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Snow Cone Capone posted:Post your first punk shows I think mine was The Business with Tiger Army opening for them. There were two other bands there too but I cant remember if they were any good. It was a very good show and I had fun.
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In the early 2000s Dallas actually had a pretty decent punk scene going in Deep Ellum. A lot of bands would stop off on their way to Austin or while going coast to coast. I even got see some of the older past their prime bands like The Cramps and Stiff Little Fingers. The guys from Stiff Little Fingers were really bitchy on stage and threatened to storm off twice, and watching Lux Interior encourage a crowd of like 50 people to "tear the place apart" on a Thursday night was kind of sad. It was still cool to see those guys play. I still regret missing The Addicts when they passed through.
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May 20, 2020 17:06
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I hadn't heard of X until I finally got around to watching Decline of Western Civilization. They're loving amazing and the fact that they never made it big is proof of how dumb the music industry is.
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May 21, 2020 01:33
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Also anyone ever been to one of Mike Watt's project band shows? I caught him and The Secondmen in Little Rock like 15 years ago and it was horrible. One of the worst live shows Ive been too. I was never clear if that is normal for him or if they just didn't give a poo poo since they were playing in the back room of a pizza place in Arkansas.
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May 21, 2020 01:36
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PinkoBastard posted:That’s true but also X got pretty fuckin bad - See How We Are is truly abysmal and the title track has some casual racism to boot. I remember seeing some videos of Exene talking a while back and it didn’t seem she was doing so hot - going on about conspiracy stuff (don’t remember specifically but i think it was Obama-related) I havent really kept up with anyone from X or any other band for that matter so I did like five seconds of googlings and.... yikes..... Wikipedia" posted:Cervenka, as a self-styled "conspiracy therapist," has provoked controversy on social media and on YouTube, under the name "Christine Notmyrealname," by advancing conspiracy theories including the view that the Isla Vista shootings were a hoax designed to bring about stricter gun control laws. After the backlash, she has issued an apology on her Facebook and Twitter accounts and her conspiracy related YouTube videos are no longer available for viewing.[22][23][24] I suppose pretty much everyone involved in punk from that era is a boomer so some of them getting older and getting into weird boomer poo poo shouldnt be all that surprising. Thats sad and disappointing nonetheless.
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May 21, 2020 02:02
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Unless youre that one weirdo who writes for Reason and never shuts up about how punk rock is actually libertarian because Agnostic Front.
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May 21, 2020 16:34
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Literally A Person posted:To be fair one of the saddest thing about being into punk rock is the number of people you know who as they aged decided that they DID want to be libertarians. I didnt sell out! I bought in!
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May 21, 2020 16:47
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Didnt Tim Armstrong have some kind of meltdown after the guy from Queens of the Stone Age started dating his wife? Not that I blame him but I dont think their music ever quite bounced back from whatever happened with that.
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May 21, 2020 16:54
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opie posted:I remember having agnostic front in my playlist, but for the life of me can’t remember any songs or even what album I would’ve played. Same with sick of it all. I think they were more my boyfriend’s thing. Every Agnotic Front song is basically them shouting some inane lyric over a thrash guitar and drums. They all kind of bleed together after a while. I do have to give them credit for introducing me to a few old bands from when oi/tavern rock were still really similar. Stuff like Cock Sparer. Oh, and this is their one song whose lyrics seem as relevant now as they were then; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ZHy_5gC50
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May 21, 2020 19:32
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Paddyo posted:
Decline and the portrait it paints of Darby is pretty interesting. Hes like a person to dumb to actually function in society leading a band of people who had never played instruments until they met him, all somehow making some pretty good music together . And then there was their poor manager who looked so absolutely desperate to find a new job.
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May 21, 2020 21:11
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Well, I think most of us just grow older and become full time parents largely devoted to our children yet never quite comfortable with our growing affluence due to our partners successful career. That or just OD on something. You could always try one of those?
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May 21, 2020 21:16
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ProperCoochie posted:Jeff Rosenstock released a new album yesterday: I really dig that visual format for listening to the album. I dont think Ive ever seen something like that before and found it to be really chilled out to watch/listen to.
