The Jr. Chemists got their start the way a lot of punk bands got their start in Phoenix. As Michael Cornelius, who was in the midst of founding JFA, one of Arizona’s most iconic punk bands ...

In the early 1980s, punk rock got faster and crazier thanks to a bunch of skateboard-loving kids in bands such as Suicidal Tendencies, JFA and Dr Know. Its influence even bled into metal ...