Open Letter: Punk Rock

[substitute]

I got a myspace friend request from a band called "Hey Stroker" ( http://www.myspace.com/heystrokeroc ). Here's what they have to say about themselves: Hey everyone you probably haven't heard of us yet but we're Hey Stroker a melodic, punk-rock from Mission Viejo, CA in Orange

Comments

[maps_or_guitars]

Eeeek. Wow. They're appalling.

[skepticle]

You are too forgiving. It's over for them.

And thank you for my new word best friend "educational credentialism".

[threepunchstuff]

[handstil]

Look, he's wearing black nail polish. Clearly they are legitimate punk rockerz.

We're DIFFERENT, Bro!

[mcpino]

"black nail polish? 'coz we're different, just like everybody else."

...and Papa Roach doesn't sound like a sped-up Smashmouth, either.

ahem. second try.

[maps_or_guitars]

You're doing that just to hurt us, threepunchstuff, aren't you. Why do you hate us so? Why are you making the Santorum-spawn cry?

[seriesfinale]

As an outsider (though I listened to a lot of the music, I never considered myself punk, either of the D.Boon or the frosted-tip OC teenager variety), I think this battle has long been lost and the bad guys won.

[cataptromancer]

Oh god I really hope you send this to them. Please do. It would be a mitzvah.

"punk" with people like this simply means an excuse to make all your songs out of 16th note palm muted powerchords and sing simple choruses. Not that I know anything about punk.