,! ,%APE ( ,PUNK TO ,COME ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,HE>TATTA,CK1 A LITTLE-KN[N NEWSPR9T P]IODICAL1 HAS JU/ PUBLI%$ ITS F9AL ISSUE4 ,?IS IS A SMALL TRAG$Y = PUNKS LIKE ME1 AS ?IS MAGAZ9E PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 POLITICAL DO-IT-Y\RSELF PUNK OV] ! PA/ DECADE4 ,BUT LET'S PRAY = ! DEAD & FITATTA,CK IS DEAD1 BUT POLITICAL PUNK & ! D4I4Y4 COMMUNITIES ASSOCIAT$ ) IT >E NOT--SO LET'S TALK AB\T :AT WE CAN DO TO KEEP !M VITAL4 ,! MILIEU ?AT ,HE>TATTA,CK GREW UP 9 & N\RI%$--! :OLE V9YL RECORDS ) SCRE5PR9T$ COV]S1 TORTUR$ LYRICS AB\T SOCIAL ISSUES1 B&S SPEAK+ BETWE5 SONGS AT BASEM5T %[S1 EV]YONE DO+ !IR [N ONE-ISSUE 'Z9E ?+--WORK$ & FL\RI%$ BECAUSE IT WAS WELL-SUIT$ TO ITS TIMES4 ,SOCIAL & HI/ORICAL CONDITIONS HAVE %IFT$ SOME S9CE !N1 & ,I ?9K IT'S NOT 5TIRELY A CO9CID5CE ?AT ,HE>TATTA,CK IS PASS+ ON N[1 TOO4 ,WE CAN ONLY SPECULATE AS TO :Y ! :OLE ?+ TOOK (F BACK 9 ! '#iS3 MAYBE IT WAS ! EVOLUTION ( ! BE/ ASPECTS ( ! '#hS /RAIVE/ ( A G5]ATION ?AT GREW UP 9FLU5C$ BY ,FUGAZI1 OR ! DEVELOPM5T ( A LESS DRUNK & R[DY V]SION ( ! ,PR(ANE ,EXI/5CE MODEL = D4I4Y4 PUNK4 ,ANY GR& N>RATIVE IMPOS$ 9 RETROSPECT IS B\ND TO BE >BITR>Y AT BE/4 ,IT'S A LITTLE LESS RISKY TO SPECULATE AB\T :AT'S GO+ ON TODAY1 ?\<1 & PROBABLY MORE 9/RUCTIVE4 ,:AT SOCIAL *ANGES HAVE TAK5 PLACE S9CE ! SC5E C5T]$ >\ND ,HE>TATTA,CK FIR/ APPE>$1 & H[ DO WE TAKE ?AT 9TO ACC\NT 9 \R FUTURE EF=TS TO NURTURE A RADICAL PUNK COMMUNITY8 ,! MO/ OBVI\S ANSW] TO ! FIR/ QUE/ION IS ! CYB]SPACE BOOM4 ,!RE WAS A TIME >\ND #aiih :5 EV]Y:]E A B& W5T1 SOMEONE W\LD BE 9T]E/$ 9 9T]VIEW+ !M = A 'Z9E2 BY F\R YE>S LAT]1 ?AT WAS A R>E OCCURR5CE4 ,KIDS :O DESIR$ TO EXPRESS !MSELVES W]5'T MAK+ 'Z9ES AS (T5 AS !Y W]E US+ MESSAGE BO>DS & O!R 9T]NET =UMS4 ,I'M NOT GO+ TO SAY ?AT ! 9T]NET IS A BAD ?+ ALTOGE!R 7?AT SAME ]A SAW A SUDD5 EXPLOSION ( MASSIVE POLITICAL DEMON/RATIONS1 :I* C]TA9LY B5EFIT$ FROM 9T]NET COMMUNICATION71 BUT IT HAS U%]$ 9 MAJOR SOCIAL *ANGES ?AT >E 9FLU5C+ ! D4I4Y4 COMMUNITY AS WELL AS ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,I'LL HAZ>D ! GUESS ?AT !SE *ANGES MAKE IT A LOT H>D] = A 'Z9E LIKE ,HE>TATTA,CK TO S]VE ITS PURPOSE4 ,KIDS >E SO US$ TO GETT+ 9=MATION FREE ON ! 