-pop).. With his thick-rimmed glasses and short-cut hair, Descendents vocalist Milo Aukerman may look like the Buddy Holly of.


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A new Descendents album, Hypercaffium Spazzinate, makes its appearance July 29 via Epitaph Records. It's been 12 years since Stevenson, vocalist Milo Aukerman, guitarist Stephen Egerton and bassist Karl Alvarez released an album. People are stoked. I phoned Stevenson on July 19 to get the lowdown on what's happening in the Descendents camp.

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