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unusual facts about rancid


Rancid

Rancidification, the oxidation of fats, fatty acids, and edible oils


7 Shot Screamers

They have opened for several well-known acts, including The Quakes, X, Rancid, The Turbo A.C.'s, The Nekromantix, and Henry Rollins.

Brad Logan

He has been a roadie for hundreds of bands, including Rancid, Social Distortion, Alkaline Trio, NOFX, Chris Robinson of The Black Crows, Flogging Molly and Dance Hall Crashers.

"Brad Logan" is also the title of a song written about him by Rancid, and featured on the Chef Aid episode and album, Chef Aid: The South Park Album from the television show, South Park.

Butchered at Birth

“Rancid Amputation” was given a lounge music rearrangement by Andrew Hansen of the Australian comedy team The Chaser in July 2006 when the band came under controversy due to their lyrical content prior to touring in Australia.

Ceuthophilus

Items observed in the diets of Ceuthophilus species include jelly, tuna, rancid liver, American cheese, pet food, oatmeal, wheat germ, peanut butter, molasses, wild fungi, persimmon, bread, dead and living insects, insect eggs, arachnids, dead bats, dead ring-tailed cats, and human feces.

Devils Brigade

Following tours in support of Rancid's 2009 album Let the Dominoes Fall, Freeman revived Devils Brigade to record a full-length album.

Dinky Di's

Mr. Mephisto, a shadowy figure with glowing red eyes, uses a gang of stereotypically maligned beasts to do his dirty work: Rancid Rat, Hugo Hyena, Ganny Iguana, and others.

False Claims Act

During the war, unscrupulous contractors sold the Union Army decrepit horses and mules in ill health, faulty rifles and ammunition, and rancid rations and provisions, among other unscrupulous actions.

Give 'Em the Boot

The title of the series comes from a lyric in the song "Roots Radicals" which appears on the album ...And Out Come the Wolves by Rancid.

Gordy Carbone

Gordy Carbone was a show host for XM Satellite for several years co-hosting Rancid Radio with Rancid's Lars Frederiksen.

If the Kids Are United

"If the Kids Are United" also features on many other compilation and live albums, and it has been covered by many artists and bands such as Wat Tyler, Rancid, 7 Seconds, Oi Polloi, DJ Paul, Angelic Upstarts, Red Alert, Bérurier Noir, Sham Pistols, The Kids, Atari Teenage Riot, The Duke Spirit, Le Bal des Enragés and Pluramon.

INSAINTS

It features interviews with Insaints guitarist Daniel DeLeon, and Bay Area musicians Tim Armstrong of Rancid, Dexter Holland of The Offspring, Texas Terri Laird, and other assorted Gilman Street veterans as well as photos and footage of the band in action.

Life Won't Wait

The album branches out from Rancid's punk and ska roots to explore roots reggae and rockabilly, and dabbles in elements of dub, hip-hop, funk and other forms of music as The Clash did with Sandinista!.

Los Furios

Noticeable influences in their sound include acts such as The Clash, Sublime, Fishbone, and Rancid.

Mach Pelican

In eleven years, Mach Pelican played 800 shows, touring with bands such as The Buzzcocks, Radio Birdman, Rancid, The Hard Ons, Butthole Surfers, Guitar Wolf, Supersnazz, The Donnas, You Am I, The Spazzys and The Porkers.

Mill a h-Uile Rud

This Tim Armstrong from Seattle is a different person from the Tim Armstrong from Berkeley who sings in the punk band Rancid.

Natty Dread

The song has been performed by artists as diverse as Boney M. (sung by Liz Mitchell), The Fugees, Pearl Jam, Jimmy Buffett, Rancid and Gilberto Gil.

Pressure Point

They have played with some of the most notable Punk, Oi!, and Hardcore bands including Blitz, Agnostic Front, Swingin' Utters, Randumbs, Blood For Blood, Rancid, Angelic Upstarts, Anti-Heroes, The Adicts, and One Way System, have toured the U.S Extensively.

Punk Rock Holocaust

It is about a serial killer on the loose at the Vans Warped Tour who tries killing off the bands one by one, and features bands such as Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Less Than Jake, The Used, Big D and the Kids Table, Rancid, The Horrorpops, The Suicide Machines, Dropkick Murphys, The Phenomenauts and many more.

Radio Radio Radio

They had briefly performed live with Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day as their second guitar player, but Billie Joe decided to stay with Green Day rather than become a full member of Rancid.

Shaken 69

Shaken 69 was a ska side-project started in 1995 in the Berkely/Oakland area for musicians including Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, The Uptones' Paul Jackson and Eric Din, Skankin' Pickle's Lars Nylander and Mike Park and former Operation Ivy and Schlong drummer Dave Mello.

Sunshine Building

The Sunshine Theater has hosted a number of notable acts such as The Strokes, Snoop Dogg, Stone Temple Pilots, The Smashing Pumpkins, Queens of the Stone Age, The Dead Weather, Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, Rancid, Coheed and Cambria, Social Distortion, Deftones, and Deadmau5 among others.

The Uptones

Along with Operation Ivy, the Uptones formed the core of the Berkeley ska-punk scene that paved the way for the likes of Rancid.


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