Cheap Punks

July 21, 2006 at 12:29 pm · Filed under audio

* The Dauntless Elite: I am Ninja, My Life is Lonely and Difficult (4.5 mb)
* Rosa: Starch and Carbohydrates (2.5 mb)
* Erin Tobey: Follow the Trail (3.5 mb)
* Spoonboy: Aren’t All Songs Political? (2.0 mb)
From If It Ain’t Cheap, It Ain’t Punk : Plan-It-X Records

If It Ain't Cheap, It Ain't Punk

The other day I got to see my friend play at a basement house show. And it was totally awesome. I don’t get the chance to see too many of them, but I definitely appreciate the energy and the intentions involved. Their were four bands touring together, two punk rock, one folk-y, one country-ish. They were all flying under the “punk” banner though, and even though they sounded different, you could definitely see that they all had similar aesthetics.

I also discovered that Punk is probably the genre that I least identify with. In thinking about it, I realized that it has much less to do with the music produced and much more to do with the crowds involved. The kids (and they really are kids) involved are just so idealistic and full of wide-eyed energy. They still have the illusions that what they do somehow makes a difference in the world. Don’t get me wrong, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that type of idealism, in fact I wish I still had it, but I just don’t.

But I definitely support it. So, here’s a couple of songs from a compilation that I picked up at the show.

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P.S. I’m absolutely in love with the Erin Tobey song.

1 Comment

  1. cb said,

    July 21, 2006 @ 6:13 pm

    I must sound like a broken record when I apologize for deleting legitimate comments. But you’ve got to understand that I literally get thousands of comment spam a day. So, in my rush to delete the spam, sometimes other comments get lost.

    At any rate.

    Akio - I totally agree, I am Ninja, My Life is Lonely and Difficult has got to be one of the best song titles. ever.

    -cb

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