Sam McPheeters (born 1969) is an American singer, artist, journalist, novelist, and performer.
Early life Raised in Albany, New York, he became a published author at age 12, with Travelers' Tales,“Traveler’s Tales Beginning Of Their Road” Times Record, Oct. 9, 1981 a collection of regional folklore.
Music In 1985, McPheeters grew active with the hardcore punk scene, producing several fanzines and organizing local concerts. After moving to New York City in 1987, he co-founded Born Against in 1989 and the Vermiform Records label in 1990. In 1993, he co-founded the Virginia-based band Men's Recovery Project, and in 2003, he co-founded the Los Angeles-based band Wrangler Brutes.
Publications Starting in 2005, McPheeters has written for a variety of national magazines, including the Chicago Reader, Huffington Post, the OC Weekly, Vice, and the Village Voice.
In 2012, McPheeters' first novel, The Loom Of Ruin, was published through Los Angeles-based Mugger Books and received positive reviews.“Sam McPheeters, from punk’s Wrangler Brutes to a new novel, ‘Loom of Ruin’”, The Washington Post, April 20, 2012 In 2016, Talos Press released his second novel, Exploded View.
In 2020 Rare Bird Books published McPheeters' memoir Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk. He has also released a collaborative book with Jesse Michaels, and contributed essays to collections related to 7-inch records and the film Repo Man.
Bibliography
Author
Contributor
Discography Fear of Smell (1993) Feer of Smell (1998) Sam McPheeters / The Catholic Church (1998)
with Born Against Born Against (1990) Eulogy Nine Patriotic Hymns for Children Battle Hymns of the Race War (1993) Suckerpunch split Screeching Weasel split (1993) Universal Order of Armageddon split (1993) Man Is The Bastard split (1994) Compilation appearances Murders Among Us (1990) Forever Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! Our Voice, Pro Choice Give Me Back (1991) The Dignity of Human Being is Vulnerable God's Chosen People False Object Sensor
with Men's Recovery Project Frank Talk About Humans (1994) Botanica Mysteria (1996) Grappling with the Homonids (1998) Golden Triumph of Naked Hostility (1998) Resist The New Way (1999) Boldies over Basra (2000) The Very Best of Men's Recovery Project (2005)
with Wrangler Brutes Cassette Tour 7" Zulu (2004)
References
External links
Sam McPheeters at Substack Sam McPheeters at Discogs Sam McPheeters at GoodReads
Further reading Sam McPheeters' articles at Vice https://www.creem.com/fresh-creem/rock-star-ceo-winklevoss-twins-mars-junction https://www.creem.com/fresh-creem/unwanted-thoughts-sam-mcpheeters-fucked-up-record-covers