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May 22, 2020 05:54
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What are some of the threads all time favorite albums? I still listen to London Calling pretty routinely even though that feels kind of cliche, and I know its not really an album but a compilation but No Thanks! The 70s Punk Rebellion is probably one of the best single punk rock things ever. And has anyone posted something by The Buzzcocks yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G8tTjSrm3g
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Jun 1, 2020 04:53
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I saw those guys play live a long time ago at a club that probably no longer exists. They had Bowling For Soup open for them, which was kind of confusing but they put on an awesome show. For some reason I never listened to much of their music though. Looks like its time to fix that.
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Jun 1, 2020 05:08
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LloydDobler posted:For those of us who listened to punk rock but grew up and had kids, so did (some of) the punk rockers. I loving love this movie. I look forward to checking this out. My kids are just now old enough to start appreciating The Aquabats, who have some awesome kids content on Youtbe by the way, so mohawks and ripped clothes are a long way off. We are on the right path though!
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Jun 1, 2020 23:06
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Didn't Bad Brains have a few songs that were blatantly homophobic like Don't Blow Bubbles?
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Jun 8, 2020 20:59
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It seems like even the big name older bands all had some poo poo head associated with them. The Ramones had Johnny go off the deep end over baseball and Republican politics, Sex Pistols were the Sex Pistols, etc etc. Did The Clash have anyone go that way though? I dont remember ever hearing a bad word about those dudes over the years.
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Jun 8, 2020 22:21
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I just realized that list has Screeching Weasel but not The Queers. How shameful. Although speaking of punk rock shitheads, the way Ben Weasel and all the other guys in his little orbit have turned out is pretty saddening. So many of the people who got started in that era should have retired a long time ago.
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Jun 8, 2020 23:33
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Paddyo posted:Would the Pogues count as folk punk? Because the Pogues rule. Ive never really been clear on how The Pogues got classified as punk in the first place/. Maybe it was because of Shane' dental hygiene? But Im glad they did because thats how I first found their music. It seems like during the late 70s there was a tendency to just lump any band that didnt fit neatly into any other genre in with punk. It lead to some really great bands being called punk despite seemingly having no connection at all with the style. If the pogues are punk theyre definitely folk punk. Seriously, look at the variety of folk style instruments they utilized. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l14aDp-4NKk
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Jun 9, 2020 02:24
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Lets definitely go down that road. I never heard of those guys and I feel like I should have.
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Jun 9, 2020 02:34
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Ive always thought Sham 69 was a better example of early UK punk than the Sex Pistols. I get that the Sex Pistols came first, but they were basically the worlds worst boy band. They didnt really have much to say other than the occasional shock song like God Save The Queen and were better known for their antics during interviews than anything. Sham 69 actually had something to say and said it, they also made music that was actually pretty good.
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Jun 9, 2020 14:42
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Phlegmish posted:
This is another band I really enjoy. They also did some really good songs that showed off their pub rock roots like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3tkqx0U5M Its a shame how so much of Oi music got coopted by Neo Nazis despite pretty much every band involved in the genre making it clear they wanted nothing at all to do with that poo poo. It makes the genre hard to talk about with people who arent particularly familiar with it. Just another example of why fascism sucks.
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Jun 9, 2020 15:16
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tardwrangler posted:"Pistols were a boy band" is the gooniest loving thing. How old are you? I think this is the first time Ive ever seen that statement considered controversial. Just because the Sex Pistols played a different genre of music than most boy bands doesnt mean they were as heavily managed as other boy bands like The Monkees. Im not sure how old I should be to understand that.
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Jun 9, 2020 21:12
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Vindicate the Sex Pistols about what? Im sorry if I somehow be-smudged the honor of your favorite band, but are you really not aware of the role Malcolm McLaren played in their management?
