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113-767: Morris was born September 18, 1955, and grew up in Hermosa Beach, California . Morris is Jewish . His father, Jerry, had been a budding jazz drummer in his youth and practiced with visiting jazz groups at the Lighthouse Café . Jerry later opened a bait shop in the 1970s and struck up a friendship with jazz record producer Ozzie Cadena (both men's sons, Keith and Dez , later became singers in Black Flag). Keith attended Mira Costa High School , where brothers Greg and Raymond Ginn were also students, and graduated in 1973. He then studied fine art and painting at

226-490: A 2011 interview that Off! was asked to open future dates for the Red Hot Chili Peppers , and were agreeable despite potential criticism from their fans. Ultimately, Off! ended up not touring with Red Hot Chili Peppers, though singer Anthony Kiedis wore an Off! hat at every show of the band's I'm with You World Tour , as well as some of their music videos. Morris had performed in place of Kiedis in 1984 when

339-527: A DVD with an hour-long live performance, music videos, and behind-the-scenes footage. In June 2008, Jay Bentley said in an interview at the Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf , Netherlands, that Gurewitz had already begun writing new material for the next Bad Religion album. He stated that the band was planning to return to the studio to start work on the follow-up to New Maps of Hell , planned for

452-408: A June 2009 release, after Graffin teaches UCLA. However, according to a December 2008 report on the fan site, "The Bad Religion Page", Bentley revealed that due to Bad Religion's upcoming touring commitments for 2009, the band would not have a chance to record their new album until around the end of the year, for an expected 2010 release date. In August 2009, guitarist Brett Gurewitz sent an email to

565-429: A Manhattan Beach fitness center for kids and their families, in 2002. Filled with mazes , tunnels, outdoor rock climbing walls, complex ropes courses , and an indoor gym , AdventurePlex challenges children physically and intellectually in health-focused recreational activities . The United States Postal Service Hermosa Beach Post Office is located at 565 Pier Avenue. The Los Angeles County Fire Department has

678-609: A May 2012 interview with Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge , Brett is writing a "fast" Bad Religion album. He also said that Pennywise's new album All or Nothing inspired Brett to write a sequel to the band's 1989 album No Control . On June 4, 2012, Jay Bentley told the Bad Religion fan site, "The Bad Religion Page", that they were expected to begin recording their new album in July and August. He also stated that Brett and Joe Barresi are going to produce it. On July 23,

791-486: A Nerve " in particular becoming major rock radio hits at their time. During their Recipe for Hate Tour, the band would support several opening acts, including then Lookout Records -signed punk band Green Day . Recipe for Hate was followed up by Bad Religion's eighth studio album Stranger Than Fiction . The album met high critical reception upon its release in September 1994, and was their most successful album at

904-475: A fan site mentioning he was writing new material for the next Bad Religion album. In December 2009, Bentley revealed to the fan site that the band was expected to go into the studio on April 26, 2010, to start recording their new album. He stated that a few songs for the album had been written and, "It feels like the songwriting is picking up momentum. Baker said he was going to drive up to Graffin's, and Brooks and I are going to do some demos with Brett, so we have

1017-445: A going away [to the studio] party and all my friends hung with me tonight – thx everybody, I love you guys." This adds fuel to the possibility of the band's new album being recorded the first week of May. On May 12, 2010 (which happened to be Brett's 48th birthday), bassist Jay Bentley posted an update on their Facebook page regarding the recording process of the album: "First week of recording at Joe's house of compression and Brooks gets

1130-546: A large underground following and critical praise through their releases on Gurewitz's label Epitaph in the 1980s and early 1990s, Bad Religion experienced mainstream success after signing to the major label Atlantic in 1993. The band pioneered the punk rock revival movement of the 1990s, establishing a formula for California-based punk bands such as Green Day and Epitaph-signed acts the Offspring , NOFX and Rancid . They are also cited as an inspiration or influence on

1243-426: A member of the group since 1994. Guitarist Mike Dimkich and drummer Jamie Miller have been members of the band since 2013 and 2015 respectively. To date, Bad Religion has released seventeen studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, three EPs, and two live DVDs. They are considered to be one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time, having sold over five million albums worldwide. After gaining

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1356-423: A new one built to replace it. This pier was built of concrete 1,000 feet (300 m) long, and paved with asphalt its entire length. Small tiled pavilions were erected at intervals along the sides to afford shade for fishermen and picnic parties. A bait stand was built eventually out on the end. Soon after, about 1914, an auditorium building was constructed; it has housed various enterprises and at present

1469-413: A new song, Gurewitz told Los Angeles Times in July 2018 that, "We're writing for a new album, recording this fall or late summer. No release date announced yet, but we should have an album's worth of 'Fuck Trump ' songs pretty soon. It's exactly what we need." On February 26, 2019, Bad Religion announced Age of Unreason as the title of their seventeenth studio album, which was released on May 3, and

1582-509: A population of 19,506. The population density was 13,673.6 inhabitants per square mile (5,279.4/km ). The racial makeup of Hermosa Beach was 16,928 (86.8%) White (80.9% Non-Hispanic White), 229 (1.2%) African American , 49 (0.3%) Native American , 1,111 (5.7%) Asian , 46 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 325 (1.7%) from other races , and 818 (4.2%) from two or more races. There were 1,632 residents of Hispanic or Latino ancestry, of any race (8.4%). The Census reported that 19,491 people (99.9% of

