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Question of the Week…?

This question is entirely influenced by The Needle Drop, as is this entire segment. Here it is:

What does Punk Rock Mean to You? Examples?

Just to get the ball rolling, here’s what I think. Punk Rock means to me, freedom to act, sound, look, smell, or taste however you like. The elements of attitude, integrity, and passion are clearly displayed. Artists are NOTsigned to major labels, with exceptions to early “Punk” artists. Lastly, music that is cutting edge and/or distinctive. For modern examples, my favorite punk bands are The Black Lips, Jay Reatard, The King Khan & BBQ Show, No Age, Mika Miko, and Wavves.

Pleaseeeee Comment!

Chris

Top Tracks

These are my favorites from my (modern) favorites.

Black Lips:

Black Lips (2003):
Throw It Away, Freakout, Ain’t No Deal, I’ve Got A Knife, Fad, Sweet Kin, Everybody Loves a Cocksucker

We Did Not Know the Forest Spirit Made the Flowers Grow (2004):
Nothing At All/100 New Fears, Notown Blues, Ghetto Cross, Jumpin Around

Let It Bloom (2005):
Sea of Blashemy, Feeling Gay, Empassant,

Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo (2007):
The entire album!

Good Bad Not Evil (2007):
I Saw A Ghost (Lean), O Katrina, Veni Vidi Vici, Navajo, Lock and Key How Do You Tell A Child That Someone Has Died, Bad Kids

200 Million Thousand (2009):
Take My Heart, Drugs, Starting Over, Let It Grow, Trapped In a Basement, Short Fuse, I’ll Be With You, Big Black Baby Jesus of Today, Old Man, The Drop I Hold

Jay Reatard:

Blood Visions (2006):
Blood Visions, It’s So Easy, My Shadow, My Family, Death Is Forming, Nightmares, Fading All Away, Turning Blue, Puppet Man, Waiting For Something

Singles ’06-’07 (2008):
Night of Broken Glass, Hammer I Miss You, I Know a Place

Matador Singles ’08 (2008):
See/Saw, Screaming Hand, Painted Shut, An Ugly Death, Always Wanting More, Trapped Here, DOA, No Time, You Were Sleeping, I’m Watching You

Watch Me Fall (2009):
It Ain’t Gonna Save Me, Rotten Mind, Faking It

King Khan & BBQ Show
:

The King Khan & BBQ Show (2004):
Waddlin’ Around, Fish Fight, Get Down, Hold Me Tight, Love You So, Pig Pig, Shake Real Low

What’s For Dinner?
(2006):
Treat Me Like a Dog, I’ll Never Belong, Dock It #8, Into the Snow, Why Don’t You Lie?, Too Much In Love, What’s For Dinner?, Zombies

Invisible Girl (2009):
Invisible Girl

No Age:

Weirdo Rippers (2007):
Neck Escaper, Everybody’s Down

Nouns (2008):
Brain Burner, Eraser, Here Should Be My Home, Ripped Knees, Sleeper Hold, Teen Creeps

Losing Feeling EP (2009):
You’re A Target, Genie

King Khan & The Shrines:

Spread Your Love… Like Peanut Butter! (2001):
Took My Lady to Dinner

Three Hairs and You’re Mine
(2002):
Fool Like Me, Live Fast Die Strong, Tell Me, Crackin Up, Shivers Down My Spine,

Mr. Supernatural (2004):
Destroyer

What Is? (2007):
(How Can I Keep You) Outta Harm’s Way, I Wanna Be a Girl, Welfare Bread, Land of the Freak, No Regrets

and “Torture” and “Sweet Tooth” whihc are on the Supreme Genius compilation, but I don’t know where they originate

Animmal Collective:

Here Comes the Indian
(2003):
Hey Light

Sung Tongs (2004):
Who Could Win a Rabbit

Grass (single) (2005):
Grass, Fickle Cycle

Feels (2005):
Did You See the Words, Grass, The Purple Bottle, Flesh Canoe, Banshee Beat