9T]NET ?AT !Y'RE UNLIKELY TO PUR*ASE A 'Z9E TO READ RECORD REVIEWS OR1 UN=TUNATELY1 COLUMNS LIKE ?IS ONE4 ,DON'T GET ME WRONG1 !RE'S /ILL A PLACE 9 ! WORLD = NON-VIRTUAL READ+ MAT]IAL1 IT JU/ PLAYS A DIFF]5T ROLE4 ,AS \R EXP]I5CES ) ! ,CRIME?,9C4 EXP]IM5T HAVE DEMON/RAT$1 FREE LIT]ATURE IS /ILL 9 GREAT DEM&1 AS READ+ ANY?+ L5G?Y ON ! 9T]NET IS EXCRUCIAT+2 BUT ! ADV]TIS+ ?AT ONCE PAID = MU* ( IT IS ALSO %IFT+ ONL9E1 & ! PHOTOCOPY+ SCAMS ?AT FACILITAT$ ! HEYDAY ( ! 'Z9E REVOLUTION HAVE L>GELY DI$ \T = ! SAME REASONS4 ,! 9T]NET HASN'T SPELL$ DOOMSDAY = BOOKS1 AS !Y PLAY A ROLE IT CANNOT4 ,PEOPLE WILL /ILL PAY = COLORFUL1 DURABLE COMMODITIES4 ,I IMAG9E ?IS EXPLA9S ! CONT9U+ POPUL>ITY ( V9YL1 AS WELL--N[ ?AT PEOPLE (T5 GET !IR MUSIC & 9=MATION ONL9E1 ! *IEF ROLE ( A RECORD OR BOOK IS TO S]VE AS A SORT ( /ATUS SYMBOL1 & ,L,PS MAKE FANCI] POSSESSIONS ?AN ,C,DS DO4 ,LIKEWISE1 IF ! NEW =MAT ( ,PR(ANE ,EXI/5CE IS WORK+ \T = !M1 ,I BET IT'S = ?IS REASON4 ,CLAMOR1 = ?AT MATT]1 HAS JU/ %IFT$ ITS =MAT FROM BIMON?LY MAGAZ9E TO QU>T]LY J\RNAL1 P]HAPS 9 IMITATION ( \R NEW BIANNUAL J\RNAL ,ROLL+ ,?UND]2 IT'S NO LONG] AS EASY TO SELL MAGAZ9ES AS BOOKS4 ,! 9T]NET MAY MAKE IT EASI] = KIDS ( MIDDLE CLASS MEANS TO EXPRESS !MSELVES TO A WID] AUDI5CE ?AN 'Z9ES EV] C\LD HAVE1 BUT IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE ACROSS CLASS L9ES ! WAY 'Z9ES W]E1 & IT (T5 REALLY DRAGS D[N ! LEVEL ( COMMUNICATION4 ,COMP>E ! MO/ 9>TICULATE & UNORIG9AL 'Z9E ( ! '#iS ) ! MO/ ELOQU5T & WELL-MANN]$ MESSAGE BO>D DIALOGUE ( TODAY & Y\'LL BE =C$ TO AGREE4 ,NOT ONLY DOES CYB]SPACE 5C\RAGE MEAN+LESS BICK]+ 7IT CONNECTS US ! WAY A TRAFFIC JAM CONNECTS PEOPLE3 EA* ( US ISOLAT$ BEH9D A SCRE51 RES5T+ ALL ! O!RS71 BUT IT LIMITS ! DEP? & CONTEXT ( ! 9=MATION ?AT CAN BE EX*ANG$4 ,ON !SE GR\NDS1 ,I ?9K WE NE$ A R5AISSANCE ( ACTUAL ?REE-DIM5SIONAL LIT]ATURE 9 ! D4I4Y4 SC5E4 ,?IS LIT]ATURE WILL HAVE TO DO SOME?+ NEW & DIFF]5T ?AT ! 