Starting out for the sake of killing time while touring with the Queers, B-Face (bass) and Dan Vapid (guitar/vocals) never thought that writing a couple of silly songs in a van would be the building blocks for the eventual formation of the Mopes. Unfortunately, the occupation of Vapid's time in Screeching Weasel prevented him from getting anything started until 1997 with some additional help from fellow SW guitarist John Jughead and Squirtgun drummer Dan Lumley. With their debut EP, Low Down Two-Bit Sidewinder!, in 1998, the Mopes were anything but, with their high-octane pop-...