The Offspring reflects on 30 years of 'Smash' with plenty of self-esteem
Los Angeles Times -

In August 1994, Jason Mclean was gearing up to celebrate his 21st birthday. As a punk rock diehard, he was ready to party in a fashion that suited him best: a backyard brouhaha. What he didn’t expect was for one of his favorite bands to play his bash right as it was starting to ride the wave of megastardom. The rising band was a group from Garden Grove called the Offspring. As the beer flowed and good times rolled at Mclean's party, word trickled out that founding band members Bryan “Dexter”...

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