Agent 86

Agent 86 formed in Arcata, California in 1982, Agent 86 has been a part of the political pop-punk scenes in Eugene, Oregon, Washington DC, Seattle and most recently Las Vegas, Nevada with time spent extensively touring the U.S. as well as two European tours in the early nineties. Agent 86, fronted and founded by Mike Briggs, guitar and lead vocals, is one of the oldest consistently gigging punk bands to still write and record new, original material. While so many of punk's pioneers lost faith in the movement or moved on to supposedly bigger and better things, Mike has stood firm, and his socially and politically charged lyrics are today still as pertinent as the lyrics he wrote twenty years ago, while still maintaining a fun and youthful attitude. The term "rastacore" (also the name of Mike's record label), used today to describe many different bands and musical styles that borrow from reggae and ska, was coined by Mike at a Circle Jerks/Agent 86 show, and was later adopted by the legendary Bad Brains as a moniker. Agent 86's sound, often described in reviews as a melding of Billy Bragg and The Dead Kennedys, has grown into a style uniquely their own over its twenty-plus year history. Agent 86 has been cited as an influence by many bands that today are themselves considered influential (Green Day and Calamity Jane to name just two) as well as earning recognition as being a backbone in forming the early framework of the pop-punk sound. Artists such as The Melvins, Horace Pinker and D.O.A. have thanked Agent 86 for their involvement in the punk scene; D.O.A.'s Joey Shithead even produced the bands third record "Apartheid American Style".

Apartheid American Style (1988)

01 - Where Are The Chidren?

02 - Thrash And Skank

03 - USA Today

04 - New Bedford Crimes

05 - Reason To Roam

06 - Arcata Police

07 - Devastation County

08 - South Africa

09 - Raygunomics

10 - Amerikan Way

11 - New Wave Sucks

12 - I Hate You

13 - Hell Is For Heroes

14 - Bud Brains

15 - American Youth

16 - Trail By Media

17 - Chinese Eyes

18 - No God?

19 - Straight Edge

Vietnam Generation EP (1990)

01 - NG3 (No Gods, No Guns, No Government)

02 - Vietnam Generation

03 - South Africa

04 - (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone

Won't Give Up EP (1992)

01 - Into The Darkness

02 - Circle Of Deceit

03 - Shadow Of The White House

04 - Won't Give Up

05 - A Child Hears A Call

Just Say No (1992)

01 - Break Down The Walls

02 - The Price

03 - Stand Up

04 - Trail By Media

05 - A Bigot Is A Bigot

06 - Just Say No

07 - Capitol Police

08 - Rockin' In The Free World

09 - We're Right

10 - Free Speech

New Wave Sucks (Early Days Discography) (2001)

01 - Break Down The Walls

02 - The Price

03 - Stand Up

04 - Trail By Media

05 - A Bigot Is A Bigot

06 - Just Say No

07 - Capitol Police

08 - Rockin' In The Free World

09 - We're Right

10 - Free Speech

11 - NG3 (No Gods, No Guns, No Government)

12 - Vietnam Generation

13 - South Africa

14 - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Sont

15 - Where Are The Chidren?

16 - Thrash And Skank

17 - USA Today

18 - New Bedford Crimes

19 - Reason To Roam

20 - Arcata Police

21 - Devastation County

22 - South Africa

23 - Raygunomics

24 - Amerikan Way

25 - New Wave Sucks

26 - I Hate You

27 - Hell Is For Heroes

28 - Bud Brains

29 - American Youth

30 - Trail By Media

31 - Chinese Eyes

32 - No God?

33 - Straight Edge

Moslems Are The New Jews... And Bush Is The New Hitler (2009)

01 - Cry Out Loud

02 - Never

03 - Rally Round The Flag

04 - Superhero

05 - Cowboy Hat

06 - Crimes Against The State

07 - Cheese Whiz

08 - All I Wanted

09 - Nordstrom's White Trash Zombie Girls

10 - Oh! Tonya

11 - Out Of Time

12 - Seattle

13 - Springfield Rifles

14 - Was It Worth It?

15 - Just A Touch Away

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