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distortion

[dih-stawr-shuhn] / dɪˈstɔr ʃən /


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Members of the Adolescents, the Vandals and Social Distortion are profiled about their wild contributions to punk rock in new book ‘Tearing Down the Orange Curtain,’ out May 20.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

This essay is adapted from their report, “The Distortion of American Studies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“I could hear an ‘Orange County sound’ starting to identify itself amid the SoCal punk scene,” early Social Distortion drummer Derek O’Brien said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

An interview with Mike Ness ended with a surprise short set by Social Distortion, accompanied by keyboardist Ben Alleman on the accordion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Distortion of the metals in contact takes place in the surface regions, so that the material is strained against its internal cohesive forces.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James




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