1695-465: A pretty good jump." According to Brett's Twitter , Bad Religion is aiming for a fall release of the new album. In January 2010, Bentley revealed that Bad Religion would record their new album at a studio in Pasadena, California , with Joe Barresi , who engineered 2004's The Empire Strikes First and produced its 2007 follow-up, New Maps of Hell . Despite the statement made by Bentley about entering

1808-405: A reissue of the then-current album New Maps of Hell . The deluxe version included the original 16-song CD along with seven new acoustic tracks recorded by Graffin (vocals/guitars) and Gurewitz (guitars/back vocals). Three of the acoustic songs were new, written specifically for this release, while the other four tracks were acoustic versions of existing Bad Religion songs. The release also included

1921-438: A reliable bass guitarist, and often rehearsed without a bassist, a factor that contributed to the development of Ginn's distinctive, often low-pitched guitar sound. The band went through three bass players before Chuck Dukowski joined and then Robo answered a Pennysaver ad and became their drummer. After a number of line-up changes, Morris recorded vocals for the first Black Flag EP Nervous Breakdown . After two years in

2034-474: A result of the band's previous worldwide successes with Stranger Than Fiction and The Gray Race , it was given mixed reviews by both critics and fans. Following the release of No Substance , the band embarked on a year-long tour. In 1999, Gurewitz reunited with Graffin to co-write a song together called, "Believe It", which would appear on their next album, The New America (2000). For this new album, Todd Rundgren , an early musical inspiration for Graffin,

2147-556: A sectional lifeguard headquarters located at the Hermosa Beach Pier since the new building opened its doors since 2006, currently commanded by Capt. Tracy Lizzotte who leads the entire "Team HB" as part of "Team South" in the L.A. County Lifeguard. Currently located at 1200 The Strand housed a lifeguard garage where response vehicles have parked. In the California State Legislature , Hermosa Beach

2260-527: A slightly slower pace. Almost all of the albums the band produced were sold out of the warehouse they were housed in without the band's knowledge, after which this album went out of print. This incident, as well as band members' increasingly divergent personal lives, led to the band's temporary dissolution shortly after the album's release. Soon after, Graffin reassembled Bad Religion with Circle Jerks guitarist Greg Hetson replacing Gurewitz, who had gone into rehab for his drug problem. Bad Religion returned to

2373-752: A somewhat mellower, rock and roll version of their original sound with the Back to the Known EP. Eventually the band split toward the middle of 1985. Bad Religion slowly reformed in 1986 out of the Back to the Known line-up when Graffin called Bentley and asked him to return. Bentley's response was tentative, but after being assured that the setlist consisted mostly of tracks from How Could Hell Be Any Worse? , he agreed to return for one show, and ended up staying on because he had so much fun. A freshly rehabilitated Gurewitz

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2486-558: A whole received a score of 915 on the 2006 California Academic Performance Index , neighboring Manhattan Beach Unified School District scored just below at 906 making it one of California's best performing districts. Each individual school also ranks at the top of its respective category. Hermosa Beach also has one private school : At one point the International Bilingual School , a Japanese preparatory school for grades K-9, moved to Hermosa Beach. In 1992

2599-552: A year. Because of its location, nestled on a vast open bay ( Santa Monica Bay ), morning fog and haze is a common phenomenon in May, June and early July (caused by ocean temperature variations and currents). Locals have a particular terminology for this phenomenon: the "May Gray" and the " June Gloom ". Overcast skies are common for June mornings, but usually the strong sun burns the fog off by noon. Nonetheless, it will sometimes stay cloudy and cool all day during June, even as other parts of

2712-524: Is a lovely linear trail known today as the Hermosa Valley Greenbelt . Once part of a railroad easement, this narrow 24-acre (97,000 m ) strip had long been the subject of heated controversy and pressure from various commercial interests. After years of litigation and wrangling, the city was poised to permit intensive retail and condominium development in the mid-1980s when a grassroots group spearheaded by activist Rosamond Fogg forced

2825-633: Is also now part of the federal rails to trails network. The AIA R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team) found that Hermosa Beach, thanks in large part to the existence of the Greenbelt, was a "world class pedestrian city". The city also has eight other parks: Other facilities: According to the 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $ 32.4 million in revenues, $ 33.9 million in expenditures, $ 93.8 million in total assets, $ 12.2 million in total liabilities, and $ 23.0 million in cash and investments. The structure of

2938-523: Is from late October through late March. Winter storms usually approach from the northwest and pass quickly through the Southland. There is very little rain during the rest of the year, on average, there is just about 14 inches of rain per year in the city. Hermosa Beach usually enjoys a cool breeze blowing in from the ocean, keeping the air fresh and clean. Therefore, smog is less a problem for Hermosa Beach than elsewhere around Los Angeles. According to

3051-483: Is home to the AVP Hermosa Beach Open tournament, and several amateur CBVA tournaments during the year. The Strand stretches north to Santa Monica and south to Redondo Beach , and is a popular place for walkers, joggers and biking. Of the three Beach Cities, only Hermosa Beach owns its own beach. The other two cities' beaches are owned by the county of Los Angeles . Running parallel to The Strand

