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4 unusual facts about The Dead Milkmen


Restless Variations

The album included tracks from several notable acts, including Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper, The Dead Milkmen, Fear and Get Smart! and was compiled by Steev Riccardo, Scott Vanderbilt and Rick Orienza.

The 3tards

The 3tards music has been compared with a wide variety of bands from a large spectrum of genres, including Frank Zappa, The Dead Milkmen, Forgotten Rebels, Dayglo Abortions, Scatterbrain, Helix, Dropkick Murphys, Quiet Riot, M.O.D., The Dead Kennedys, and many more.

The Squids

The Squids were created in 1989 in the Chicago basement of LaTour after LaTour and Spatafora attended a Dead Milkmen and Ramones concert at Metro Chicago.

Weathervane Music

In 2008, Philadelphia record producer Brian McTear (Matt Pond PA, MeWithoutYou, Marissa Nadler, Dr. Dog and The Dead Milkmen) founded Weathervane Music with friend and musician Bill Robertson.


Philadelphia accent

In addition, the Philadelphia accent can be heard prominently in many of the songs of the Philadelphia area bands The Dead Milkmen, Bloodhound Gang, and G. Love & Special Sauce.


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