here is a great link, if you want to know more about straight edge!!!
CHECK IT OUT!!
http://www.trashedmag.com/ealingclc/rebels-against-the-rebellion-straight-edge/
xx
Monday 30 November 2009
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Straight Edge... Why is it becoming so popluar?
Recently, I have seen a rise in Straight Edge lifestyle references, ie in books, Tv shows, and Movies.
For those of you who don't know what straight edge is... here is the wikipedia definition...
Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle and youth movement that started within the hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a lifetime commitment to refrain from drinking alcohol, using tobacco products, and taking any recreational drugs. The term was coined by the 1980s hardcore punk band Minor Threat in the song "Straight Edge".
One false example of a sXe(straight edge- symbol for absteinence is an X) is in the popular horror movie Jennifer's Body, One of the characters(needy) is suposedly straight edge because she sports the symbol of an X on her hand...however, what most people dont realize is that symbol actually originated from bars and clubs where bands were playing. People couldnt distinguish between underage viewers of the band and legal adults. so they put an X on the hand of the under age people to help. This meant you would know who not to serve alcohol to. Nowadays though, its also the symbol for straight edge people, who abstain from drinking. In the movie Needy goes to see a band at a bar, and that is why she has the X symbol on her hand, she is not actually sXe.
Another reference is The Twilight Saga's Kriten Stewart wearing a Minor Threat T-shirt at the Comic-Con back in June. Stewart appears to be fully embracing her current role as Joan Jett in the biopic about the Runaways. She showed up to the event in her Jett hair and wearing a T-shirt that said "Minor Threat" on it.
But what is Minor Threat? Glad you asked. They were a short-lived hardcore punk band based out of Washington, D.C. The group was lead by Ian MacKaye, who later went on to form Fugazi, one of the most important and influential hardcore acts in punk's second wave. MacKaye was a punk's punk who believed that punk rock wasn't just a movement but an entire lifestyle. In fact, the Minor Threat song "Straight Edge" essentially invented the ethos of the same name, wherein punk fans forgo smoking, drinking and premarital sex for the sake keeping the mind sharp. Later in their bried career, they proved that hardcore didn't have to be just three chords and shouting, as tracks like "Salad Days" used acoustic guitars and ended up being one of the more definitive tracks of the era.
Though Minor Threat only released a single full-length album (along with three EPs), the group's influence remains strong. The label they established, Dischord, remains one of the most respected independent labels in the U.S., and has put out music by Fugazi, Scream, Rites of Spring and the Faith. MacKaye established Dischord and also produces dozens of other bands, while Lyle Preslar ran Caroline Records (which jumpstarted the careers of Peter Gabriel, Ben Folds and Smashing Pumpkins).
Stewart is clearly doing her research and embracing the era during which Jett became a force, so it'll be interesting to see what other shirts she rolls out. In the meantime, check out the Minor Threat back catalog (especially their self-titled EP, a blast of youthful aggression and razor-sharp execution).
In addition to this... Straight edge was never intended to become as popular as it is today, it was intended to be a small sect thing, to make sure it was unique and one of a kind...
Even one of the worlds leading straight edge bands - Have Heart (RIP:17/10/09) - have ended the band as a result of them becoming, in a sense, too popular...
Lets hope sXe lives on!
xx
For those of you who don't know what straight edge is... here is the wikipedia definition...
Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle and youth movement that started within the hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a lifetime commitment to refrain from drinking alcohol, using tobacco products, and taking any recreational drugs. The term was coined by the 1980s hardcore punk band Minor Threat in the song "Straight Edge".
One false example of a sXe(straight edge- symbol for absteinence is an X) is in the popular horror movie Jennifer's Body, One of the characters(needy) is suposedly straight edge because she sports the symbol of an X on her hand...however, what most people dont realize is that symbol actually originated from bars and clubs where bands were playing. People couldnt distinguish between underage viewers of the band and legal adults. so they put an X on the hand of the under age people to help. This meant you would know who not to serve alcohol to. Nowadays though, its also the symbol for straight edge people, who abstain from drinking. In the movie Needy goes to see a band at a bar, and that is why she has the X symbol on her hand, she is not actually sXe.
Another reference is The Twilight Saga's Kriten Stewart wearing a Minor Threat T-shirt at the Comic-Con back in June. Stewart appears to be fully embracing her current role as Joan Jett in the biopic about the Runaways. She showed up to the event in her Jett hair and wearing a T-shirt that said "Minor Threat" on it.