3164-738: Is in the 26th Senate District , represented by Democrat María Elena Durazo , and in the 66th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Al Muratsuchi . In the United States House of Representatives , Hermosa Beach is in California's 36th congressional district , represented by Democrat Ted Lieu . In the 2008 presidential election , Barack Obama won 61% of the vote compared to 36% for John McCain . Hermosa Beach has its own elementary school and middle school but high school students are served by either Manhattan Beach or Redondo Beach where rankings are in

3277-639: Is located at 33°51′59″N 118°23′59″W  /  33.86639°N 118.39972°W  / 33.86639; -118.39972 (33.866314, -118.399681). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km ), all of it land. Average air temperature - (summer 74 °F (23.3 °C)/ winter, 55 °F (12.7 °C)) Average water temperature - 60 °F (15.5 °C) (summer 68 °F (20 °C)/ winter 50 °F (10 °C)) Hermosa Beach has an average of 325 days of sunshine

3390-646: The Billboard 200 albums chart, marking Bad Religion's first ever top-20 album and highest ever peak on that chart in their entire 34-year career. Bad Religion played a few shows as a four-piece (without Greg Hetson and Brett Gurewitz ) in mid April - May 2013—starting with their appearance at "That Damn Show" in Mesa, AZ, on April 20, including some high profile shows such as Groezrock in Belgium—leading fans to speculate over Greg Hetson's continued involvement in

3503-455: The Billboard 200 ; the release peaked at number 87, and was awarded gold certification on March 4, 1998, for sales of over half a million copies. With the success of that album, Bad Religion became a key member of the 1990s commercial punk rock explosion, alongside Green Day and fellow Epitaph bands such as the Offspring , Rancid , and NOFX . Gurewitz left the band right before the release of Stranger Than Fiction . He officially cited

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3616-657: The 2020 U.S. Census . The city is located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area; it is one of the three Beach Cities . Hermosa Beach is bordered by the other two, Manhattan Beach to the north and Redondo Beach to the south and east. The city's beach is popular for sunbathing , beach volleyball , surfing , paddleboarding , bars , cycling and running . The city itself extends only about 15 blocks from east to west and 40 blocks from north to south, with Pacific Coast Highway running down

3729-428: The 2020 United States Census , there were 19,728 residents of the city, of whom 77.9% identified as White (73.4% Non-Hispanic White ), 0.6% Black or African American , 0.0% Native American , 7.3% Asian , 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander , and 11.6% as Two or more races . 11.4% of residents were of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race. The 2010 United States Census reported that Hermosa Beach had

3842-655: The Circle Jerks , along with former Redd Kross guitarist Greg Hetson . They were soon joined by Roger Rogerson (bass) and Lucky Lehrer (drums). In contrast to the top-down decision-making of Black Flag, the Circle Jerks agreed on collective decisions for material and performances. Morris and the band increased their global popularity after being featured in the Penelope Spheeris 1981 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization . Cited as one of

3955-502: The MC5 , "any kind of fist-pumping, 'flick-your-bic' rock. I was into anything that was loud". He became a freely opinionated and passionate fan of heavy rock and protopunk , and took a job working at local record store Rubicon Records. In 1976, Morris co-founded Black Flag (then-known as Panic) along with guitarist Greg Ginn . Their work ethic proved too challenging for some early members; Ginn and Morris had an especially hard time finding

4068-722: The Suffer tour in 1988, Bad Religion began writing new material. In early 1989, while the band was on break from touring, they commenced work on their next album, and entered the Westbeach Recorders studio in June of that year to record it. The resulting album, No Control , was released in November 1989, and was Bad Religion's best-selling album at the time, eventually selling more than 80,000 copies. Bad Religion's hardcore punk style continued with their next album, Against

4181-409: The 1990s and 2000s pop punk , skate punk , post-hardcore , screamo and emo scenes. Atlantic reissued the previously-released-on-Epitaph album, Recipe for Hate (1993), which became commercially successful, as did its 1994 follow-up Stranger than Fiction . Stranger than Fiction included some of Bad Religion's well-known hits, including " Infected ", " Stranger than Fiction ", and

4294-627: The 2007 Warped Tour to support the album. Hetson formed a supergroup band called Black President , consisting of Charlie Paulson (from Goldfinger ), Jason Christopher, Wade Youman (both from Unwritten Law ), and Christian Martucci (from Dee Dee Ramone ). In early March 2008, Bad Religion played several night residences at House of Blues venues in Southern California as well as Las Vegas . They performed four European festival appearances in May and June. On July 8, 2008, Bad Religion released their first-ever deluxe edition CD,

4407-668: The 40th anniversary of their 1980 album, Group Sex , however the tour was postponed until September 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The band continued touring North and South America with the Descendents in 2023 and 2024. In 2010, Morris formed Off! with Dimitri Coats from Burning Brides when the Circle Jerks could not agree on material for a new album. They were soon joined by bassist Steven Shane McDonald from Redd Kross and drummer Mario Rubalcaba from Earthless / Rocket From The Crypt / Hot Snakes . Morris stated in

4520-711: The 80 to 90th percentiles. Hermosa Beach residents are zoned to Hermosa Beach City School District for grades Kindergarten through 8. Before Proposition 13 passed, Hermosa Beach had five elementary schools (North, South, Hermosa View, Prospect Heights, Valley Vista) and one junior high school (Pier Avenue). Residents of Hermosa Beach were in South Bay Union High School District until 1993, when it dissolved. In 2005, Hermosa Valley and Hermosa View schools were honored as U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Schools , along with 33 California schools and less than 300 schools across

