http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/pop-punk-puberty/Content?oid=14522967 Comments On: Pop Punk Puberty by Megan Seling en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Pop punk always was a totally male dominated scene (thankfully this is becoming a little bit less true today). Although the males dominating it tended to more toward the nerdy, dysfunctional side of the social spectrum rather than the full-on headbanging, knuckle-dragging neanderthalism that characterizes some other music genres, they're certainly not free of the sometimes subtle and sometimes blatant sexism that still permeates the larger culture as well this particular subculture.

I'm glad Megan wrote this article, and I hope other women will weigh in with their opinions. God knows we've heard enough about it from dudes. Myself included, so I'll shut up now.
Posted by Larry Livermore]]> Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:07:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by poppunkdotcom]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:11:11 -0800 The Stranger Now that I have your attention, I am 33 and it was the mid-90's punk revival that is what converted me to full on punk rocker. I have played in different punk bands, but the scene (if you can call it that) in Lexington, KY is small. Mainly a collection of friends going to see each others bands, but when touring groups come to town we show them that good ol' southern hospitality. They usually say they have a blast and come back even if they don't really make any money, just because the people are great fans and appreciate touring acts. I am trying to get a new band going, but a lot of my energy has gone to helping to get shitstarterrecords.com going. We have great bands from all over the U.S. including Seattle's own The Badlands!!! They have a new 7 inch out on electric blue (looks sweet). You can only get the blue 7 inch from the band or from Shit Starter Records and our partnership with Bandcamp.com. Go to our sight and you can link up with all The Badlands sites. If you download the mp3 version you get 2 bonus tracks!!! So, support a local band and help us get a label by musicians for musicians going. GET SHIT STARTED!!!
Posted by shitstarterrecords]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:42:12 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sunqist]]> Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:35:09 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jesusito Wept]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:07:28 -0700 The Stranger
Screeching Weasel was definitely telling you to be perfect, not that they were celebrating the weirdness in everybody or anything...
Posted by the eyeroller]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:56:41 -0700 The Stranger
I remember seeing Greenday open for Rancid pre-dookie, they were throwing shirts and CDs in the crowd and the crowd was throwing them back saying "you guys suck!" because they suck.

These smarmy dicks now have a musical, nothing less punk than that.

I also remember drinking all of Blink 182s beer and throwing the cans at them.
Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:47:01 -0700 The Stranger Posted by srslywut]]> Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:07:29 -0700 The Stranger Posted by srslywut]]> Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:56:44 -0700 The Stranger
I joined chorus which was where all the punk girls were, and finally met a group who were obsessed with music and weird movies and skating and shit and had actual interests beyond, "What does HE want me to be?" If it sounds like I'm bragging about how much cooler I was than you, I guess I am because to this day I feel really lucky to NOT have ended up one of those cases and to still be a total girl's girl.

But also, luckily for me, I grew up in the late 80s/early 90s, when there were tons of women to look up to. In Seling's case, I think there was a real lack of female role models. I think that matters more than anything.
Posted by I get it - it's depressing, not empowering]]> Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:38:50 -0700 The Stranger Posted by ean]]> Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:42:13 -0700 The Stranger
I feel like I just repeated bunch of old cliches and talk about things I have no knowledge on, but I was bored.
Posted by Sweatpants_Palmdude]]> Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:52:09 -0700 The Stranger Posted by A.S.Sexton]]> Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:33:00 -0700 The Stranger Posted by suckit 182]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:48:41 -0700 The Stranger
To the girls commenting about how this article totally misses the mark and you never thought you had to give everyone bjs because it was in a song no, maybe you didn't pick up on THAT message specifically. But you picked up on the messages that you're not supposed to complain, you're not supposed to get annoyed with your man, and hes allowed to do whatever he wants while women are held to a different standard didn't you? You're doing that right here with how men are allowed to say whatever they want but women are not allowed to comment on it.

No ones saying everyone has to like this article or that it's a set in stone rule for everyone. But there's no reason to insist NO IT'S TOTALLY NOT LIKE THIS FOR ANYONE YOU ARE WRONG. Maybe examine the points first, ask your other female friends who grew up in the punk scene their opinions, and think for yourself before having a knee jerk reaction. After all, isn't punk supposed to be about thinking for yourself?
Posted by supersoygrrrl]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:35:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Salad]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:39:40 -0700 The Stranger Posted by NickIshere]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:13:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Megan Seling]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:15:43 -0700 The Stranger
haha, good lesson, still true.

Be dissatisfied. Always. Have a mental illness. Do drugs and alcohol, and lots of both.

Of course.

This was a clever blog. I might do one for my era, I wonder if it would be similar.
Posted by IsabellaByersKerr]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:10:14 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Salad]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:12:10 -0700 The Stranger
PUNK AS FUCK!
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:20:40 -0700 The Stranger Posted by LMNOP]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:24:54 -0700 The Stranger Posted by LMNOP]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:10:53 -0700 The Stranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmLoIsGq…

Kimbo Slice Weasel
Posted by Geraldo Riviera]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:07:28 -0700 The Stranger
This article made my day. I'm not going to pick it apart and scrutinize why I think Megan is wrong (I don't). Because this article 100% encompasses my teenage years. These bands provided the soundtrack for every awkward, romantic, heartwrenching, angsty and god-damn-fucking-happy moment I experienced from the age of 15 up until, well, NOW. I will never forget listening to my Dude Ranch cassette over and over again, wanting to be some guy's Josie and being jealous of my aunt in San Diego who ate at Sombrero all the time. Less Than Jake's records got me through the most painful breakup of my life at 19 (and I still consider them a favorite band). I wanted to cut my hair short after hearing the original version of "Move to Bremerton" by MxPx ("I'm a sucker for a short-haired girl with a pretty smile). My HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK QUOTE was a line from "Dammit" by Blink 182. I think people are looking to this article way too deeply and misinterpreting it. I read it and smiled. I'm still a ridiculous pop-punk teenager at heart, and I'm 28 now. No shame.
Posted by Kelsie]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:04:49 -0700 The Stranger