Milo Aukerman

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Dr. Milo Aukerman (born 1964 in Lomita, California) is an American singer, songwriter and research biochemist. The enigmatic Aukerman is perhaps most widely known for being the lead singer of the early Los Angeles area punk rock band the Descendents, a group widely considered to be pioneers of modern "Power Pop". Aukerman has also provided backing vocals for other musicians, and, while attending college (between stints with the Descendents), briefly fronted the long-defunct San Diego band "Milestone" who released one independently-produced album.

As a musician, Aukerman sings in a mid-range tenor, and his generally upbeat lyrics encompass such universal topics as girls/rejection, dependence upon caffeine, and the neverending quest for good food. His bespectacled, unabashedly nerdy persona and self-deprecating, "anti-rockstar" demeanor have spawned a host of imitators, including Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and The Offspring's Dexter Holland, and Aukerman is regarded as being among the most influential American punk musicians of the last twenty-five years^{[citation needed]}. Most Descendents album covers feature an iconic cartoon drawing of Aukerman engaged in various activities, and tattoos depicting this character have long been popular among Descendents fans.

Aukerman holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego, and his passion for academic research within this field has caused the Descendents to be inactive for extended periods. The band is currently dormant. The first full length Descendents album (released in 1982) was titled Milo Goes to College.

Aukerman has been married since 1996 and is the father of two children. He claims that parenting is the most challenging thing he has ever done^[1].