tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post6835323909231691773..comments2024-01-26T23:15:06.335+02:00Comments on Northern Light – chilled thoughts from the top of Europe: Straight EdgeToby - Northern Light Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14342195033125549912noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-40064030630184999902008-04-08T00:33:00.000+03:002008-04-08T00:33:00.000+03:00Just remembered that a good friend who grew up wit...Just remembered that a good friend who grew up with the punk scene in DC talked about going to see a show featuring "Straight Edge" Minor Threat opening for on-stage weed smoking Bad Brains, with a lot of respect between the groups. Wow... what a show that must have been. <BR/><BR/>On a side note, I also found Glen E. Friedman's view of the link between early East Coast punk, the mid to late 70's Dogtown skateboarding scene and hip hop acts like Public Enemy and Run-D.M.C. (chronicled in his aptly titled collection "Fuck You Heroes") to be an insightful bridging of outwardly disparate youth cultures.Quizbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515562036171132088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-88703081560160289442008-04-08T00:25:00.000+03:002008-04-08T00:25:00.000+03:00Anyone who regards Fugazi as Emo should be beaten ...Anyone who regards Fugazi as Emo should be beaten by Robocop French riot police. <BR/><BR/>As for "Straight Edge", they weren't the originators of the movement, but credit for taking the message to a wider audience should certainly be given to Ian MacKaye's earlier band Minor Threat. (MacKaye wrote the song "Straight Edge" for SOA, which eventually turned into Minor Threat.) <BR/><BR/>Interestingly the Straight Edge movement was also about youth solidarity, trying to push for minors to be allowed into more punk shows. Since they weren't allowed to drink and were marked with giant X's on their hands by one owner, they took their "no serve" status as mark of honor. Thus youth solidarity merged with anti-drug philosophy. <BR/><BR/>Don't know if you've come across them before, but I can highly recommend Michael Azerrad's "Our Band Could Be Your Life", or Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins' "Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital" <BR/><BR/>And just for old time's sake... here's the classic itself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAqUnG_qqU4Quizbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515562036171132088noreply@blogger.com