4633-635: The Azkena Rock Festival on June 26, 2010, the band members announced that the new album would be called The Dissent of Man . The Dissent of Man was released on September 28, 2010. The album debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200 chart and at No. 6 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. On August 30, 2010, the album version of the song, "The Resist Stance", was released on Bad Religion's MySpace page. The song

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4746-544: The Fishermen, which had signed with a major label, and Bobby Schayer joined the band as his replacement. In May 1991, Bad Religion entered the Westbeach Recorders studio to begin recording material for their sixth studio album, Generator , which was not released until March 1992. The album was recorded almost live in the studio, because, at the time, Gurewitz had moved Westbeach to larger premises, and for

4859-634: The Grain (1990). Morris also narrated Chris Fuller 's 2007 Gotham Award-nominated independent film Loren Cass . Morris appeared as the DJ for the West Coast Punk Rock station Channel X in the video game Grand Theft Auto V released on September 17, 2013. In 2016, Morris released an autobiography called My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor. After years of addiction to drugs and alcohol, Morris has been sober since 1988. In 1999, he

4972-501: The Grain , which was released in 1990. While the album still did not break the band into mainstream audiences, it was the first 100,000 seller, and showed how quickly they were growing. " 21st Century (Digital Boy) ", one of the tracks off the album, is generally regarded as the band's most well-known song, and has been played at almost every live show. Drummer Pete Finestone left Bad Religion again in April 1991 to focus on his other band,

5085-541: The Hollywood Palladium as well as extensive interviews, several music videos, and a photo gallery. During one of the interview segments, guitarist Brett Gurewitz said the band's next album would be a double-length release, but this turned out to not be the case. Greg Graffin released his second solo album, Cold as the Clay , on July 11, 2006. Bad Religion's fourteenth studio album, New Maps of Hell ,

5198-486: The Los Angeles area will enjoy sunny skies and warmer temperatures. At times, the sun shines east of PCH, while the beach area is overcast. As a general rule, the temperature is from 5 to 10 °F (3 to 5.5 °C) cooler than it is inland. A typical spring day (mid-April) is sunny, pleasant and about 68 °F (20 °C). In the summer, which stretches basically from May to late October, temperatures can reach to

5311-658: The Pasadena Arts Center while working at his father's bait shop. One of his co-workers at the shop was Bill Stevenson , a Mira Costa student eight years Morris' junior who would also go on to be a member of Black Flag. Morris and his friends spent their spare time hanging out by the Strand under Hermosa Beach pier , where they took drugs: "I'd get off work, and we'd get up to trouble," he later recalled, "smoking angel dust , snorting elephant tranquilizers. Just real goofy, 'why-would-you-want-to-do-that?' kinda stuff,

5424-506: The Way , on DVD for the first time. Recipe for Hate , though, could not be re-issued, even though it was originally released on Epitaph, due to the fact that it had already been re-issued through Atlantic, and so problems with rights ownership made a reissue unlikely. On March 7, 2006, a live DVD, Live at the Palladium , was released. This DVD featured a live show performed in late 2004 at

5537-406: The album in the fall of 2015. However, in a September 2015 interview, frontman Greg Graffin stated that he had been working on his first solo album since 2006's Cold as the Clay , and that the band would begin writing their new album after the release of this third solo album, titled, "Millport", so a new Bad Religion album would not be released until around late 2016. Baker said, however, that

5650-400: The album resurfaced in April of that year when Gurewitz and guitarist Brian Baker posted pictures from the studio on their respective Instagram accounts. On June 20, 2018, the band released the song, "The Kids Are Alt-Right", their first single in five years. Despite earlier reports that they had been in the studio since February, up to mid 2018, and the fact that they had already released

5763-481: The album was supposed to be out by Christmas. "Fuck You" was the album's lead single and released on iTunes on November 6, which happened to be Greg Graffin's 48th birthday. On November 5, 2012 (Bad Religion Day), it was announced that Bad Religion's sixteenth studio album, True North , would be released on January 22, 2013. On that same day, they premiered the new single "Fuck You". True North has received mostly positive reviews and managed to reach number 18 on

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5876-464: The amount of attention that Stranger Than Fiction received, it scored Bad Religion a minor U.S. radio hit with the song, "A Walk", as well as the European release of "Punk Rock Song". In 1998, Bad Religion released their tenth full-length album, No Substance , produced by Alex Perialas , Ronnie Kimball, and the band themselves. Although the album was anticipated by music critics and fans alike as

5989-554: The band began recording their first full-length album, How Could Hell Be Any Worse? During the recording of this album, drummer Jay Ziskrout quit the band, and was replaced by Pete Finestone. Released in 1982, How Could Hell Be Any Worse? was also distributed by the band under the Epitaph label, and sold roughly 12,000 copies. In 1983, the band released Into the Unknown , a keyboard-driven progressive hard rock album with

6102-524: The band in order to pursue other projects, joining Avenged Sevenfold a week later. He was replaced by Jamie Miller ( ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead , Souls at Zero and Snot ). On February 14, 2018, vocalist Greg Graffin posted on Twitter a picture of himself with guitarist Brett Gurewitz in the studio, tweeting, "New songs in the pipeline," indicating that they were working on Bad Religion's seventeenth studio album. Speculations about