But what is Minor Threat? Glad you asked. They were a short-lived hardcore punk band based out of Washington, D.C. The group was lead by Ian MacKaye, who later went on to form Fugazi, one of the most important and influential hardcore acts in punk's second wave. MacKaye was a punk's punk who believed that punk rock wasn't just a movement but an entire lifestyle. In fact, the Minor Threat song "Straight Edge" essentially invented the ethos of the same name, wherein punk fans forgo smoking, drinking and premarital sex for the sake keeping the mind sharp. Later in their bried career, they proved that hardcore didn't have to be just three chords and shouting, as tracks like "Salad Days" used acoustic guitars and ended up being one of the more definitive tracks of the era.
Though Minor Threat only released a single full-length album (along with three EPs), the group's influence remains strong. The label they established, Dischord, remains one of the most respected independent labels in the U.S., and has put out music by Fugazi, Scream, Rites of Spring and the Faith. MacKaye established Dischord and also produces dozens of other bands, while Lyle Preslar ran Caroline Records (which jumpstarted the careers of Peter Gabriel, Ben Folds and Smashing Pumpkins).
Stewart is clearly doing her research and embracing the era during which Jett became a force, so it'll be interesting to see what other shirts she rolls out. In the meantime, check out the Minor Threat back catalog (especially their self-titled EP, a blast of youthful aggression and razor-sharp execution).
In addition to this... Straight edge was never intended to become as popular as it is today, it was intended to be a small sect thing, to make sure it was unique and one of a kind...
Even one of the worlds leading straight edge bands - Have Heart (RIP:17/10/09) - have ended the band as a result of them becoming, in a sense, too popular...
Lets hope sXe lives on!
xx
Monday 23 November 2009
First Signs of Frost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First signs of frost are a slick hardcore group from england. With soaring vocals and originality these guys are set for stardom!!! they are one to watch--- Basically this group is amazing(well i think so!) not everyone is into this type of music but for the people who are...
Their debut album is out on the 25th of November and can be bought on itunes, spotify and rhapsody etc
Check out their myspace -- www.myspace.com/firstsignsoffrost
My fav song of theirs is Saviour, its on their myspace and on youtube - look it up!!
Their debut album is out on the 25th of November and can be bought on itunes, spotify and rhapsody etc
Check out their myspace -- www.myspace.com/firstsignsoffrost
My fav song of theirs is Saviour, its on their myspace and on youtube - look it up!!
Sunday 22 November 2009
Yes everyone's talking about it... New Moon
Ok, the movie is now out, and most people will have seen it by now, (and if you look in the special new issue of Time Out you will see a pic of me as a twilighter!) but what is happening to the series- its being marketed like mad!!! i mean Jacob black dolls?? isnt that taking it a tiny bit too far?
Not only is the series being transformed into a publicity stunt, its losing its originality. No offence, but when i go to the cinema, I do not want to come across 300 screaming twilight tweens who know absolutely nothing about the books, but have just jumped on the bandwagon, because they think the actors and actresses are, and I quote 'sooooo buffff' and 'fit as hell'.
And here is the best part...
Meyer's other novel, The Host, a sci-fi thriller, meant for 'young adults' is also being turned into a movie!!
Lets hope it maintains its originality without being associated with meyer's other novels, because, unlike the twilight saga, the concept is totally different (i.e. no human-loves-vampire relationship complex)
xx
Not only is the series being transformed into a publicity stunt, its losing its originality. No offence, but when i go to the cinema, I do not want to come across 300 screaming twilight tweens who know absolutely nothing about the books, but have just jumped on the bandwagon, because they think the actors and actresses are, and I quote 'sooooo buffff' and 'fit as hell'.
And here is the best part...
Meyer's other novel, The Host, a sci-fi thriller, meant for 'young adults' is also being turned into a movie!!
Lets hope it maintains its originality without being associated with meyer's other novels, because, unlike the twilight saga, the concept is totally different (i.e. no human-loves-vampire relationship complex)
xx
Hhmmmm... Now what do i do??
My first post yay!
ok im not a complete technophobe but i have to figure out how this thing works before i make any more posts :)
ok im not a complete technophobe but i have to figure out how this thing works before i make any more posts :)
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