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Feb 17, 2006 08:26

MC Lars - Hot Topic is NOT Punk Rock
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Go! Books about Evanescence (Are not punk rock!)
Guns ‘n Roses watches (Are not punk rock!)
Hello Kitty iPod cases (Are not punk rock!)
Rob Zombie lunch boxes (Are not punk rock!)
Slipknot binder paper (Is not punk rock!)
Tinkerbell pillow cases (Are not punk rock!)
Led Zeppelin air fresheners (Are not punk rock!)
Tupac incense burners (Are not punk rock!)

Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)

Misfits candle tins (Are not punk rock!)
ICP throw blankets (Are not punk rock!)
Beaded Elvis curtains (Are not punk rock!)
Talking Lambchop plush dolls (Are not punk rock!)
AC/DC hair clips (Are not punk rock!)
Spongebob wristbands (Are not punk rock!)
Sex Pistols boxer shorts (Are not punk rock!)
Disco back catalog (Okay. Maybe that’s punk rock.)
Dischord back catalog (Okay. Maybe that’s punk rock.)

Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)
Hot Topic is not punk rock! (Hot Topic!)

Hot Topic is a contrived identification with youth subcultures to manufacture an anti-authoritarian identity and make millions. The $8 you paid for the Mudvayne poster would be better spent used to see your brother’s friend’s band.

DIY ethics are punk rock
Starting your own label is punk rock
G.G. Allin was punk rock.

But when a crass corporate vulture feeds on mass-consumer culture, this spending mommy’s money is not punk rock!
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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:36:58 -0800 (PST)
From: "Margo Webster"
Subject: Re: I-
To: johnpaulnorris@bassplayer.cc
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we defy all boundries.
vaults from poles.
haven't you ever huged a tree? you weird-o.
do you really want me to get into it? ok, i will.
!!hot topic!!
it's just another part of corporate America, trying to make money, who's slogan is "ITS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC" But really, what, in hot topic, is about the music? Its all about the image.
If you have black hair, love to wear your Thursday T-Shirt, and have Mom and Dad's plastic in your pocket, it's the store for you. If you're looking to open you mind to new ideas & be unique, well then it's a simplified, dark-sugar-coated way to seperate yourself from one crowd, and join another.
And it scares me.
luv ya-go
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