I think Rancid is my favorite band. They formed in Berkeley, California in 1991.
Don't know much about them. They're a punk band, yes?
Yeah Tim Armstrong, and Matt Freeman are probably the most well known members of it.
Hmm. Berkeley is a really cool town. Are the band members from there?
I think Tim is, Rancid remained signed to an independent record label and retained much of its original fan-base. So they never moved on to a big label.
That's great. Most bands ditch the independents once they become successful. How many members are in the band?
4 now but the second guitarist Frederiksen joined Rancid in 1993
Do they tour a lot? I'd love to see them - I used to go to punk concerts in the UK many years ago - saw the Ramones once.
No not a lot anymore but Rancid has released nine studio albums. So you can always pick their music up some times.
I'll check it out online. What other news do you have about them?