6215-416: The band uploaded a picture to Bad Religion's Facebook page of all the members (except Greg Hetson , who was taking the picture) in the studio with the caption, "here we go again", indicating that work on their sixteenth studio album had begun. On August 22, Brett Gurewitz tweeted that they were mixing the album, and, a month later, he tweeted that the band was finishing it. Greg Graffin later stated that

6328-529: The band's success, Bad Religion released a compilation album, 80–85 , in 1991. It is a repackaging of their debut album, How Could Hell Be Any Worse? , their two EPs, Bad Religion and Back to the Known and the band's three track contributions to the Public Service EP. This compilation did not include Into the Unknown . 80–85 is now out of print and has been replaced by the 2004 re-issued version of How Could Hell Be Any Worse? with

6441-447: The band, Morris left the band citing, among other reasons, creative differences with Ginn and Dukowski and his own "freaking out on cocaine and speed." Morris stated in his autobiography he had also become disillusioned with what he saw as Black Flag's "militaristic" approach to practicing, despite not getting many shows at the time, and being left "out of the loop" on decisions for the band. After leaving Black Flag in 1979, Morris founded

6554-460: The band. On May 7, 2013, Jay Bentley issued a statement to the fan site, which read, "Greg Hetson is dealing with some personal issues, if he wishes to make a statement we will support that, if he chooses not to we will support that. Mike Dimkich is indeed helping us out right now, and we are genuinely appreciative. Right now we are just looking forward and getting ready to play our shows." The reason Hetson had not been touring with Bad Religion

6667-435: The band. The expanded six-piece line-up then recorded and released The Process of Belief (2002). Graffin stated, "There was a little bit of disappointment on my part when he left the band, but we never had any serious acrimony between the two of us. I can't say the same for the rest of the band. But he and I, being the songwriters from way back, we really wanted to try again." Their next album, The Empire Strikes First ,

6780-525: The behavior he exhibited due to this addiction. On September 10, 2013, it was announced that Bad Religion would be releasing their first Christmas album, titled Christmas Songs , on October 29, 2013. It was their first album to not feature Greg Hetson since 1983's Into the Unknown . In a November 2013 interview, guitarist Brett Gurewitz stated that Bad Religion would start writing their seventeenth studio album in 2014, and guitarist Brian Baker said that he hoped Bad Religion would start recording

6893-409: The city. The population density was 12,982.4 inhabitants per square mile (5,012.5/km ). There were 9,840 housing units at an average density of 6,880.7 per square mile (2,656.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.58% White , 0.80% Black or African American , 0.40% Native American , 4.40% Asian , 0.22% Pacific Islander , 1.68% from other races , and 2.91% from two or more races. 4.82% of

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7006-494: The corn flavored kit kats are gross, but the wasabi ones are quite delicious ... get back to work. Work work work. Will send photo's soon." In June 2010, the fan site reported that the new album would be released on September 28, 2010. Jay (who goes by jabberwock on the Bad Religion Page) mentioned on the site's message board that Bad Religion had finished recording their new album and was mixing it. In an interview at

7119-449: The film and album. In 2013, Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Bill Stevenson and Descendents member Stephen Egerton, created FLAG as an offshoot of Black Flag. As of 2013, they were only touring. No plans for an album have been announced. After the Circle Jerks' first break-up in 1990, Morris led the bands Bug Lamp and Midget Handjob . He also provided backing vocals on "Operation Rescue", from Bad Religion 's album Against

7232-411: The first time, the entire band could play in the studio at the same time. He stated that it was "time to change" and the band "did it in a different studio, but as far as the songwriting, it was a deliberate effort to try something different." To accompany the album, Bad Religion filmed their first music video " Atomic Garden ", which was also their first song to be released as a single. To coincide with

7345-481: The kind of thing you get up to when you're young, and into experimenting. If it was a good experience, then cool; if not, well, then it was just a real hard lesson learned." His early musical tastes included various rock acts such as Bob Seger , Foreigner , Montrose , Styx , Deep Purple , Black Sabbath , Queen , Ten Years After , Status Quo , Uriah Heep , UFO , the Scorpions , Aerosmith , Ted Nugent , and

7458-550: The late 1990s, and, after three more albums, they were dropped from Atlantic in 2001; this resulted in Bad Religion returning to Epitaph and Gurewitz rejoining the band. Since then, they have undergone a resurgence in popularity, with " Sorrow ", " Los Angeles Is Burning ", and " The Devil in Stitches " becoming Top 40 hits on the US charts while their sixteenth studio album, True North (2013), became Bad Religion's first album to crack

7571-522: The latter was a no-show for an early RHCP concert in Los Angeles. Off! released a compilation of their first years' work on Vice Records , followed by three studio albums. Their final album, Free LSD , released in 2022, is to be used as the soundtrack to a science fiction film of the same name due for release in 2024, written and directed by guitarist Dimitri Coats, with band members in starring roles. The band announced their breakup in 2024, performing three farewell shows in July of that year to promote

7684-476: The management and coordination of city services is: The Beach Cities Health District , provides health and wellness services to the residents of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach , and Redondo Beach . The voters of the three beach cities elect the 5-member Board of Directors to 4-year terms. One of 78 California Health Districts, it was created in 1955 as South Bay Hospital and took on its current name in 1993. Beach Cities Health District opened AdventurePlex,

