What is Minutemen (band)?
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Minutemen |image = Minutemen, 1982.jpg |caption = Minutemen, 1982 |background = group_or_band |origin = [[San Pedro, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] |instrument = |genre = [[Hardcore punk]], [[post-punk]], [[alternative rock]], [[punk rock]], [[funk rock]] |occupation = |years_active = 1980 - 1985 |label = [[SST Records|SST]], [[New Alliance Records|New Alliance]] |associated_acts = [[The Reactionaries]], [[Firehose (band)|Firehose]], [[Dos (band)|Dos]], [[Unknown Instructors]], [[The Stooges]], [[Minuteflag]] |website = |current_members = |past_members = [[D. Boon]]<br />[[Mike Watt]]<br />[[George Hurley]]<br />[[Frank Tonche]] }} The '''Minutemen''' were a very well known [[United States|American]] [[hardcore punk]] [[band]] from the [[1980s]]. The people in the band were [[D. Boon]] on [[guitar]], [[Mike Watt]] on [[bass guitar]] and [[George Hurley]] on [[drum]]s. The Minutemen were formed in January 1980 and began to record [[music]] that same year. They gave to the public their first [[Album|EP]], called ''[[Paranoid Time]]'', that year. Over the next five years, the Minutemen went on many music playing trips and made many [[album]]s. Some of their most well kown albums are ''[[What Makes a Man Start Fires?]]'' and ''[[Double Nickels on the Dime]]''. The band was forced to split in 1985 due to the death of D. Boon. Boon was killed in a [[car]] crash when his girlfriend fell asleep at the wheel. After Boon's death, Watt and Hurley formed the band [[fIREHOSE]] with Minutemen fan [[Ed Crawford]]. fIREHOSE played until 1994 when they broke up. Since the breakup of fIREHOSE, Mike Watt has played in several bands and also his own solo career. [[Category:1980s American music groups]] [[Category:American punk bands]] [[Category:American rock bands]] [[Category:Musical groups from California]] {{music-stub}}