Ben Weasel
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Ben Weasel (born Ben Foster in Chicago, Illinois) was the lead singer of punk rock band Screeching Weasel, as well as The Riverdales. He was also a columnist for MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL, a prominent punk rock fanzine.
In recent years he has released one solo album (Fidatevi, Lookout! Records) and written a novel and a collection of essays and articles, Like Hell (2001) and Punk is a Four Letter Word (2002). They were both published by Hope and Nonthings, a small publishing house based in Chicago and run by former bandmate John "Jughead" Pierson.
Weasel had a fanzine called Panic Button. He also started a record label by that name in 1997 with Screeching Weasel guitarist Jughead, which they sold to Lookout Records in 2001.
Discography
- Screeching Weasel - Screeching Weasel (1987)
- Screeching Weasel - BOOGADABOOGADABOOGADA (1988)
- Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts (1991)
- Screeching Weasel - Wiggle (1992)
- Screeching Weasel - Anthem For A New Tomorrow (1993)
- Screeching Weasel - How To Make Enemies And Irritate People (1994)
- Riverdales - Riverdales (1995)
- Screeching Weasel - Kill The Musicians (1995)
- Screeching Weasel - Bark Like A Dog (1996)
- Riverdales - Storm The Streets (1997)
- Screeching Weasel - Major Label Debut (1997)
- Screeching Weasel - Television City Dream (1998)
- Screeching Weasel - Emo (1999)
- Screeching Weasel - Teen Punks In Heat (2000)
- Ben Weasel Fidatevi (2002)
- Riverdales - Phase Three (2003)
- Screeching Weasel - Weasel Mania (2005)
External links
- Lookout Records
- Asian Man Records
- Fat Wreck Chords
- Screeching Weasel at Amazon.com
- Ben Weasel's Weblog
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