7797-459: The matter to a vote. The City Council at the time was divided over whether the matter was of much importance but after an energetic and passionate campaign, the citizens found that the greenbelt was a vital recreational resource and mandated its preservation for the use and enjoyment of residents and visitors. This ballot initiative passed by almost 87%, the highest in California history. On

7910-444: The medal for superasskicking. Brian has finished 14 basics ... a couple more to go. I started getting some good bass sounds late, late last night, the liver wins the shootout again. Brett is playing late night tracks on his birthday, some way to celebrate! happy birthday bg! quote of the day; BG "what percentage of the sound is coming from the snakeskin?". haha ... working of album titles and ideas today. It's all coming together. Joe says

8023-406: The media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and extensive use of three-part vocal harmonies. The band has experienced multiple line-up changes, with singer Greg Graffin being the band's only constant member, though fellow founding members Jay Bentley and Brett Gurewitz have also been with the band for most of their history while guitarist Brian Baker has been

8136-472: The mid-80s Fahrenheit (about 30 °C) at the beach. In early November, it is about 68 °F (20 °C). In late January, temperatures are around 63 °F (17 °C). It is winter, however, when the hot, dry Santa Ana winds are most common. In mid-December 2004, temperatures soared to 84 °F (28 °C) in Santa Monica, for a few straight days, with perfectly sunny skies. The rainy season

8249-532: The middle. Situated on the Pacific Ocean , Hermosa's average temperature is 70 °F (22 °C) in the summer and 55 °F (13 °C) in the winter. Westerly sea breezes lessen what can be high summertime temperatures in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the county and help keep the smog away 360 days of the year. A paved path, called The Strand , runs along Hermosa's beach from Torrance Beach in

8362-430: The most important hardcore punk groups, the Circle Jerks were active until 1990, when Hetson left the band to continue playing guitar and release a number of albums with Bad Religion . The Circle Jerks reunited in 1994 and released their last studio album to date in 1995. The group performed on and off until 2011, when they went back on hiatus. In November 2019, plans were announced for a 2020 reunion tour in support of

8475-528: The nation. The award was based on academic achievement. Hermosa schools are among the top 10% of schools in the state with students scoring at or above the 90% in the highest grade tested in reading and math. For the award, the Department of Education reviewed growth in scores over a three-year period. The district has three schools: At the high school level, public school students can choose between two schools: The Hermosa Beach City School District as

8588-577: The navy, do honest work", hinting at a possible split or hiatus. Bassist Jay Bentley mentioned an early 2012 timeframe for going back into the studio in an interview at Live 105 's BFD festival, which took place the day after the Weenie Roast. In February 2012, it was reported that Brett had written two songs for the album. On June 25, 2011, Bad Religion performed a live set for " Guitar Center Sessions" on DirecTV . The episode included an interview with program host, Nic Harcourt . According to

8701-402: The new album would not be released until 2017. Asked in a March 2017 interview about the follow-up to True North , Graffin said, "It's one of the great challenges as artist is to maintain the tradition of his or her prior work. That's hard to do. It normally takes (Bad Religion) two years to put out an album. Why has it taken us four years to release an album after True North ? Well, True North

8814-404: The original title of the band's debut LP, contained all of the same material as the previously issued 80–85 compilation, including their first EP, the Public Service EP (with different versions of the songs Bad Religion, Slaves, and Drastic Actions than the self-titled EP) and the "Back to the Known" EP. To coincide with the reissues, they also released their long out-of-print live VHS, Along

8927-435: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 9,476 households, out of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 62.5% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

9040-637: The population) lived in households, 11 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 9,550 households, out of which 1,878 (19.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,254 (34.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 460 (4.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 325 (3.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 710 (7.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 64 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 3,644 households (38.2%) were made up of individuals, and 606 (6.3%) had someone living alone who

9153-679: The public rest rooms , the Los Angeles Life Guard Service, and the local branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library occupy rooms in the building. This pier is municipally owned. The Los Angeles Pacific Railway , a trolley system, was the first trolley service in Hermosa Beach, running the entire length of Hermosa Ave. on its way from L.A. to Redondo Beach. A few years later it was merged with most other trolley companies in

9266-497: The re-recorded version of " 21st Century (Digital Boy) " (the latter of which its original version appeared four years earlier on Against the Grain ); the album was later certified gold in both the United States and Canada. Shortly before the release of Stranger than Fiction , Gurewitz left Bad Religion to run his label Epitaph on a full-time basis, and was replaced by Brian Baker . The band's success had slowly dwindled by

9379-517: The reason for his departure as the increasing amount of time he was needed at Epitaph as the Offspring (who had just released Smash to unexpected success and acclaim) became one of the biggest bands of the mid-1990s. Gurewitz, along with many fans, accused the band of selling out for leaving Epitaph to seek greater financial success. As tensions increased, Graffin would sing alternate lyrics during concerts, such as, "I want to know where Brett gets his crack" or "I want to know why Gurewitz cracked", on

9492-468: The region to form the new Pacific Electric Railway Company, informally called the Red Cars. The Santa Fe Railway was the first railroad to run through Hermosa Beach. It was seven blocks from the beach. The street that led to the tracks was called Santa Fe Avenue, but was later renamed Pier Avenue. There was no Santa Fe railway station for Hermosa, but Burbank and Baker built a railway platform on

