Mikey and His Uke continue to provide hard-to-come-by breaths of fresh air throughout the global lockdown. That positive influence continues as Mikey, his uke and his all-star collection of friends together virtually to perform some of the best covers from the scene. This time there is an all-star cabal performing Joan Jett‘s classic banger “Bad Reputation.”
This performance features solo artist Josie Cotton along with Noodles of The Offspring, Adrian Young of No Doubt, Klaus Flouride of Dead Kennedys, Amy Gabba of Amy Gabba & The Almost Famous, Kevin Preston of Prima Donna and of course the titular Mikey Hawdon of Fairmounts.
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
Check out the pathetic attempts at photography on his insta at https://www.instagram.com/bad_dad_photography/
