Modern Warfare was an American early-1980s punk rock band from

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. It featured Jim Bemis (guitar and lead vocals), Tim Gaines (bass), Steve Sinclair (bass), Ron Goudie (lead guitar), Randy Scott (drums), and Tish Lucca (Keyboards). Bemis wrote most of the songs, and also lent his name to the band's label, Bemisbrain Records (sometimes written as two words, "Bemis Brain"). Bemisbrain (the name was reportedly a play on the

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, maker of toilet seats, though this was never confirmed by the band) issued records by several other punk and

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bands, including Tex & the Horseheads, Nip Drivers, Mnemonic Devices, and Super Heroines, as well as the two ''

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'' compilation albums.

Discography

*''Modern Warfare'' (7-inch EP, 1980, Bemisbrain Records) *''Modern Warfare No. 2'' (7-inch EP, 1981, Bemisbrain Records)

Compilation appearances

*''

'' (1981) **Includes "Out of My Head" and "Street Fightin' Man" *'' American Youth Report'' (1982) **Includes "One for All" *''Life Is Boring So Why Not Steal This Record'' (1983) **Includes "Moral Majority"

References

{{Authority control Punk rock groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles