PUNK ROCK MUST BE DESTROYED FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMONALITY

[nfotxn]

So it seems the punk rawk kids aren't going to edgefest. They want to go to the Van's Warp tour.

Which brings me to my point. Wasn't punk rock all about not "selling out" and "giving' in to the man"? Then why is one of the most influential punk tours branded by a shoe company? Regardless of the fact that lots of punkers skate.. it's still branding.

The hippocracy is baffling.

Comments

[fyve.livejournal.com]

well, seems how i hate most punk rock i've ever heard ( dunno, maybe 90% is a good figure ) i'll have to side with you on this one *eg*

edgefest here i come :)

[nfotxn.livejournal.com]

Punk music is highly over-rated these days. Sure the punk DIY aesthetic was important in the evolution of indie music, but the fact remains that it's generally careless, wreckless and just plain BAD music, generally. Something that is important to know about but NOT the be-all and end-all of music.

[jenneferre.livejournal.com]

Nope - I'm the Be-all and End-all of music!

[jrcubindy.livejournal.com]

It's a funny thing...a lot of new music is about railing against the status quo and the establishment...until enough people glom on to it and it becomes the status quo and the establishment. Such is the way of things.

[(Anonymous)]

I couldn't agree more

yeah yeah

[teljanin.livejournal.com]

yeah yeah,
so they use a shoe company..so what? yeah I know the punk/establishment bit, I used to be quite a punker. At least they are using vans. I have worn them for years and they are quality :P It's not like they are endorsed by nike.
I haven't gone to warp tour the past couple of years, but I think this years line up is the best since I stopped going. If I had time I would go to this one, I may, but I have radiohead tickets. woo hoo! and built to spill is comnig here in september. That and I am now a technohead. Richie hawtin returns in july. yayaya.
anyway. edgefest is evil.

(Sigh)

[plaidninja.livejournal.com]

Yes, punk sold out years ago. Big deal. People go to Vans Warped because they dig the music. Simple as that. Being a lesbian may still be a political statement but being a punk means different stuff these days.
And yes punk is careless, but it has a certain asthetic that can be none the less entertaining. Part of that asthetic stems from the carelessnes, where the overall effect superceeds the poor composition.
It's not the end all be all of music.
but it can be fun.

(throws on Minor Threat)

hmmmm...

[punkcub.livejournal.com]

Dare I comment on this? What, with my nick and all? :p I'm biased as hell, but I love punkstuffs. Music, whatever. :) I'm not one of those people who totally immerse in one thing and then block everything else out, but I have to admit I'm pretty immersed in indie music. Not really punk, per se, but just indie culture. Indie is the way to go, it always has been and it always will be. That's how I feel anyway, but I'm just full of shit. ;) "Indie forever, DIY till I die! Woo!" Or something bumper-stickery like that. ;p Ok, now that was just a deliberate stab at mall-teenyboppers, right there. ;x LOL "Look at me, I'm so punk! Oh, I'm goth too! And I fucking HATE boybands! Except that one guy in that one group is HOT! But...! WhatEVER! Oh, and what's up with Carson Daly's hair? *giggle*" :x Ok, I'll stop making fun of trendy kids. ;p After all, I'm a pretty easy target for making fun... (First person to comment on 'easy' gets BELTED! :p)