A side effect of this whole discussion is that I’m now digging through records and files to find the most stereotypical, porcupine-headed, bullet belt / brothel creeper / studded biker jacket wearing PUNK possible.
I think those silly monkeyturds The Casualties took that title several years back. It hurts my eyes to even look at them. It’s like they turned 18 and went down to Melrose Ave with GBH and Varukers records in their hands and telling all the shops and hairstylists to sell them everything they needed to be rad like their dads.[/reply]
Hahaha reminds me of when GBH were the favorite whipping boys of the more politically-minded folks at Maximum Rock 'n Roll, who interpreted the initials as “Great Big Haircuts.”
The absolute worst of the worst when it comes to punk was the so-called anarcho/peace punk scene. Can you imagine the sheer torture of enduring their crappy concerts? Listening to the mumbly ranting soliloquies about feminism and bombs and racism interspersed with songs that are completely unlistenable. And everyone in attendance smells like feces dipped in liquid body odor. Just horrible people with horrible ideas and horrible music. Go drink your soy milk and drop dead, you smelly hippies. No, I don’t want one of your fliers about cruel farming practices and I will NOT give you change for the bus. Take a bath and get a job, Losers!!!
The absolute worst of the worst when it comes to punk was the so-called anarcho/peace punk scene. Can you imagine the sheer torture of enduring their crappy concerts? Listening to the mumbly ranting soliloquies about feminism and bombs and racism interspersed with songs that are completely unlistenable. And everyone in attendance smells like feces dipped in liquid body odor. Just horrible people with horrible ideas and horrible music. Go drink your soy milk and drop dead, you smelly hippies. No, I don’t want one of your fliers about cruel farming practices and I will NOT give you change for the bus. Take a bath and get a job, Losers!!!
The worst “politico-punks”, to me, were the ones who were actually being bankrolled by repressive regimes.
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, there’s been some revelations that members of the punk scene in East Germany (yes, there was a punk scene in East Germany) were key police informants for the STASI.
Am reading now about a guy by the name of Sascha Anderson, basically this charismatic scene leader guy who was paid to rat on the punks who were questioning things like the human rights record in the DDR.
This whole thread has actually inspired me to write a spin-off article of sorts, will let y’all know if and when it goes online.
Am reading now about a guy by the name of Sascha Anderson, basically this charismatic scene leader guy who was paid to rat on the punks who were questioning things like the human rights record in the DDR.
Ironically, that’s the most punk Rock thing I’ve ever heard to come out of that scene. I would love to be that weasel hahaha!!!