My heart tells me that this doesn't even exist among the youth anymore. I'd like to see a sub hex devoted to sub cultural trends among the youth. Specifically I'd like to see greater efforts to build actual communities be that around music, activism, film critique, whatever. This site should be used to coordinate people to political action.
Punk's not dead, it just deserves to die When it becomes another stale cartoon A closed minded, self-centered social club Ideas don't matter, it's who you know If the music's gotten boring, it's because of the people Who want everyone to sound the same Who drive the bright people out of our so-called scene 'Til all that's left is just a meaningless fad Hardcore formulas are dogshit Change and caring are what's real Is this a state of mind Or is it just another label? The joy and hope of an alternative Has become its own cliche A hairstyle's not a lifestyle Imagine Sid Vicious at 35
whats extra funny is that dead kennedys still tour and play all the songs jello wrote 40 years ago with a scab singer doing a bad jello impersonation.
And Jello is annoying and full of himself and punks haven't given a shit about him in like 30 years.
It is just another identity and ideology aesthetic in the marketplace of capitalism. But so is everything else. It's the poser problem right, if you're doing something to impress others or are so invested in your own sense of ego to be one of those keep punk rock elite or strictly a fashion punk you are totally doing it wrong. To me it's all about having fun and being in a community that generally at least thinks the mainstream culture is shit.
30 year old dedicated crusty. The community is very much already there, the DIY networks laid down in the 80s are still going very strongly. It's just not really online.
You can’t change anything through cultural production. Culture is downstream of politics.
Why are native Americans still keeping their pre industrial cosmologies and using them to oppose capitalism now that the material base has changed?
Culture affects power structures more than vulgar materialists like to admit and we should be engaged in cultural interventions
But everyone already has a culture so may as well use it to our ends without being snobbish
a scene is culture. if "punk" is "dead," it's only because our idea of culture became intertwined with corporate sanction and international success.
all yall delete your spotify accounts and go see who's playing at your local venue
Yes there is. The local pop punk band that plays a few bar shows might not but there is a massive underground punk scene that is very politically active.
There is still a vibrant worldwide punk subculture. Just cause you aren't part of it doesn't mean it doesn't real.
I suppose, but punk hasn't been the dominant underground youth thing since like, the mid 80s.
I agree the lines are blurred now. We went from monoculture to subcultures to almost like a condensed version of all possible subcultures. Almost how american cuisine includes americanized Mexican, Chinese, TexMex and Italian foods. All have been internalized cheapened and marketed to our specific American consumer. I like all them foods too
I listen to ska punk and wear shitty tee shirts, if that's close enough.
I guess at 40ish I am officially not the youth but I still love punk/hardcore.
Bring me a becks beer and pass me bong feed me some Busch mills I'll sing you this song open another big box of cheap wine we're pushing 40 and doing just fine.
I sighed to a friend the other day, that punk is a young person's game, which I had outgrown. He said, no, punk is an old person's game, and you are living proof.
Emo (the punk kind) and Black Metal are still kicking around here, but the scene is mostly post grunge and the twee corporate indie sound from the 2000s.
The emo scene is frustrating because every time you find an album you really like, a SA allegation surrounding the band pops up a week later. As a long time fan of emo, I have to admit that maybe glorifying the voices of sexually frustrated young men wasn't the best idea.
It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that a lot of bands were self serious and not self parody
I think i am (though i don't think of myself as a punk, but i mostly go to punk shows and move around in that area) and the punk/hardcore scene is pretty much blooming around here. Lots of kids too.
Thinking about a sub for various subcultures would be cool. I’ve always been around punks/power violence/grindcore. My friends and I always went to various houses and clubs in our city where people put on shows.
Yea I was a little old for the train hopping stuff. Something about the allure of having the freedom of a shopping cart .
