Kane moved to South Pasadena, California in 1978, and by 1981 he was involved in the early Los Angeles punk scene.

They signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records in 1996, and released their last full-length album Americas Dirty Little Secret Over a stretch of eight years, the band support such bands as Green Day, NOFX, Blink 182, Primus, Bad Religion, The Specials and Face to Face.

The Generators have since released seven more full-length albums: Burning Ambition (2000), Tyranny (2001), Excess, Betrayal and Our Dearly Departed (2003), Winter Of Discontent (2005), Great Divide (2007), Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea (2009) and Last Of The Pariahs (2011) (along with many other splits and EPs).

The Generators have developed a rich popularity in Europe and later signed with Randale Records for the release of their 9th studio album.

[3][4] Kane resided in Los Angeles, and owned and operated a clothing and uniform business in between touring and making records.