9T]NET CANNOT4 ,AS IMPLI$ ABOVE1 ,I FE> IT WILL HAVE TO BE EI!R FREE OR FANCY4 ,! MASS-PRODUC$ FREE LIT]ATURE ?AT COMES \T ( ! MA9 ,CRIME?,9C4 HUBS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE ( ! VA/ 9FRA/RUCTURE ( B5EFIT FUND+1 PETTY CRIME1 & 9T]NATIONAL COOP]ATION ?AT SUPPORTS IT2 UNLESS O!RS >E ABLE TO B& TOGE!R 9 EQUALLY L>GE GR\PS1 !Y'LL HAVE TO F9D WAYS TO COMM&E] RES\RCES ON A SMALL] SCALE 7MY LOCAL COLLECTIVE HAS BE5 US+ ! FREE /UD5T PR9T+ AT A NE>BY UNIV]SITY1 ?\< NONE ( US >E /UD5TS74 ,AS = 0FANCY0 MAT]IAL1 ?IS NE$ NOT BE MASS-PRODUC$3 IT CAN ALSO BE MADE 9 SMALL QUANTITIES ON AN 9DIVIDUAL BASIS1 SO LONG AS ! RESULTS >E FASC9AT+ & UNIQUE4 ,I HOPE TO SEE SOMEONE SOLVE ! PROBLEM ( H[ TO MAKE LIT]ATURE USEFUL1 EXCIT+1 & ACCESSIBLE 9 PUNK CIRCLES AGA9 SOON2 IF NO ONE DOES1 IT'S GONNA BE A BAD SC5E1 IF Y\'LL P>DON ! PUN4 ,N[ LET'S LOOK AT PUNK MUSIC ITSELF & H[ IT TIES 9TO ! WELF>E ( ! D4I4Y4 COMMUNITY 9 ! AGE ( ! 9T]NET4 ,= GOOD OR = ILL1 EV]Y SUBCULTURAL EXPLOSION 9 PUNK HI/ORY1 9CLUD+ ?OSE ( D4I4Y4 & POLITICAL MOVEM5TS1 HAS CORRESPOND$ TO ! DEVELOPM5T & POPUL>IZATION ( A NEW MUSICAL ES!TIC3 = EXAMPLE1 ! VEGAN /RAI? ,CRISIS'S 9NOVATIVE COMB9ATION ( METAL RIFFS ) MA*O DANCE BEATS & SELF-RI*O-PUNK COMMUNITY4 ,MY HYPO!SIS AB\T ?IS PH5OM5ON IS ?AT :5 A B& IS DO+ SOME?+ ?AT SEEMS NEW 9 A MUSICAL S5SE1 IT HELPS LI/5]S IMAG9E ?AT ?+S C\LD BE DIFF]5T 9 O!R WAYS AS WELL4 ,?IS SUGGE/S ?AT ! NEXT RESURG5CE ( D4I4Y4 PUNK ACTIVITY WILL PROBABLY BE CONNECT$ TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( A NEW MUSICAL /YLE4 ,?OSE :O SEE PUNK MUSIC AS A M]E VEHICLE = POLITICAL MESSAGES (T5 UND]VALUE ! PURELY >TI/IC ASPECT ( ?+S1 BUT !Y DO SO AT !IR [N P]IL4 ,LIKE IT OR NOT1 9 MO/ CIRCLES PUNK IS /ILL A SOCIAL NETWORK BAS$ >\ND MUSIC APPRECIATION1 EV5 :5 7AS IS ! CASE = Y\R HUMBLE AU?OR7 IT OP5S DOORS = P>TICIPANTS TO WORK T[>DS A COMPLETE TRANS=MATION ( !IR LIVES4 ,IF Y\ >E AN AN>*I/ MUSICIAN1 HOP+ TO FOM5T SOCIAL UNRE/ ) ?REE *ORDS & ! TRU?1 Y\'LL DO WELL TO PUT SOME 5]GY 9TO COM+ UP ) NEW >RANGEM5TS = ?OSE ?REE *ORDS4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?ANKS 9 P>T TO 9T]NET TE*NOLOGY1 