http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5298&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rssMike Watt has a distinct bass style and a gruffly unique singing voice, but he's arguably as admired for his approach to music-making as he is for the music he makes. Along with a slew of like-minded indie rockers in the early 1980s (many of them labelmates on SST), Watt helped define not just an aesthetic, but an entire DIY lifestyle. He co-founded the seminal punk/indie rock trio the Minutemen with his high school pal D. Boon in 1980. After Boon's tragic death in a 1985 van crash, a guitarist from Ohio named Ed Crawford convinced Watt (and Minutemen drummer George Hurley) to form a new trio called fIREHOSE. That band released five records between 1986 and 1994. Since then, Watt has mixed solo releases and side projects with touring/recording gigs, serving as a hired hand for a variety of high-profile (by indie rock standards, anyway) musicians, including J. Mascis, Perry Farrell and Iggy Pop. - Tim QuirkIndie/Alternativeen720Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:09:27 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5298&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss Mike Watt has a distinct bass style and a gruffly unique singing voice, but he's arguably as admired for his approach to music-making as he is for the music he makes. Along with a slew of like-minded indie rockers in the early 1980s (many of them labelmates on SST), Watt helped define not just an aesthetic, but an entire DIY lifestyle. He co-founded the seminal punk/indie rock trio the Minutemen with his high school pal D. Boon in 1980. After Boon's tragic death in a 1985 van crash, a guitarist from Ohio named Ed Crawford convinced Watt (and Minutemen drummer George Hurley) to form a new trio called fIREHOSE. That band released five records between 1986 and 1994. Since then, Watt has mixed solo releases and side projects with touring/recording gigs, serving as a hired hand for a variety of high-profile (by indie rock standards, anyway) musicians, including J. Mascis, Perry Farrell and Iggy Pop. - Tim Quirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25360914&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:57:41 -0800 Playlists Featuring Mike Watt on Rhapsody Online 25360914 ply.25360914 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25360914&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25337982&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:01:49 -0800 Playlists Featuring Mike Watt on Rhapsody Online 25337982 ply.25337982 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25337982&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.10344296&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:56:18 -0800 Playlists Featuring Mike Watt on Rhapsody Online 10344296 ply.10344296 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.10344296&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8613086&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:18:48 -0800 Playlists Featuring Mike Watt on Rhapsody Online 8613086 ply.8613086 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8613086&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-watt%2Fplaylists.rss