Punk rock has been commodified.
Big shock, right?
It makes me sad.
What are kids supposed to do today to rebel (relatively) constructively?
The problem is that we live in such a consumption-based society.
Everything has been co-opted and commodified, and the kids (and a helluva a lot of older folks) can't tell the difference between what's cleverly fed (sold) to them and reality.
They genuinely don't realize that they can make their own culture and art.
Punk rock is not a brand.
It is not a ready-made identity.
Punk rock is not tattoos.
Punk rock is not how you dress.
Punk rock is not the same old shit all the time.
Punk rock is not regurgitation.
Perhaps it has become these things, but man, that means it's not punk rock!
Wake the fuck up!
I'm an old guy.
I'm waiting for you young folks to contribute something new!
Show me something I haven't seen or done 1,000 times already.
Punk rock is a product that is supposed to define who you are.
Like a big pick-up truck means you're tough.
Like having an iPHONE means you're cool.
Like how drinking a certain beer means you're hip.
What a product MEANS has become more important than what it DOES.
This is pathetic.
This is what western culture has become.
This is the morass into which punk rock has sunk and into which it has been synthesized.
Can you do anything about it?
Sooo.
I'm excited.
My friend
Saeta's set went up.
Now, I tend to think of her as funny and insightful, and forget how damn cute she is:
She's one of the people I expect to help save punk rock.
Go look at her set and comment!
The SG Elite count up all that stuff and hold it against a girl if she doesn't generate enough.
So while you're at it, go check out KayLiane's set.
I don't think it does justice to her hotness, I think it's the big blue wall or something...
Still, she's awesome, and for further evidence check out her vid on her page.
As soon as you see her speak you'll fall in love!
Our camera broke.
The Bears are going to the Superbowl!!!!
JUST WONDERIN:
1) What was the most recent thing you did in the bathroom?
2) What do you like best about Sunday morning?
3) Will SurlyMike take me to the Superbowl with him?
4) Do you take naps? What's the perfect length?
5) Have you ever gotten rugburns on your elbows and knees?
Big shock, right?
It makes me sad.
What are kids supposed to do today to rebel (relatively) constructively?
The problem is that we live in such a consumption-based society.
Everything has been co-opted and commodified, and the kids (and a helluva a lot of older folks) can't tell the difference between what's cleverly fed (sold) to them and reality.
They genuinely don't realize that they can make their own culture and art.
Punk rock is not a brand.
It is not a ready-made identity.
Punk rock is not tattoos.
Punk rock is not how you dress.
Punk rock is not the same old shit all the time.
Punk rock is not regurgitation.
Perhaps it has become these things, but man, that means it's not punk rock!
Wake the fuck up!
I'm an old guy.
I'm waiting for you young folks to contribute something new!
Show me something I haven't seen or done 1,000 times already.
Punk rock is a product that is supposed to define who you are.
Like a big pick-up truck means you're tough.
Like having an iPHONE means you're cool.
Like how drinking a certain beer means you're hip.
What a product MEANS has become more important than what it DOES.
This is pathetic.
This is what western culture has become.
This is the morass into which punk rock has sunk and into which it has been synthesized.
Can you do anything about it?
Sooo.
I'm excited.
My friend
Saeta's set went up.
Now, I tend to think of her as funny and insightful, and forget how damn cute she is:
She's one of the people I expect to help save punk rock.
Go look at her set and comment!
The SG Elite count up all that stuff and hold it against a girl if she doesn't generate enough.
So while you're at it, go check out KayLiane's set.
I don't think it does justice to her hotness, I think it's the big blue wall or something...
Still, she's awesome, and for further evidence check out her vid on her page.
As soon as you see her speak you'll fall in love!
Our camera broke.
The Bears are going to the Superbowl!!!!
JUST WONDERIN:
1) What was the most recent thing you did in the bathroom?
2) What do you like best about Sunday morning?
3) Will SurlyMike take me to the Superbowl with him?
4) Do you take naps? What's the perfect length?
5) Have you ever gotten rugburns on your elbows and knees?
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2) What do you like best about Sunday morning?
the fact that i don't have to go to work
3) Will SurlyMike take me to the Superbowl with him?
if he knows whats good for him
4) Do you take naps? What's the perfect length?
no more than 2 hours
5) Have you ever gotten rugburns on your elbows and knees?
of course