9605-508: The same Ballot, the public approved a referendum added a utility user's tax by 2% to help pay for the purchase, to be sunset after the property was acquired. As a result, the Hermosa Valley Greenbelt has the quality of a rural country lane, home to the monarch butterfly and many bird and animal species. At any time of day or night joggers and walkers enjoy its soft woodchip trails and graceful landscaping. The Greenbelt

9718-520: The same track listings. With alternative rock and grunge breaking into the mainstream, Bad Religion signed to Atlantic Records in 1993 and quickly re-released their seventh full-length studio album Recipe for Hate on the label that same year. Despite receiving mixed reviews from music critics, the album finally broke Bad Religion into mainstream audiences and got their highest U.S. chart position to date, debuting at No. 14 on Billboard 's Heatseekers chart, with " American Jesus " and " Struck

9831-598: The school moved to Palos Verdes Estates . In addition to the Los Angeles Times , Hermosa Beach is served by the hometown Easy Reader , local daily the Daily Breeze and local weekly the Beach Reporter . Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles , California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society,

9944-464: The song " Stranger Than Fiction ". These barbs referred to Gurewitz's struggles with crack, heroin, and other addictions which plagued him for years. Brett discussed his drug use in an interview on the band's Suffer Tour documentary, Along the Way , and claimed that he was clean and sober. In response, Gurewitz recorded a song with his new band, the Daredevils , titled, " Hate You ". Gurewitz

10057-421: The south approximately twenty miles north to Santa Monica . The Hermosa Beach Pier is at the end of Pier Avenue, which is one of the beach community's main shopping, dining and entertainment areas. Hermosa Beach was originally part of the 1784 Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant that later became the ten-mile (16 km) ocean frontage of Rancho Sausal Redondo . In 1900, a tract of 1,500 acres (6.1 km )

10170-553: The studio in April, he noted that the recording date was now May 1. In March and April 2010, to commemorate their 30th anniversary, Bad Religion toured Southern California's and Nevada's House of Blues locations, playing 30 Shows in 30 Nights with a 30-song set each night. At the House of Blues concert in Anaheim, California , on March 17, 2010, the band debuted a new song called "Resist-Stance" from their upcoming album. To coincide with

10283-544: The time, scoring such hits as " Stranger Than Fiction ", " Infected ", and a re-recording of " 21st Century (Digital Boy) ", which was originally released on Against the Grain . The band also recorded the song "Leaders and Followers" (which later appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Stranger Than Fiction ) for the soundtrack for the Kevin Smith film, Clerks . The album was Bad Religion's first to enter

10396-516: The top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart where it peaked at number 19. The band's seventeenth studio album, Age of Unreason , was released on May 3, 2019. Bad Religion was formed in Los Angeles , California in 1980 by high school students Greg Graffin , Jay Bentley , Jay Ziskrout , and Brett Gurewitz . Their first public performance was playing six or eight songs at a Fullerton, California , or Santa Ana, California , warehouse opening for Social Distortion . Their first official show

10509-501: The tour, Bad Religion announced a live album, entitled 30 Years Live , which was released as a free download for those who had signed up to the mailing list at Bad Religion's website. It consists of songs recorded during their House of Blues tour. It also included some new songs from their 15th studio album, before the new album was released. 30 Years Live was mixed by Mike Fraser and was released on May 18, 2010. On May 1, 2010, Brett posted an update on his Twitter saying, "Threw me

10622-498: The west side of the tracks near Santa Fe Avenue, and later the railroad company donated an old boxcar to be used as a storage place for freight. In 1926, the Santa Fe built a modern stucco depot and installed Western Union telegraph service in it. The first city election for city officers was held December 24, 1906. On January 14, 1907, Hermosa Beach became the nineteenth incorporated city of Los Angeles County. Hermosa Beach

10735-482: The year 1901 for the board walk on the Strand, Hermosa Avenue and Santa Fe Avenue; work on these projects commenced soon after. In 1904 the first pier was built. It was constructed entirely of wood even to the pilings and it extended five hundred feet out into the ocean. The pier was constructed by the Hermosa Beach Land and Water Company. In 1913 this old pier was partly washed away and later torn down and

10848-406: The year large herds of sheep were grazed over this land, and corrals and large barns for storing the grain, as well as providing shelter for horses and farm implements, were located on the ranch between Hermosa and Inglewood. The Spanish words Rancho Sausal Redondo mean a large circular ranch of pasture of grazing land, with a grove of willow on it. The first official survey was made in

10961-473: Was $ 81,153, and the median income for a family was $ 104,645. Males had a median income of $ 67,407 versus $ 50,295 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 54,244. About 1.7% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. The wide flat beach makes Hermosa Beach one of the most popular places to play beach volleyball, from professional to amateur. Hermosa Beach

11074-455: Was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.4%. 10,083 people (51.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,408 people (48.2%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, Hermosa Beach had a median household income of $ 101,655, with 3.4% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 18,566 people, 9,476 households, and 3,553 families residing in

11187-404: Was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.65. In the city, 12.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.1% was from 18 to 24, 55.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.8 males. The median income for a household in the city

11300-708: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04. There were 4,039 families (42.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.80. There were 3,093 residents (15.9%) under the age of 18, 1,242 (6.4%) aged 18 to 24, 8,516 (43.7%) aged 25 to 44, 4,898 (25.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,757 (9.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.1 males. There were 10,162 housing units at an average density of 7,123.5 per square mile (2,750.4/km ), of which 4,255 (44.6%) were owner-occupied, and 5,295 (55.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

