Screeching Weasel
USA, 1986–now
Chicago pop-punk band formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead. Their Ramones-worship melodicism, peaking on My Brain Hurts (1991), made them a Lookout! Records touchstone cited by blink-182, Alkaline Trio and a generation of pop-punk bands.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Screeching Weasel and 1 artist Screeching Weasel influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Screeching Weasel?
- Ramones — Screeching Weasel's Ramones-worship melodicism, peaking on My Brain Hurts, became a Lookout! Records pop-punk touchstone.
Which artists did Screeching Weasel influence?
- blink-182 — Both Hoppus and DeLonge grew up especially enamoured of Screeching Weasel, a core model for blink-182's melodic pop-punk.