Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel (born Ben Foster in Chicago, Illinois) is 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.

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Chicago, Illinois - Punk rock - Screeching Weasel - The Riverdales - MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL

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Several years ago he wrote short story entitled I was a Teenage Runaway, documenting the first time he ran away from home when he was only fourteen. 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 based in Chicago.

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Weasel has a fanzine called Panic Button. He also started a record label by that name, which he sold to Lookout records.

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