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Well the finals have been going good so far, exept algebra (heh oh well)
I got The Empire Strikes First by bad religion today
man the CD is awsome! i hope everyone who read my last post at least read the end
Well im in that mood right now like i think everyone is mad at me again.
here is ONLY A LITTLE BIT! of another one os Greg Graffins essays, it talks about how pop-punk is only in it for the $ and the fashion
Strangely, punk is quickly becoming mainstream. Last year, more people bought punk rock records, tapes, CDS, t-shirts, stickers, and show tickets, than ever before. As in any capitalistic situation, the punk market is experiencing a focal shift away from the original intent of the art (or product) toward the creation of a credo or indoctrination surrounding the marketing of the product. Why else would entire music labels market themselves as punk labels? Because they are selling fashion and building a sub-cultural retinue instead of promoting honesty and creativity of its artists. This is a sad state of affairs in the music industry that occurs at the independent-label level as well as in the majors. Therefore, it is no wonder that there are a bunch of punk police out there monitoring whether bands like ours fit the stereotype, and match their dogmatic view of acceptability. They exhibit the same behavior as the academic clones who graduate by the thousands each spring, ready to discriminate against others who challenge their learned ideology. The letter I received two weeks ago from that disgruntled fan was sadly reminiscent of the persecution I felt in high school from the stoners.It is also a shining example of how easy it is to follow the party line and advocate unoriginal, thoughtless sentiments, which in turn motivates me all the more to provoke
"I find it funny how some people think they are fake punk haha"- Nick Gonzalez My Bro is so right <<>>