Phxairfan From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 811 posts, RR: 10 Reply 1, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 687 times:
The music isn't that bad. But the whole lets all wear girls pants and shiny belts, and dress to attract other guys thing ruins it. If you dress normally then the its a good scene I guess. Name some bands for us to discuss.
Delta767300ER From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2559 posts, RR: 14 Reply 2, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 686 times:
My brother is and he is insane! I didnt know some of the guys wear girls pants. Can anyone describe some examples?
Shamrock1Heavy From Ireland, joined Nov 2002, 250 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 665 times:
I wear regular pants...most of the time.
But if I'm going to a show I'll put on my tight ass pants....
Bands - Give up the ghost, Walls of Jericho, Everytime i die, as i lay dying, black dalia murder, Some Girls, Daughters, meh...too many to name, thats just a start.
Vafi88 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 3116 posts, RR: 19 Reply 4, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 657 times:
I'm in the Punk scene, somewhat in the hardcore scene. But the punk scene has become nothing more than studs, custom jackets with patches, and a crazy (but stupid) hair style.
I have beel pulling out of it for the past few months, I'm just sick and tired of the looks, why? It's about the music and the mentality, not how many studs you can fit on your shoe.
I'd like to elect a president that has a Higher IQ than a retarted ant.
Soku39 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1797 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 616 times:
Been in the Indie scene as soon as I heard good music, and realized pop pretty much destroys it. what bands do you folks listen to?
Oh ya I skateboard also, but its been so overcommercialized, and so many people do it that the scence has sort of died, now all I see is different groups of skaters in their own sceene by city.
Funny thing is I dont dress like either of those two.
TechRep From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 602 times:
I was punk in the early 1980's, as well as Mod later and was able to see many great bands. I would hang out on Melrose Blvd. at Posers and generally be an ass. I got out of the Punk scene quick when a gang called Fight For Freedom (FFF) began to emerge. It seemed that everyone was only interested in fighting, instead of enjoying the pleasure of the music.
FFF then turned into a group called LA Death Squad after a famous murder on the streets of Hollywood. The scene further continued to spiral downward when Nazi Punk became popular, turning into today's White Supremacist groups that are popular in Southern California. Many groups resisted this Nazi Punk movement and the scene changed yet again in the mid 1980's into skate punk.
I refused to be a follower however and in these "Fad" scenes you must be a sheep. I resisted Tattoos and piercing’s and was labeled un-cool and cast out. I still enjoyed the music and went to gigs. Common venues included, Madam Wong’s West, Olympic Auditorium and any other underground club of the month.
I was able to watch many of my punk friends carry on the scene in the movie Another State of Mind. My friend was a roadie for the band Youth Brigade and asked me to come along. I declined and went into the Air Force. The list below includes gigs I attended but not always sober. I regret never seeing The Jam and Social Distortion in concert.
7Seconds
Exploited
Crass
Dead Kennedy’s
Fear
GBH
Stiff little Fingers
Black Flag
Circle Jerks
The Damned
Aggression
Millions of Dead Cops (MOD)
Agent Orange
X
STOL
Youth Brigade
Corrosion of Conformity (When they were punk)
Lords of the New Church
Plasmatics (When she got arrested)
Some early Goth shit..
Specimen
Alien Sex Fiend
Revolting cocks
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Misfits
Psychedelic Furs
The Three O’ Clock (Salvation Army)
Soku39 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1797 posts, RR: 10 Reply 9, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 585 times:
Fear the band that rhymes with beer!!!! They're absolutely awesome.
I can't believe you saw some of those guys theyre all pretty much legends, my favorite on the list would have to be the Dead Kennedys, I love holiday in Cambodia.
As for Siousxie city and the Banshees big thumbs up for them !
TechRep From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 575 times:
Sure the most memorable was the Olympic Auditorium gig, had to be around 1983 in Los Angeles.
Dead Kennedy’s
Exploited
GBH
CRASS
This was the last punk gig ever to be performed at this venue. The owner banned all punk bands after all the toilets were destroyed and flooding occurred, huge fights erupted outside and many of the seats were torn up and thrown to make room for slam pits.
Luckily most of this occurred after the bands finished, punks aren't stupid they are professional misfits. The exploited stole the show when a bunch of hippies came on stage and announced that Exploited would not be playing tonight.
The crowd went ape shit spitting on the hippies and throwing seats on stage. Exploited is notorious for their HUGE Mohawks but it was soon discovered that this was exploited but they didn't have the Mohawks up. They began to play their very uber-hard style sent the crowd into frenzy and mass slam pits began.
When all was said and done $30K worth of damage and riot squads were called to the scene. I was detained with about 200 others after the show but I told the pigs I was an epileptic. They looked at me long and hard and for some stupid reason believed me and let me go, dumb ass cops.
I also think these bands never played together again after that show.
DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 554 times:
I'm into any music that sounds good, both mainstream and indie. I think that punk has become overrated, just look at what Blink182 did to it's credibility. I think they write some great stuff, but they whored it out way to hard.
Some good bands out in this area:
Whitlock
Hollasdeed
Civil Liberty (now there's a punk band)
Tech
Ahimsa
To name a few, I have to admit I find it hard getting really into the scene, not having much access to it and all. Anybody know where I can find some good indie stuff?
An-225 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 3950 posts, RR: 45 Reply 13, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 535 times:
I was into it, but I haven't been to a show in about a year or so. I was lucky enough to see some good stuff though.
Bad Religion
Dropkick Murphys
Flogging Molly
Oxymoron
The Forgotten
AFI (before the whole MTV crap)
Diesel Boy
Blood for Blood
Business
Agnostic Front
Beerzone
Tons more I can't remember now.
Alex.
Money does not bring you happiness. But it's better to cry in your own private limo than on a cold bus stop.
Soku39 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1797 posts, RR: 10 Reply 14, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 512 times:
Anyone like Strike Anywhere, the more punk side of me has come out, and I have decided to go see that show in a week or two. I absolutely love that hardcore stuff sometimes. Something different than the underground hip hop and soft indie i listen to all the time.
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