11413-470: Was a jerk! I don't think Todd gave a shit about anything." However, Graffin later writes in his book, "Anarchy Evolution", that, although Rundgren was difficult to work with, he and Graffin remain friends to this day. Meanwhile, Bobby Schayer left the band following a serious shoulder injury and was replaced by Brooks Wackerman ( Suicidal Tendencies ). In 2001, Bad Religion departed from Atlantic Records. They returned to Epitaph, and Brett Gurewitz rejoined

11526-445: Was also made available for streaming on the page a week before the album's release. The band had been touring throughout 2011 to support the album. On October 18, 2010, Bad Religion released a vinyl box set of all their albums that is limited to 3000 copies, including their 1983 album Into the Unknown , which had been out of print for over 25 years. In an April 2011 interview with The Washington Examiner , guitarist Brian Baker

11639-479: Was asked if Bad Religion was going to make another album after The Dissent of Man . His response was, "It's all very punk [attitude] just like it's always been. We will record when we have enough songs. For us, it just kind of happens." During the Boston show on April 29, 2011, frontman Greg Graffin said, "After this year you probably won't be seeing much more of us. We're going to try one more album and then all join

11752-599: Was brought in to produce. "Todd was kind of an underground sensation back in 1974. Here's a guy who was making pop music but in a way that you wouldn't hear on the radio. So much of my early musical identity was wrapped up in the way he conducted himself." In the summer of 2000, they set out on a successful 3-month U.S. arena tour opening for Blink-182 . Interest in recording the record waned due to Rundgren's poor attitude. Jay Bentley reflects on this by saying, "I didn't feel we were going anywhere and so did Greg. Todd didn't like Greg and that made Greg so mad! He met his idol, and he

11865-472: Was diagnosed with adult onset diabetes . On April 13, 2022, it was revealed on the Circle Jerks' Facebook page that Morris had contracted and was recovering from COVID-19 . Hermosa Beach, California Hermosa Beach ( Hermosa , Spanish for "Beautiful") is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California , United States. Its population was 19,728 at

11978-471: Was eventually convinced to come back aboard, and with Pete Finestone returning on drums and Greg Hetson on second guitar; Bad Religion was back. This lineup recorded the band's third album, Suffer , which was released in 1988. The album received positive reviews in the independent music press and was voted Best Album of the Year by publications such as Trust , Maximum Rocknroll and Flipside . During

12091-425: Was likely due to the divorce of his second wife Alia. On January 11, 2014, Bentley confirmed on "thebrpage.net" that Dimkich is a permanent member of the band. A few days later, Download Festival 's official website uploaded a photograph of the new lineup (without Brett Gurewitz). Later, in 2022, Hetson appeared on the podcast Fat Mike's Fat Mic stating he was let go due to his admitted addiction to painkillers and

12204-461: Was on November 11, 1980, at Joey Kills Bar in Burbank, California . Graffin has said that the name "Bad Religion" came about when the then- adolescent members of the band wanted to "piss people off." In 1981, the band released their initial eponymous six-song EP as a 7" record on the newly formed label, Epitaph Records , which was and continues to be managed and owned by Gurewitz. Also in 1981,

12317-506: Was purchased for $ 35 per acre from A. E. Pomroy, then owner of the greater part of Rancho Sausal Redondo. Messrs. Burbank and Baker, agents, bought this land for Sherman and Clark who organized and retained the controlling interest in the Hermosa Beach Land and Water Company. In early days, Hermosa Beach — like so many of its neighboring cities ( Inglewood , Lawndale , Torrance ) — was one vast sweep of rolling hills covered with fields of grain , mostly barley . During certain seasons of

12430-445: Was released in June 2004. Like The Process of Belief , it was widely regarded by fans as a return to the faster punk-style songwriting that some felt was less prominent in the band's music during their time on Atlantic. In April 2004, the band also re-released digitally-remastered versions of all of their first six studio albums on Epitaph Records (except Into the Unknown ). The How Could Hell Be Any Worse? reissue, though reclaiming

12543-625: Was released on July 10, 2007. On June 29 of that year ( Greg Hetson 's 46th birthday), Epitaph Records started selling New Maps of Hell at the Warped Tour in Pomona, California. The album was a commercial success and spawned three hit singles: " Honest Goodbye ", "Heroes and Martyrs", and " New Dark Ages ". As a result, New Maps of Hell reached number 35 on the Billboard 200, marking Bad Religion's highest-ever chart position. The band joined

12656-529: Was replaced as guitarist by Brian Baker , a former member of the bands Minor Threat , Dag Nasty , and Junkyard ; Baker declined a spot with R.E.M. to join Bad Religion. With Gurewitz gone, Graffin became Bad Religion's primary songwriter (songwriting duties were originally split between the two). Bad Religion continued touring and recording without Brett Gurewitz, releasing three more albums for Atlantic, starting with The Gray Race (1996), produced by former Cars frontman Ric Ocasek . Despite never garnering

12769-575: Was such a great album — and we owe it to our fans to take it seriously as a great album — that to do another one is going to take a lot more work." Millport was eventually released on March 10, 2017. From July to September 2014, Bad Religion embarked on the Summer Nationals Tour with Pennywise ; their former labelmates the Offspring, The Vandals , Stiff Little Fingers , and Naked Raygun supported them on selected dates. On October 27, 2015, drummer Brooks Wackerman officially left

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