# Dan Vapid And The Cheats | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-21 01:42 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Dan Vapid And The Cheats
- Visible lyric pages: 5

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `dan-vapid-and-the-cheats`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-21 01:42 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-5a0fd1abd61e9483
- Visible lyric pages: 5
- Pages with stored lyric text: 5
- Video-backed song pages: 5
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 4053
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 6
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Cold And Rainy Days, I'm A Contrarian, Live It Down, Miracle Drug, and Panic At The Streets
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Dan Vapid and the Cheats formed in 2006, playing a raw garage-punk style that never quite fit with mainstream tastes. Their debut album was called 'The American Dream is Dead,' and they've kept at it with a steady lineup: Dan Vapid on vocals and guitar, Michael St. Clair on guitar, Jim Schlecht on bass, and Matt Schneck on drums. Songs like 'Cold And Rainy Days' and 'I'm A Contrarian' show...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Cold And Rainy Days — https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats/cold-and-rainy-days
2. I'm A Contrarian — https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats/i-m-a-contrarian
3. Live It Down — https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats/live-it-down
4. Miracle Drug — https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats/miracle-drug
5. Panic At The Streets — https://lyroverse.com/dan-vapid-and-the-cheats/panic-at-the-streets