Strawberry Jam (2007):
Peacebone, Unsolved Mysteries, Chores, For Reverend Green, Fireworks, Derek

Merriweather Post Pavillion
(2009):
My Girls, Summertime Clothes, Lion In a Coma, Brothersport

Arcade Fire:

Funeral (2005):
Rebellion (Lies)

Neon Bible
(2007):
Black Mirror, Keep the Car Running, Neon Bible, Intervention, Black Wave/Bad Vibrations, Ocean of Noise, The Well and the Lighthouse, No Cars Go, My Body Is a Cage

The Almighty Defenders:

The Almighty Defenders (2009):
All My Loving, The Ghost With the Most, Bow Down and Die, Cone of Light, Over the Horizon, She Came Before Me

The Nightwatchman
:

One Man Revolution (2007):
California’s Dark, One Man Revolution, Let Freedom Ring, The Road I Must Travel, Battle Hymns, Maximum Firepower, Union Song, No One Left, Dark Clouds Above

The Fabled City (2008):
Whatever It Takes

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart (2009):
Contender, Come Saturday, Everything With You, Young Adult Friction, This Love Is Fucking Right!, Stay Alive, A Teenage In Love, Hey Paul

Arctic Monkeys:

Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006)
The View From the Afternoon, I Bet That You Look Good On the Dancefloor, Fake Tales of San Francisco, Dancing Shoes, Riot Van, Mardy Bum

Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007):
Fluorescent Adolescent

Head Automatica:

Decadence (2004):
At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet, Brooklyn Is Burning, Beating Heart Baby, Please, Please, Please (Young Hollywood), King Caesar, The Razor, Dance Party Plus, I Shot William H. Macy

Popaganda (2006):
Graduation Day, Laughing At You

Editors:

The Back Room (2005):
Munich, All Sparks, Bullets, Distance

An End Has a Start (2007):
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors, An End Has a Start, The Racing Rats

And “Dust In the Sunlight,” not sure where this appears

Deerhunter:

Rainwater Cassette Exchange (2009):
Entire EP

MewithoutYou:

Brother, Sister (2006):
Messes of Men, The Drynes and the Rain, Yellow Spider, A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains, Orange Spider, In a Sweater Poorly Knit

Stange Boys:

The Strange Boys and Girls Club (2009):
Woe Is You and Me, Should’ve Shot Paul, MLKs, No Way For a Slave to Behave, Most Things, Then

Wavves:

Wavves (2008):
Lover

Wavvves (2009):
So Bored, No Hope Kids, California Goths, Summer Goth

Immortal Technique:

Revolutionary Volume 1 (2001):
Dance With the Devil

Revolutionary Volume 2 (2003):
The Cause of Death, Freedom of Speech

and “Bin Laden” (Remix)

Chris

Top Modern Artists

These are my favorite modern artists, whom I highly recommend to all. What is the criteria for modern?

– Formed in 2000 or possibly late 90s, but for most I will only accept if their breakthrough LP was not released until the second half of the decade(’06’-present)

– Must appear on my absolute favorites list as seen on facebook under music.

– Must have listened to their music extensively (at least 1 recording or a comparable amount of songs)

– Must be currently active in some way. shape, or form. Otherwise, Page France would appear on this list, but Michael Nau wanted to focus on another project, therefore they split.

Ok, so here they are:

1) Black Lips
2) Jay Reatard
3) King Khan & BBQ Show
4) No Age
5) King Khan & The Shrines
6) Animal Collective
7) Arcade Fire
8) The Almighty Defenders
9) The Nightwatchman
10) The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
11) Arctic Monkeys
12) Head Automatica
13) The Editors
14) mewithoutYou
15) Deerhunter
16) Immortal Technique
17) Strange Boys
18) Wavves

Bold = Seen them live or going to see them live
So, twelve out of sixteen are signed to independent labels and only one unfortunately is of the rap/hip hop persuasion. Oh well, most of my rap guys are from the past.
This list, like a teacher’s class schedule, are subject to change.

Chris