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Jun 9, 2020 21:13
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Dell_Zincht posted:
Im pretty skeptical about this. By the time McClaren put the Sex Pistols together guys like Richard Hell were already making some waves in NYC and Velvet Underground had been around for over a decade. The influences that lead to bands like The Buzzcocks and lots of other good bands were already out there. The Sex Pistols have kind of an outsized image in punk rock because of how much media attention they garnered, but their influence is actually way smaller. Lots of other important UK punk bands also formed in '75 that were way more influential, Sham 69 being a noteworthy example.
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Jun 9, 2020 21:20
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Did Morrissey ever end up on Judge Judy like Johnny Rotten?
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Jun 9, 2020 21:29
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Literally A Person posted:You are kidding, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTgVLDvS_GI
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Jun 9, 2020 21:57
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uber_stoat posted:is pere ubu punk? i've always found it kinda wild that someone was making noises like this in like1975 ffs. or earlier if you count rocket from the tombs. I hope so. They had some awesome music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcsO6cYLus
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Jun 9, 2020 21:59
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Literally A Person posted:Is this the most punk rock or the least puck rock thing I've ever seen??? I am still so confused by it that I dont know what to think. Aside from that its funny, because it is very funny.
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Jun 9, 2020 22:09
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On the topic of ska, I just found out that the really good and totally not a ska band Pain apparently has reunited under the name Salvo and is working on a new album. Hopefully it wont suck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtTXHWiwTk8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxb8DPWaStA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqLqTl9vXmY
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Jun 9, 2020 22:58
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Oh wow apparently the album has been out for like a year. This is what I get for spending most of my time these days listening to NPR rather than music.
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Jun 9, 2020 23:04
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In all fairness Third Wave Ska was a pretty big poo poo show with a ton of terrible bands. For every awesome band like The Toasters there were probably ten horrible one hit wonders whose names I cant even think of.
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Jun 9, 2020 23:22
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Streetlight Manifesto is a subpar ska band and the way they are elevated while much more talented and better bands from third wave are ignored is shameful. There, I said it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QsdyRID8qU
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Jun 9, 2020 23:32
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Anyone ever listen to The Briefs? Theyre one of those punk bands that had some brief popularity during the Bush 43 era. A guy who ran a DAOC free shard I played on got me into them shortly before he went crazy and accused everyone of hacking his PC/brain. He had good taste in music but its a shame he couldnt stay on his meds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7PyMkMYTjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5BYbKPN1mE
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Jun 10, 2020 00:19
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Serious Party Gods posted:
I'm glad Greg is still out there showing us that playing guitar isn't just for the cool kids. Can we start a Kickstarter to get him a new haircut though?
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Snowy posted:I love old Blondie videos I find Blondie really interesting. With the aesthetic she had it seems like it must have always been obvious she was going to go on to be a massive pop star, but her work in punk is damned near genre defining. She is responsible for a lot of very good music. Obviously she is wildly talented but I can never help but wonder how she ended up hanging out at CBGBs with that particular crowd.
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albany academy posted:Debbie harry is cool as gently caress, mystery solved This is the correct answer.
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Aug 1, 2020 05:04
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I guess it was only a matter of time before the thread got around to discussing Fugazi.
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Phlegmish posted:Blondie's the band, not the singer! You failed the test, not a true fan. Harry's voice is great, but the band in its entirety is responsible for all those early tunes I love: Its not that simple! Harry described herself as playing the character Blondie for the purpose of fronting for the band! So Debbie Harry is Blondie and Blondie is also the collection of musicians playing music under the band named Blondie, because cocaine is a hell of a drug, no doubt. I need to pick up her memoir, along with that awesome looking Henry and Glenn book with the Tom of Finland style cover art.
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Phlegmish posted:I might do a country-themed post about the Netherlands tomorrow, I don't think we have any Dutch goons here so I'll have to pick up the slack. I would love that. I suspect a lot of posters in this thread are familiar with at least some country music. Ive always liked Johnny Cash and recently became a big Willie Nelson fan. Country music in general has a well deserved bad reputation, but there are some real diamonds in the rough(not that Cash or Willie are exactly obscure names, theyre just artists I had zero familiarity with due to not liking country music) that I think punk fans can appreciate.
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