Better known for prolific graffiti than music (allegedly including a "safety orange" 'V' spraypainted on the lower fin of a Goodyear Blimp). In 1981 the V-Nervz were the sole remaining proponents of punk rock in Akron, Ohio. The band played gigs at JB's and the Bank opening for the Clocks, the Bursting Brains and Red October. Members included Johnny Dread and Jimmy Dread - guitars, Phlegm - vocals, Jimi Imij - bass, and "Hookeye" - drums. After a final gig at a Halloween party, survivors went on to form or join bands including the Urban Mutants, ODFX, Agitated, High Plains Drifters, Ragged Bags, and many others. This twenty year old graffiti is still visible on a railway overpass on Forge St. near Akron City Hospital.