Michaels was formerly the lead vocalist for
Operation Ivy, 1987 to 1989. The band released two full-length albums and one EP.
Last Wave Rockers was released in 1999 on
Lookout! Records.
Thief In a Sleeping Town EP was also released on Lookout! Records in 2001 and featured
Billie Joe Armstrong of
Green Day (guitar/backing vocals). The band released
This Is Unity Music on
Hopeless Records in 2002. The band toured the US extensively the same year, including the 2002
Plea For Peace tour, sponsored by
Asian Man Records. On the tour,
Phillip Hill (from
Teen Idols and also a major contributor on the album
This is Unity Music) played guitar, along with Joe Mizzi. The band's last release was a split with
Against All Authority in April 2005, containing outtakes from 2002's
This Is Unity Music. The band broke up in 2003. In 2005, bassist and producer
Mass Giorgini went to Australia to record an album for Brisbane-based reggae/ska outfit Scarred Hope; he has also performed with Dan Lumley in the band
Squirtgun. Michaels has continued to perform sporadically and to produce art. In late 2008, Michaels emerged with a new band named
Classics of Love, after the Common Rider song. ==Discography==