No Use for a Name

Summary

No Use for a Name is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (946 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• No Use for a Name's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• No Use for a Name's genre is punk rock^[4].
• No Use for a Name's record label is recorded as New Red Archives^[5].
• No Use for a Name's record label is recorded as Fat Wreck Chords^[6].
• No Use for a Name's record label is recorded as Golf Records^[7].
• No Use for a Name's discography is recorded as No Use for a Name discography^[8].
• No Use for a Name's Commons category is recorded as No Use for a Name^[9].
• No Use for a Name's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• No Use for a Name comprises Tony Sly^[11].
• No Use for a Name comprises Chris Shiflett^[12].
• No Use for a Name comprises Matt Riddle^[13].
• No Use for a Name comprises Chris Rest^[14].
• 1987 marks the founding of No Use for a Name^[15].
• No Use for a Name's location of formation is recorded as San Jose^[16].
• No Use for a Name's official website is recorded as http://www.nouseforanamemusic.com^[17].
• No Use for a Name's topic's main category is recorded as Category:No Use for a Name^[18].
• No Use for a Name's start of work period is recorded as 1987^[19].
• No Use for a Name's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13062'}^[20].
• No Use for a Name's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12799'}^[21].
• No Use for a Name's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12653'}^[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1987^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 2012-09-08^[26]

• Genre(s): punk, punk rock, skate punk^[27]

• Community tags: punk, punk rock, skate punk^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: d7bd0fad-2f06-4936-89ad-60c5b6ada3c1^[29]

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Founding

1987 marks the founding of No Use for a Name^[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as San Jose^[16].

Why It Matters

No Use for a Name ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (946 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]

It has been cited as an influence by Sum 41^[31], a musical group^[32], founded in 1996^[33] and Simple Plan^[34], a musical group^[35], founded in 1999^[36].

FAQs

Who did No Use for a Name influence?

No Use for a Name has been cited as an influence by Sum 41^[31] and Simple Plan^[34].