Vanni
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http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/16/malcolm-mclaren-son-joe-corre-burn-punk-memorabilia-punk-london-queen
Malcolm McLaren's son to burn £5m of punk memorabilia in protest against Punk London. http://punk.london/diy/
http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...don-spirit-joe-corre-burn-clothes-sex-pistols
This is a good read too.
Thanks for posting that, a good read as you say.
Mixed feelings about this really, on the one hand I find it laughable that a movement that was so "anti establishment" is now revered by that self same establishment, but on the other hand I think it's good that Punk is rightly being recognised as something that had a massive and ongoing influence on a generation, and on the generations to follow. But if you strip it to the bones, for me Punk was all about the music, which I still love, so if Punk music is being celebrated then I guess I'm for it.
Sorry but I find this comment a little strange coming from someone like you who very clearly knows his stuff and knows what's he 's talking about. Really? 90% of Punk bands don't know more than two chords and some can barely strap on a guitar let alone play one. Punk is/was, predominantly, all about getting the message across, a fact that a lot of bands put an emphasis on, with most going on record saying that getting the message across was more important than learning to properly play a musical instrument. Not that there aren't/weren't talented Punk bands around but they are a minority.
Not all of the punk bands had the same agenda and the message differed from one band to another, but anti-establishment was always top of he agenda. Therefore, even though the bands who are taking part in these events will undoubtedly raise their profile and most likely attract new fans, this whole thing is a farce. A well known Tory like Boris getting mixed up in all this makes it all the more laughable.
Unless your interpretation of Punk differs a lot from my interpretation???Still, I respect your opinion just like I respect everyone elses.
Yeah I know, I had my doubts about what I was writing whilst I was writing it!
I think "Punk" is two different things really, firstly the movement itself and secondly the music. I was in my teens when Punk came about and I fully understand what the whole thing was about at that time, and I agree that largely the music was incidental. It was a very different time, coming off the back of strikes, 3 day weeks, youth unemployment and basically the Country beginning to fall on it's knees. It needed someone to stand up and say "we've had enough of this shit", and for my generation Punk did that.
But that time has gone, and that generation (including me!) is now a lot older, and dare I say "mellowed". Even Johnny Rotten has advertised butter and appeared on that Celebrity Jungle crap! So that leaves us now with the music. I can't be that rebel of my youth anymore (well maybe inside it's still there) so now it's all about the music that I loved then and still love today.
I know this Punk London thing goes against everything that Punk once stood for, and like I said earlier I find that laughable (and sad), but how can I not appreciate something that celebrates my youth?
Hope that makes a bit more sense?
But I will finish by saying to Boris Johnson, the Queen and any other patronising twat that pretends they think Punk was a great thing..................FUCK OFF!
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