Acting
Jan 30, 1967
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.A
Fat Mike
Acting
Biography
Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He is the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Mike is the owner and founder of Fat Wreck Chords.
Feature Films (39)
Welcome to a never-before-seen tour of the creations by resistance artists around the world. From the streets of Moscow to the shores of Los Angeles and featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Moby, Shepard Fairey, and more, this powerful film brings a message of hope and change through radical resistance and righteous social uprising.
The Art of Protest
"Green Day: The Early Years" chronicles the rise of the world's most influential punk band, from their origins playing shows at Berkley's notorious Gilman Street venue in the late 80s, through the release of the platinum-selling Dookie in 1994.
Green Day: The Early Years
Explore the birth, growth and eventual tipping point of punk rock during the 90s. Narrated by skateboarder Tony Hawk, the film features interviews and footage of various bands and figures in the punk scene.
One Nine Nine Four
Long before Green Day and Blink 182 inflicted punk-rock's puncture wound on the map of mainstream music, the Descendents were at home concocting the perfect mix of pop, angst, love, and coffee. FILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL follows drummer/square-peg Bill Stevenson and his 'caffeinated retardedness' as he pushes his rotating door of bandmates to 'achieve ALL,' his philosophy of going for greatness at all costs. Stevenson is a force to be reckoned with--not even grapefruit-sized brain tumors can keep him down.
Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All
Vandals bassist Joe Escalante stars as beleaguered club owner Brian Gomez in this tongue-in-cheek look at the California punk rock scene -- which has undeniable elements of after-school specialness -- that he also wrote and produced. Tenacious D's Kyle Gass co-stars as the evil fire marshal determined to shut down Gomez's Mullet club. Bonus concert performances are also included, featuring NOFX, the Ataris and Good Riddance.
Fear of a Punk Planet
On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty underground clubs, backyard parties, recording studios, shopping malls and stadiums where punk rock music and culture continue to thrive.
Punk's Not Dead
Produced for Fuse TV, this documentary series chronicles the antics of the California-based band NOFX. The outrageous punkers travel from one end of the globe to the other on an ever-eventful, long-running international tour. Highlights include a disastrous concert in Guayaquil, Peru, a performance attended by a select group of spoiled brats at an Ecuadorian tennis club, and a stop at an S and M club in Japan.
NOFX: Backstage Passport
Ten Years of Fuckin' Up (FAT590) is a VHS video of NOFX released November 8, 1994 and re-released October 7, 2003 on DVD. The video includes 19 live tracks of performance. The DVD version feature NOFX's commentary plus the Vandals's commentary on NOFX's commentary, as well as the instrumental version of the song "Glass War" playing over the title menu. A video for the track, 'Mr Jones' was included as an extra in the VHS release. It was a video similar to, 'Shut Up Already'.
NOFX - Ten Years of Fuckin' Up
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Featuring original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands, alongside a seamless blend of rare and unseen photos, gritty archival film and video, a crackling soundtrack of punk hits and misses, this documentary series explores the music, the fashion, the art and the DIY attitude of a subculture of self-described misfits and outcasts.
