<DIV><P>Joey Keithley, aka Joey Shithead, founded legendary punk pioneers D.O.A. in 1978. Punk kings who spread counterculture around the world, they&rsquo;ve been cited as influences by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Rancid and The Offspring; have toured with The Clash, The Ramones, The Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Nirvana, PiL, Minor Threat and others; and are the subject of two tribute albums. They are the band that introduced the term &ldquo;hardcore&rdquo; into punk lexicon and may have turned Nirvana&rsquo;s lead singer Kurt Cobain onto a career in music.</P><P>But punk is more than a style of music: it&rsquo;s a political act, and D.O.A. have always had a social conscience, having performed in support of Greenpeace, women&rsquo;s rape/crisis centres, prisoner&rsquo;s rights, and antinuke and antiglobalization organizations. Twenty-five years later D.O.A. can claim sales of hundreds of thousands of copies of their 11 albums and tours in 30 different countries, and they are still going strong.</P><P><I>I, Shithead </I>is Joey&rsquo;s personal, no-bullshit recollections of a life in punk, starting with the burgeoning punk movement and traversing a generation disillusioned with the status quo, who believed they could change the world: stories of riots, drinking, travelling, playing and conquering all manner of obstacles through sheer determination.</P><P>Praise for D.O.A.:</P><P>&ldquo;They rock out. They blow the roof off. Some of the best shows I&rsquo;ve seen in my life were D.O.A. gigs. I&rsquo;ve never seen D.O.A. not be amazing.&rdquo;&mdash;Henry Rollins (Black Flag, Rollins Band)</P><P>&ldquo;The proper medicine growing young minds needed.&rdquo;&mdash;Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)</P><P>&ldquo;Joey Shithead casts a long shadow.&rdquo;&mdash;John Doe (X)</P><P>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve changed a lot of people&rsquo;s lives.&rdquo;&mdash;Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)</P><P>Joey &ldquo;Shithead&rdquo; Keithley has long been an activist, including as a candidate for the Green Party, and is the founder of Sudden Death Records (www.suddendeath.com). He lives in Vancouver with his wife and their three children.</P></DIV>