Social Distortion occupies a unique space in the annals of rock history. Despite more than 40 years in the game, there are bands with more historical catalogs; hell, one of those bands (the Rolling ...

When Orange County rock band Social Distortion announced its annual crop of late-year hometown shows a few months ago, vocalist-guitarist Mike Ness said things almost felt normal again. Of course, the ...

Just how much distortion -- and the favored type of distortion, analog or digital -- varies from listener to listener, and that's where the story gets complicated. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

Mike Ness never crossed paths with Beastie Boy Adam “MCA” Yauch. But given that the two were musical contemporaries and veterans of American punk rock’s early days, Ness had some thoughts on Yauch’s ...