Social Distortion occupies a unique space in the annals of rock history. Despite more than 40 years in the game, there are bands with more historical catalogs; hell, one of those bands (the Rolling ...

Throughout his entire childhood Social Distortion vocalist-guitarist Mike Ness said he never really had a voice. But he finally found one in music, only to then have most of society let him know it ...

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When Orange County rock band Social Distortion announced its annual crop of late-year hometown shows a few months ago, vocalist-guitarist Mike Ness said things almost felt normal again. Of course, the ...

Mike Ness sat on the tiny stage of the Silverlake Lounge on Tuesday, Feb. 24 and thought for a minute about a question he’d just been asked by Brett Gurewitz, head of Epitaph Records. When “Born to ...