Re: Let me tell you what Punk really is and why it's important
I grew up not being able to fit in with any of the typical social cliches in high school. I got into crust/anarcho punk and learned about things that I ordinary wouldn't know about. I grew to appreciate the art of Crass, Conflict and countless other bands. They didn't just make music (Crass actually managed to rile up Thatcher in the 80s) but they used it as a means to educate as well.
I'm a dj for local college radio (WRUV) and I play a lot of anaracho/crust punk on my show. I also have a similar understanding of the punk "movement" as the original poster does and I'm glad to see that I'm not alone on here in my appreciation of such things.
Of course, there is still quite a difference between "Black Bloc" anarchists (the ones the media loves to talk about whenever they want to criticize anarchism) and peaceful anarchists.
As for punk not being on the radio? It all depends on what type of radio you mean. I can smell a band that's only making music to make money from 2 miles away.
Last edited by Humble Janitor; 12-15-2009 at 03:02 AM.
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