PURELY ES!TIC CONC]NS >E N[ (T5 AT ODDS ) POLITICAL CONT5T 9 MUSIC4 ,! IRONY ( PEOPLE ATTEMPT+ TO CONVEY NUANC$ POLITICAL COMM5T>Y BY SCREAM+ UN9TELLIGIBLY OV] *AOTIC NOISE HAS BE5 A CLI*E S9CE LONG BE=E MO/ ( US FIR/ HE>D ,BORN ,AGA9/1 BUT AT LEA/ = ! PA/ ?IRTY YE>S !RE HAVE BE5 RECORD COV]S & L9] NOTES TO MAKE IT CLE> :AT ALL ! SCREAM+ WAS AB\T4 ,N[ ?AT MANY PEOPLE GET !IR MUSIC BY D[NLOAD+ IT (F ! 9T]NET1 ALL ?AT HAS *ANG$4 ,IT WAS ALREADY A PROBLEM ?AT MUSICAL /YLES 9ITIALLY ASSOCIAT$ ) RADICAL POLITICS C\LD SWIFTLY BE EMPTI$ ( CONT5T BY SALES-HUNGRY CLONES--WITNESS ALL ! ,DIS*>GE IMITATORS ?AT C\LDN'T C>E LESS AB\T W> OR ANY?+ ELSE2 N[ IT WILL BE ALL ! H>D] = ANY ES!TIC TO RETA9 A POLITICAL *>GE1 UNLESS ! CONT5T IS OBVI\SLY POLITICAL UPON FIR/ LI/54 ,!RE=E1 ?\< !RE >5'T ANY SIGNS ( ?IS ON ! WAY RITS A LA ,OI ,POLLOI4 ,?AT FIR/ ,AGA9/ ,ME6 RECORD WORK$ ON ?IS LEVEL--EV]YONE C\LD S+ ALONG TO 0,BABY1 ,I'M AN ,AN>*I/0--BUT !Y W5T ON TO SELL \T IMM$IATELY !REAFT]1 LEAV+ ! EXP]IM5T UNTRI$4 ,POLITICAL PUNKS >E 9 A TI PUNK S\ND BECOMES LESS & LESS ACCESSIBLE TO MO/ B&S4 ,IF ! ES!TICS WE PROMOTE >E EXCLUSIVE & EXP5SIVE1 \R SC5E WILL BE CORRESPOND+LY HI]>*ICAL4 ,WE W\LD DO WELL TO PROMOTE A DO-IT-Y\RSELF S\ND 7& = ?AT MATT]1 LEVEL ( TE*NICAL PR(ICI5CY7 ?AT ANYONE CAN A*IEVE1 SO AS TO B5EFIT FROM ! CREATIVITY ( EV]YONE1 NOT JU/ WEAL?Y OR POPUL> OR TE*NICALLY SKILL$ MUSICIANS4 ,! ORIG9AL PUNK BOOM FOLL[+ ! ,SEX ,PI/OLS1 & LIKEWISE ! ,RIOT ,GRRL EXPLOSION1 W]E BO? REVOLTS AGA9/ E/ABLI%$1 EXP5SIVE ES!TICS ?AT UNLEA%$ A TORR5T ( NEW CREATIVITY & POSSIBILITY4 ,TRAG$Y'S 0,V5GEANCE0 RECORD CAN ONLY DO ! OPPOSITE1 H[EV] IMPRESSIVE IT S\NDS4 ,! 9T]NET DOES (F] ONE OPPORTUNITY ?AT1 TO MY KN[L$GE1 FEW B&S HAVE TAK5 ADVANTAGE (4 ,AS BASIC RECORD+ EQUIPM5T IS MORE AVAILABLE N[ ?AN IT HAS EV] BE5 BE=E1 & SONGS CAN BE IMM$IATELY UPLOAD$ 9TO CYB]SPACE & DI/RIBUT$ WIDELY1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT TOPICAL B&S C\LD RESPOND TO CURR5T EV5TS IMM$IATELY ) SONGS ADDRESS+ ! ISSUES4 ,C,R,A,S,S RESPOND$ TO ! ,FALKL&S W> 9 :AT WAS RECORD TIME 9 ?OSE DAYS1 BUT IT /ILL TOOK !M SEV]AL WEEKS2 TODAY1 A PUNK B& C\LD PRODUCE & DISSEM9ATE A MOV+ AN!M AB\T1 = EXAMPLE1 ,BU%'S H&L+ ( ,HURRICANE ,KATR9A FA/] ?AN ! CORPORATE M$IA C\LD REACT ) D5IALS ?AT ! :OLE ?