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Iommic Pope wrote:#whitepunksmatter

Invisible Man wrote:hahaha

But seriously, Blink 182 is now the for real most punk band in the land. Whether or not people who listen to them understand 'punk' as an ethos rather than a genre of music that uses sneering and performative adolescence as crude measures for appealing to burnouts, they have voted Blink the 'most popular band.'

Kinda like how everyone uses 'ironic' incorrectly. At some point, the word just means what we think it means, not what linguists and etymologists remind us it means. 'Hussy' being one example, 'radical' being another.* We are learning on a minute-by-minute that democracy is powerful and terrifying...

I remember every single shot of the Fat Lip video, as well as being embarrassed by my friend who was into them. 'Become another victim of your conformity!'

He also thought he was destined for a career at a record label ( ) because he 'discovered' Story of the Year and some other shitty bands' first records before they made it to MTV.

He doesn't work for a record label.

*'Radix' derived from the latinate word for 'root,' like 'radish.' To be 'radical' is to return to a fundamental root, not to be 'extreme' as we now understand and use the term. 'Hussy' is a truncated form of 'housewife.'

Blackened Soul wrote:

Invisible Man wrote:hahaha

But seriously, Blink 182 is now the for real most punk band in the land. Whether or not people who listen to them understand 'punk' as an ethos rather than a genre of music that uses sneering and performative adolescence as crude measures for appealing to burnouts, they have voted Blink the 'most popular band.'

Kinda like how everyone uses 'ironic' incorrectly. At some point, the word just means what we think it means, not what linguists and etymologists remind us it means. 'Hussy' being one example, 'radical' being another.* We are learning on a minute-by-minute that democracy is powerful and terrifying...

I remember every single shot of the Fat Lip video, as well as being embarrassed by my friend who was into them. 'Become another victim of your conformity!'

He also thought he was destined for a career at a record label ( ) because he 'discovered' Story of the Year and some other shitty bands' first records before they made it to MTV.

He doesn't work for a record label.

*'Radix' derived from the latinate word for 'root,' like 'radish.' To be 'radical' is to return to a fundamental root, not to be 'extreme' as we now understand and use the term. 'Hussy' is a truncated form of 'housewife.'

Well, on the bright side, you proved punk is dead with this thread

OddKnowledge wrote:

snipelfritz wrote:Do people remember how cool it was to conform to non-conformity?

Years ago, a friend and I had an existential moment at Warped Tour while Anti-Flag were bemoaning conformists... while they were all dressed alike on stage... and then they had the crowd chant something in unison.

SPIN: I just read this funny quote from you that said something like, “I have more records by New Found Glory than I do Bob Dylan."
Max Bemis: It’s true. Well, you know, that’s like a half-truth. I do like Bob Dylan and I’ve seen him and he’s a role model. But I would rather, in the end, if I could never listen to either of those bands… the first two records by New Found Glory made such a big difference in my life. Where Bob Dylan, maybe I heard him earlier, but it’s something I appreciate more than I viscerally enjoy. I grew up listening to the emo and the hardcore and the pop-punk. When I go back and I listen to that shit it still holds a greater place in my heart. I think there are better songwriters at this point doing what Bob Dylan’s doing. It’s not like it holds that much of a sentimental value for me. I listened to him, definitely. But I definitely have listened to blink-182 much more than Bob Dylan in my life.