Does Punk Suck?
I'm a reader of The Atlanta Journal Constitution and a listiner of Maximumrocknroll radio.
Today I was listining to some really old recorded broadcasts of mrr from the early 80s (1981 to be exact) and on this particular podcast was the ending of a documentary on punk rock violence. There was an interview with Black Flag (who had recently gotten a bad review from a journalist who said he looked down at the kids "with total disbeleif, shock and horror"). The music in those days was just starting to really sound thrashed out. Not just black flag, The Circle Jerks, Crisis, and countless other bands where full of alternative political concepts, psychotically fast paced punk music, and cult followings of kids wore any style the could find that could seperate them from others. It was definately cooler than being a hippie if you ask me.
Lets fast forward to the Y generations punk scene. A headline in the Atlanta Journal today says "PUNK ROCK NO LONGER NASTY, BUT IT'S NICE". NICE!?
Blog Category: PunkRock.org
Playing (Music): Some obscure podcast from maximumrocknroll.com/radio
Added on: 27/04/2006 11:18:26
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