Skulls Discography of CDs

Personnel: Daniella Fortuna, Ben Lowrie, Billy Bones (vocals); Kevin Preston (guitar); Sean Antillon (drums). Audio Mixer: Martin Feveyear. Recording information: Earle Mankey's Studio, Thousand Oaks, CA; Juniper Stusios, Seattle, WA. Photographers: Daniella Fortuna; Ben Lowrie; Christina Fortuna; Brad Robarge. The Skulls: Billy Bones (vocals); Kevin "The Kid" Gorman (guitar); James "Hardlug" Harding (bass); Sean "Geronimo" Antillon (drums). The Skulls: James Hardslug (bass guitar); Kevin Preston, Sean Antillon, Billy Bones.

Although they were part of the original 1977 L.A. punk scene (appearing quite frequently at the Masque and other "punk" venues), the Skulls never released an album during their brief but memorable existence. Members and friends have included Marc and Bruce Moreland, Michael Wallace, and other Masque mainstays, but the Skulls have remained largely forgotten. Vocalist Steve "Billy Bones" Fortuna has returned 25 years later with a new Skulls lineup and a new lease on punk rock life. Co-produced by the legendary Earle Mankey (how cool is that?), Therapy for the Shy is certainly a rousing return by Mr. Bones. Performing new versions of old recorded and unrecorded Skulls favorites and new tunes, the Skulls retain enough "old-school" punk cred while sounding new, fresh, and exciting. "Kill Me Kill Me Kill" and "Gold & Ruby Red" are the instant standouts, while their version of the Saints' "Erotic Neurotic" is fun. "Building Models," "Incomplete Suicide," and "On Target" are brain-banging fun. At times, the Skulls do begin to sound like the current crop of punk wannabes who dominated the charts in 2002, but within moments they wise up and are back ...

The Skulls: Billy Bones (vocals); Kevin Preston (guitar); James Hardslug (bass guitar); Sean Antillon (drums).

Formed in 1977, the Skulls were one of the first Los Angeles punk bands and part of a musically fertile scene that included such legendary bands as Black Flag, the Germs, X, the Minutemen, and the Circle Jerks. Twenty years after disbanding, lead singer Billy Bones reformed the Skulls and lost none of the snarling vocals, blistering guitars, and anarchic attitude that made the first incarnation such punk rock pioneers. In 2004, ...

Anyone wondering if Gearhead Records has hopped aboard the alt-country bandwagon after looking at the cover art to Welcome to Gearhead Country, the label's latest CD sampler, will want to know that the label is still serving up fuel-injected rock & roll exclusively, and this collection features 26 solid tunes from bands on their roster. The folks at Gearhead seem to thrive on blurring the fine line between lean and speedy punk ...

Bones Brigade: Brian (vocals); Hessian (guitar); The Skulls (bass guitar); Mullet (drums).

Performers include: The Beltones, The Generators, Reducers S.F., Last Target, Class Assassins, Those Unknown, Antiseen, The Riffs, Slaughter & The Dogs, Ritchie Whites, New York Rel X, The Krays, Bottles & Skulls, Sixer, The Business, The Forgotten, Bad Luck Charms, Adolf & The Piss Artists, Smogtown, One Man Army, Tommy & The Terrors, Cocknoose. Audio Mixer: Alan Douches. Recording information: 3rd Studio From The Sun, Wayne, NY (12/1999-06/2002); Adamos Recording (12/1999-06/2002); Berlin, Germany (12/1999-06/2002); ...