luckily we still have a remarkably unregulated internet
for the "underground" to blossom on. Speaking of which,
I'm organizing a tour for Machine Drum and Nautilus in
November. e-mail me if you want a date. We already have
a lot of places down for it, but ya never know. Need
someone in San Diego especially.
Peace,
a
On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 11:49 PM, Anthony Geisman wrote:
quoted 26 lines I wonder with all the shite happening in the world if it will spawn
> I wonder with all the shite happening in the world if it will spawn
> any new genres. In the late 1970s, punk rock becames a means of
> expression because the youth had all this anger, frustration, and a
> deepening sense of isolation. It was a time of rising unemployment,
> shrinking social service programs, and increasing poverty....much like
> today. Punk rock was angry, loud, aggressive, and rooted in
> working/lower class alienation. Bands like The Clash addressed social
> issues like classism, racism, and police and state sanctioned
> brutality. Chuck D, credited groups like the Clash with showing me
> that music can be a powerful social force and it must be used to
> challenge the system. Under the Reagan/Thatcher era, hip hop was the
> counterculture form of music taking off where punk left off by
> addressing social injustices. Today at the helm of the lone superpower
> there is an ultra right wing oligarchy of greedy psychopaths playing
> with all of our futures. Unfortunately, their lunacy can
> affect all of our futures. So my question is will musicians respond?
> Will new their be new styles of musical expressions? With all the
> radio stations being bought up by companies like Clear Channel, we can
> expect real crappy music from now on to dominate the airwaves, but
> what of the underground scene...
>
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