Long Beach Dub Allstars

The Long Beach Dub Allstars were a punk band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002.

Related Topics:
Punk band - 1997 - 2002

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Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh met in childhood (in 1979) and later started their first garage punk band, consisting of drums, bass and vocals. They later formed Sublime with Brad Nowell. The Long Beach Dub Allstars (LBDAS for short) were founded after Brad died in 1996 of a heroin overdose.

Related Topics:
Eric Wilson - Bud Gaugh - 1979 - Punk - Drums - Bass - Sublime - Brad Nowell - 1996

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The band released their debut recording called Right Back, issued in 1999 and their second album was Wonders of the World in 2001.

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Right Back - 1999 - Wonders of the World - 2001

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In 2002 rumors that the band had broken up began to surface. Apparently the band had taken a hard-drug-free vow and some of the band's members had broken this vow, which caused Bud Gaugh to quit. On January 14, 2003 Gaugh was arrested for the possession of marijuana.

Related Topics:
2002 - January 14 - 2003 - Marijuana

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Eric Wilson and RAS-1 formed Long Beach Shortbus along with two new members. Bud Gaugh and Opie Ortiz formed Dubcat. Shortbus has had slightly more success than Dubcat, but neither band has sold nearly as well as LBDAS.

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RAS-1 - Long Beach Shortbus - Opie Ortiz - Dubcat

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Their song "Sunny Hours" is used as the title track for the sitcom and successor to Friends, Joey.

Related Topics:
Friends - Joey

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