Editing Cheap Sex (section)

==History==
After Mike left [[The Virus (band)|the Virus]], he decided to form a new band, taking the name Cheap Sex because it was catchy and funny.<ref>[http://dreamers.com/peterpunk/ent-cheapsex-ing.html#CHEAP%20SEX  Interview with Mike Virus] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801101042/http://dreamers.com/peterpunk/ent-cheapsex-ing.html#CHEAP%20SEX |date=August 1, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neufutur.com/Interviews/cheapsex.html|title=Cheap Sex Interview with Mike Virus|website=www.neufutur.com|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref> The original line-up consisted of bassist Derek, guitarists John and Jordan, drummer Gabe and Mike singing, soon after they formed, a five-song [[Demo (music)|demo]] was recorded. The band signed with [[Punk Core Records]] and recorded their debut album titled ''[[Launch Off to War]]'', released in July [[2003 in music|2003]], Jordan only recorded half album before leaving to join [[Madcap (band)|Madcap]], being replaced by Chris Blitz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rebelnoise.com/viewinterview.php?id=102|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226042101/http://www.rebelnoise.com/viewinterview.php?id=102|url-status=dead|title=Article at Rebel Noise|archivedate=26 February 2009|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>

After playing several shows on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]], the band made its [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] debut at the 3 day [[Vive Le Punk|Vive Le Punk Festival]] at [[CBGB|CBGB OMFUG]] in [[New York City|New York]]. The festival took place on October 3, 4 and 5th, 2003, in both the Main Stage and the Lounge Stage at CBGB, on the Main Stage bands like [[Abrasive Wheels]], [[MDC (band)|MDC]], the Krays, [[the Casualties]], [[Two Man Advantage]], [[Awkward Thought]], Molotov Cocktail, [[the Boils]] among others performed, while the Lounge Stage, restricted to people with [[legal drinking age]] (21 and over),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbgb.com/lounge.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106154422/http://www.cbgb.com/lounge.html|url-status=dead|title=CBGB's Lounge|archivedate=6 January 2009|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref> hosted bands like [[U.S. Chaos]], Street Brats, [[Wretched Ones]], [[Hugh Cornwell|Hugh Cornwell Band]], Broken Heroes, Capo Regime, Weekend Warriors and Spitfires United among others. Cheap Sex performed Saturday October 4, sharing the Main Stage with [[the Adicts]], [[Antidote (band)|Antidote]], New York Rel-X, [[the Turbo A.C.'s]], Midnight Creeps and Silenced Sin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awkwardthought.com/AwkwardThoughtHistoryVivaLePunk2003.htm|title=AWKWARD THOUGHT|website=Awkwardthought.com|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nypress.com/16/40/listings/musiclists.cfm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825074250/http://www.nypress.com/16/40/listings/musiclists.cfm|url-status=dead|title=Vive Le Punk dates|archivedate=25 August 2006|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>

In 2003, in a tour with [[Lower Class Brats]], driving a van to New York the band suffered an accident, when a trailer sideswiped the van, a truck loaded with [[Concrete masonry unit|cinder blocks]] was on the road, the truck took the doors off the van and some bricks flew in, one of the bricks severely injured Johnny O., tearing his [[aorta]], this caused the cancellation of the rest of the tour. Despite the life-threatening accident, Johnn survived, but left the band to recover from the injury, due to the John's departure Phil joined the band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sandiegopunk.com/interviews/cheapsexinterview.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309235308/http://www.sandiegopunk.com/interviews/cheapsexinterview.php|url-status=dead|title=Interview with Mike Virus|archivedate=9 March 2009|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>

In April 2004, the band recorded their second album for Punk Core Records, entitled ''[[Headed for a Breakdown]]'', released October 5, 2004. They toured extensively during that summer, playing along the east coast with label mates [[Lower Class Brats]].

The band performed in July at the [[Wasted (festival)|Wasted]] 2004 festival in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] (formerly known as Holidays in the Sun) with bands such as [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]] and [[Broken Bones (band)|Broken Bones]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ablazegraphics.co.uk/punkdesign/pages/wastedads.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311032020/http://www.ablazegraphics.co.uk/punkdesign/pages/wastedads.html|url-status=dead|title=Posters with Cheap Sex at the fourth line of the small text|archivedate=11 March 2008|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref> In the same year, Cheap Sex participated in the British Invasion 2k4 Festival, organized by [[SOS Records]], the festival took place November 20, in [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]], with [[the Adicts]], [[the Exploited]], [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]], [[U.K. Subs]], [[Cockney Rejects]], [[the Restarts]] and local [[United States|U.S.]] bands like [[Total Chaos (band)|Total Chaos]], [[Channel 3 (band)|CH3]] and [[Resilience (band)|Resilience]] among others,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://britishinvasion.homestead.com/archive.html|title=Website Disabled|website=Britishinvasion.homestead.com|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref> the show was recorded for a DVD release.

In 2005, the band returned to [[Morecambe]] for another edition of the Wasted Festival, between May 18 and 22, this time with bands like [[Charged GBH|G.B.H.]], [[The Business (band)|the Business]], [[Funeral Dress]], [[the Exploited]], [[Anti Nowhere League]], [[T.S.OL.]] and a lot more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/11072/wasted-morecambe-2005|title=Wasted Morecambe 2005|website=Punknews.org|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>

The last record by Cheap Sex, ''[[Written in Blood (Cheap Sex album)|Written in Blood]]'', was released on June 6, 2006, followed up with what would be their last U.S. tour with label mates [[the Scarred]], called the "[[Bloody Solution U.S. Tour]]", which began on August 11, 2006, in [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] and ended on September 16, 2006, in [[Ventura, California|Ventura]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/18524/tours-cheap-sex|title=Tours: Cheap Sex|website=Punknews.org|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>

On March 1, 2007, Cheap Sex's former guitarist, Chris Wick, committed suicide after struggling with [[heroin]] addiction and depression after the death of his mother in 2004, leading to the band's break-up.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://altpress.com/news/1868.htm |title=Cheap Sex's break up at altpress.com |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=2008-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323012314/http://www.altpress.com/news/1868.htm |archive-date=2012-03-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/22747/breakups-cheap-sex-2002-2007|title=Break-ups: Cheap Sex: (2002-2007)|website=Punknews.org|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref> On March 15, 2007, Cheap Sex sent out a bulletin via [[MySpace]] stating that they would be breaking up and a final show was in the works, the final show was played June 24, 2007, with [[Career Soldiers (band)|Career Soldiers]] and 46 Short in [[Fullerton, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/23455/final-cheap-sex-show-in-june|title=Final Cheap Sex show in June|website=Punknews.org|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>

In 2009, Cheap Sex released a DVD entitled ''Dead Today: V Years of Cheap Sex'' featuring a documentary about the band and live footage from the final two shows. The DVD was directed by their long-time merchandise creator and filmmaker [[Lewis Smithingham]].