The Red Hot Chili Peppers axeman has had a long history with the Boss DS-1 and its sibling, the DS-2. A quick glance at his ...

From Jimi Hendrix to Merzbow, artist-made music with distortion has become increasingly widespread over the past half-century, evolving from a niche genre to a mainstream one.

Distortion, originally considered an undesirable side effect of overloading audio equipment, has become a key element of countless genres of modern music. The history of distortion truly begins in the ...

The seven-year break between albums hasn’t hurt Social Distortion‘s momentum: Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, the band’s seventh studio album, debuted at Number Four on the Billboard Top 200 ...

Inaccurate digital signals are characterised by specific forms of distortion with decidedly digital sounds. By dramatically bitcrushing and reducing the sample rate of a signal we can induce all kinds ...

Social Distortion's Mike Ness has given an update on his cancer diagnosis, saying he's ready to start "phase two" of treatment.

Distortion is familiar to most of us — a 'staticky noise,' a 'noisy static.' But in the right hands, its uses can bloom and its rigid contours soften.

Social Distortion, despite critical acclaim and 40 years of history, has simultaneously maintained success and credibility.

In a music genre seemingly predicated on living fast with reckless abandon, the founder, lead singer, and guitarist of Social Distortion followed suit.

Social Distortion will play new music during its string of hometown shows The Orange County band has multiple evenings scheduled at House of Blues in Anaheim, Observatory North Park in San Diego ...

The Beautiful Distortion joins us Monday morning to give a sneak peek of their holiday rock show.