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Sublime, the "below average punk band that every kid wanted to play at his party" that was conceived in 1986 caught the attention of Southern Californian surfers and skaters with it�s loud and brash entry into the world in 1988, with a show in Long Beach that would spark a small-scale riot later to be known as "The Peninsula Riot."
Over time, Sublime came to be the biggest draw in town. It has been quoted that Sublime was either at the party, brought one with them, or caused one to happen. In retrospect, it seems unlikely that Sublime achieved all that they did. While the songs were there, hits waiting to happen like Date Rape, Badfish, and Wrong Way, the band never did seem to have any purpose. They seemed to be there solely for the entertainment of others, and not for their own good, which, while a good quality to have in a band, is not a realistic quality to have in order to be successful. They were, in fact, the epitome of a garage band: Three guys playing for beer.
This aimlessness continued until the Band met Michael "Miguel" Happoldt a few months into their short career. Happoldt, who later became Sublime�s producer, known simply as Miguel, was a member of fellow SoCal punk band the Ziggens, and watched as Sublime�s popularity gained and ultimately surpassed his band�s.
It was this union which spawned the Skunk Records label out of Long Beach, and which would see Sublime grow from backyard beer buddies to nationally recognized artists with triple platinum sales plaques.
The Skunk Records label was originally thought up by Miguel as a label to release old Ziggens demos on cassette and distribute them. When Brad offered his advice, Miguel suggested that Sublime be signed to Skunk Records. It would come to be told that they did it just so that the band could call themselves "Skunk recording artists Sublime."
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