Ugly Kid Joe

Ugly Kid Joe Celebrate 30 Years of Menace To Sobriety With Deluxe Vinyl Reissue

In 1995, Ugly Kid Joe released Menace To Sobriety, their second full-length album. A heavier, darker, and more muscular outing than their blockbuster debut America’s Least Wanted, Menace was hailed by Kerrang! as “the album of the year.” Yet, in the United States, the record received little to no label support, leaving frontman Whitfield Crane to famously declare that their label was quietly backing away.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Menace To Society, rock, Ugly Kid Joe, USA

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Whitfield Crane Talks Travelling, Touring and Creating

by Mary Boukouvalas

Whitfield Crane’s scene is a creative minefield of radness. The Ugly Kid Joe frontman’s scene is still as incessant as it was when he answered this question two years ago: “My scene is a lot of movement, a lot of travelling, a backpack, a credit card, a passport, an accountant, no responsibilities, no debt, fun, hedonism, music, surf, sand, snowboard and adventure.” Presently, tennis and orchestras are at the forefront of his scene. In particular, Australian tennis legend Pat Cash, and Crane’s very own Orchestra of Doom.

Tagged as: 90s, Orchestra of Doom, Pat Cash, rock, Ugly Kid Joe, USA, Whitfield Crane

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