+ EV] HAPP5$4 ,A COMB9ATION ( 9TELLIGIBLE POLITICAL MESSAGES1 ACCESSIBLE ES!TIC =MS1 & LIKET ANALY/S & F$]AL 9VE/IGATORS4 ,IF PEOPLE NO LONG] BUY RECORDS1 !Y WILL /ILL GO TO SEE ! B&S :OSE MUSIC !Y D[NLOAD2 IF PEOPLE NO LONG] READ 9T]VIEWS 9 'Z9ES1 !Y WILL /ILL LI/5 TO B&S TALK BETWE5 SONGS4 ,AS WE LOSE GR\ND = POLITICAL CONT5T 9 L9] NOTES & 'Z9ES1 WE HAVE TO REGA9 IT AT %[S4 ,N[ IS ! TIME = PUNK B&S TO PLAY 9 FRONT ( 5ORM\S BANN]S PROCLAIM+ !IR /ANCES1 AS ,NAUSEA US$ TO2 N[ IS ! TIME TO BR+ RADICAL SPEAK]S & MOVIES & LIT]ATURE TABLES TO %[S1 & TO HOLD BIG POTLUCK D9N]S BE=E OR AFT] %[S AT :I* 5TIRE COMMUNITIES ( PUNK ROCK]S CAN GET TO KN[ ONE ANO!R & LAY PLANS = ! FUTURE4 ,! B&S ?AT SET NEW PREC$5TS = EXCIT+ OR *ALL5G+ LIVE %[S WILL BE ! ONES ?AT KEEP D4I4Y4 PUNK ALIVE1 AS !Y ALWAYS HAVE BE54 ,! COMM]CIAL H>DCORE SC5E1 :I*1 L$ BY ,VICTORY RECORDS1 P>T$ WAYS FROM ! RE/ ( ! PUNK UND]GR\ND 9 ! E>LY YE>S ( ,HE>TATTA,CK'S EXI/5CE1 HAS F9ALLY WA%$ UP ON ! %ORES ( CORPORATE SO-CALL$ SUCCESS3 ?OSE B&S >E PLAY+ = @s#b A TICKET AT GLITZY ROCK CLUBS N[1 OR PAY+ @s#g#e1 7S]I\SLY6 & !Y HAVE TO R5T T\R BUSSES ON TOP ( ?AT67 TO GET A SPOT ON ! ,W>P$ ,T\R4 ,?IS LEAVES A VACUUM 9 ! 05T]TA9M5T 9DU/RY0 ?AT D4I4Y4 PUNK %\LD FILL ) SOME?+ MORE MEAN+FUL ?AN M]E 5T]TA9M5T4 ,! FACT ?AT ,HE>TATTA,CK IS CALL+ IT QUITS AT ?IS MOM5T 9 TIME %\LD POSE NO OB/ACLE TO ?IS1 BUT IT C]TA9LY MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO IMAG9E H[ IT CAN BE ACCOMPLI%$4 ,) A VACUUM TO FILL 9 \R SOCIETY1 A VOID TO FILL 9 \R [N COMMUNITY1 & A WORLD *ANG+ SO FA/ WE CAN B>ELY KEEP UP ) IT1 US PUNKS HAVE \R WORK CUT \T = US4 ,I'D LIKE TO CONCLUDE ) A DEEP & HE>TFELT ?ANKS TO EV]YONE :O HAS HELP$ SU/A9 ?IS MAGAZ9E1 & ?US ! PUNK COMMUNITY1 = MORE ?AN A DECADE N[4 ,AS A DROP\T REVOLUTION>Y :OSE LIFE HOPES >E P9N$ TO ! TOTAL TRANS=MATION ( ?IS SOCIETY1 ! 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