냐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 栢栢栢栢昉께께굇굇굅같�|O|u|t|b|r|e|a|k|臍같굇굇굉께께栢栢栢� +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Issue #4 - Page 6 of 12 냐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Hey Ho! Let's Go! (a rant about try-hard punk kids) --------------------------------------------------- By: fwaggle I have a beef with many of what i would call "try-hard" punks out there. since punk seems to be coming cool among junior high kids and the like - quite possibly due to the growing popularity of skateboarding and other extreme sports on tv - i've noticed an al arming trend. there's a lot of people out there, who when asked if they like a particular song, particularly those on the radio and the like, will say "no, it's not punk" or "no, it's on the radio".. i didn't ask if it was punk, or on the radio, i asked if you liked it you fucking neanderthal.. i was inquiring as to whether or not you found it catchy... if it were played at a show you were at, would you dive into the mosh pit to it? don't get me wrong, i hate the radio and mtv as much as the next punk.. they repeat songs to death, and they ignore many of the cooler bands out there. but there comes a point when that attitude just becomes silly.. while i do hate mtv (i think the only decen t show on there was daria heh), i do find a couple of mainstream songs catchy.. for example, i do like a bit of blink 182 every now and then. then you get these "wannabe hardcore" punks who talk shit about not being "hardcore" because you happen to listen to __________ by _________ and they were on MTV last night... they talk about being brainwashed by mass marketing, but i ask you this.. who's bra inwashed? music is about what sounds good, not what fits into your own little idea of what you and all your friends should like.. the very idea of punk to me is that i don't want to be labeled and seggregated into some group classification, i am me. you are you. if we happen to like the same band and the same songs by that band and said band tours into our town then we'll go and have a riot. if not, we both deal with it. i think it's ironic that these try-hards are so preoccupied trying to be part of this cool group who doesn't care what people think, that they actually start to worry about whether or not people think they're part of that group (if that makes any sense to you ). for fuck's sake, i went and saw that britney spears movie on opening night (my wife wanted to see it)... my sexuality is still fully in tact, and as a bonus you get to see britney in her underwear on two seperate occasions, one of which is within 30 seconds o f the opening credits... but my point is that i still consider myself punk at heart.. if you don't think that's hardcore, well fuck you... who's punker than who? does it really matter? just keep it real.. practice what you preach.. if you want to talk about not caring what others think, then fucking DO IT.. fwaggle catch me on irc.mooircd.org / #moo