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not that this is at all significant but. . . a FORTY YEAR OLD in a PUNK band? really??? (Original Post) niyad Aug 2012 OP
One has to age but you don't have to grow up. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #1
Guns, guitars and swastikas aren't age appropriate (at any age). Hoyt Aug 2012 #7
I agree about the swastikas. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #10
Punk is about that old... Fumesucker Aug 2012 #2
What has age to do with it? MrSlayer Aug 2012 #3
It struck me as evidence he was a pathetic loser. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #4
So being a musician make one a loser? MattBaggins Aug 2012 #6
Not at all. Being a "musician" in a white supremacist The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #8
I was unsure MattBaggins Aug 2012 #13
Yeah. I don't get it either. I'm 57 and I remember pogoing to the Ramones amandabeech Aug 2012 #45
Tommy and Marky aren't dead. Fawke Em Aug 2012 #51
Wow. I thought that Johnny had been the last living Ramone. amandabeech Aug 2012 #65
The white supremacist part makes him a loser. Chorophyll Aug 2012 #61
It's the combination. There just shouldn't be any such thing The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #64
Not unusual. Wait Wut Aug 2012 #5
have you heard how old some of these "rock and roll" bands are? eShirl Aug 2012 #9
Like the Rolling Stones, for example? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #11
almost as old as ME!! niyad Aug 2012 #15
I know some men over 50 who are in punk bands slackmaster Aug 2012 #12
Mike Ness is 50 and still rocks MattBaggins Aug 2012 #21
The Zeros of Chula Vista, CA have been playing since 1976 slackmaster Aug 2012 #23
And FLIPPER just finished touring the EU... Tikki Aug 2012 #30
Many music experts credit this song from 1966 MattBaggins Aug 2012 #32
Correct and, also, from 1966 proto-punk the Sonics... Tikki Aug 2012 #36
That's Mark Lindsey of Paul Revere and the Raiders clapping along. Lint Head Aug 2012 #39
Oh my! Paul Revere and the Raiders! amandabeech Aug 2012 #53
Paul Revere and the Raiders.... Tikki Aug 2012 #59
Love that sax! amandabeech Aug 2012 #66
Oh my God I love that song so much! But its from 1967 or so. amandabeech Aug 2012 #47
Credit bongbong Aug 2012 #67
And they would be wrong Throd Aug 2012 #83
Or this.... Throd Aug 2012 #84
saw X in la arely staircase Aug 2012 #34
Kim Gordon is turning 60 MattBaggins Aug 2012 #37
Saw X first time 1980... Tikki Aug 2012 #40
Just saw The Zeros 2 weeks ago at the Troubadour zappaman Aug 2012 #70
That's one of the sillier things you could be complaining about here. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #14
not complaining, just asking niyad Aug 2012 #18
It's not even unusual Posteritatis Aug 2012 #42
Most of my favorite bands are comprised of members older than I am OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #100
He did just start this neonazi band a few years ago DevonRex Aug 2012 #16
who?? niyad Aug 2012 #17
you don't know who the Ramones are ? what do you consider to be Punk music ? JI7 Aug 2012 #107
I have absolutely no idea. niyad Aug 2012 #111
To make the remark that 40 is old seems to me RebelOne Aug 2012 #19
reading comprehension helps. I asked if he wasn;t a bit old to be in a punk band, something that niyad Aug 2012 #112
A bit old? No. You really think so? Brickbat Aug 2012 #20
try reading-- I asked if he wasn't a bit old to be in a punk band, seeing that it brings to mind niyad Aug 2012 #114
I did read, and I think it's funny you think 40 is too old for a punk band. Brickbat Aug 2012 #115
I'm trying to think, but drawing a blank... asthmaticeog Aug 2012 #22
ever heard of ian mackaye? frylock Aug 2012 #24
Pat Boone MattBaggins Aug 2012 #28
PUNK... Tikki Aug 2012 #25
Thats kind of age-ist. No one is too old to rock n roll. phleshdef Aug 2012 #26
Yes, agreed. I am 73 and rocking and rolling. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #27
Christopher Lee's put some metal albums out in the last couple years, too. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #44
I wish their were a lot more older people into being in bands... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #29
Not sure where you're listening to get the impression that's what it's all like today. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #52
Would it had been more appropriate if he were in a neo-nazi lounge act? RZM Aug 2012 #31
Erk. Mental... image... winning... (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #50
How do you feel about those who are 40+ and still listen to punk or similar? Avalux Aug 2012 #33
40 is young..sheesh n/t We are Devo Aug 2012 #35
Yup, 40 nowadays is the new 30. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #55
It's a metal band. Dark racist lyricts. Lint Head Aug 2012 #38
tell that to the ultimate punk band, blink 182 BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #41
ROFL. blink 182? stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #106
more like a forty year old punk --- in a band. spanone Aug 2012 #43
No, not unusual. Aging punk rockers are everywhere. Quantess Aug 2012 #46
Reminds me of a funny onion piece RZM Aug 2012 #57
Iggy Pop and his youthful torso would beg to differ. kysrsoze Aug 2012 #48
"White Supremacist Band" would be the better descriptor. Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #49
Don't you mean - a PUNK band in 2012? really??? Matariki Aug 2012 #54
+1 Chorophyll Aug 2012 #62
you're supposed to switch to polka at age 40 Enrique Aug 2012 #56
I blame the Bowfucka (Bowflex) machine. L0oniX Aug 2012 #58
The guys from the Sex Pistols are pushing 60. Should they retire? Chorophyll Aug 2012 #60
I'm 46 and still love to play 80's LA thrashcore. Throd Aug 2012 #63
DON'T! FOR THE LOVE OF PETE STICK WITH THRASHCORE! LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #69
Pick up the new TESTAMENT yet? zappaman Aug 2012 #72
Not yet, but I will. I'll never figure out why Metallica got huge and Testament didn't. Throd Aug 2012 #74
I just did the math, and I'm actually 45. Throd Aug 2012 #89
How old are you ? some of the best musicians these days are way past 40 JI7 Aug 2012 #68
Ummmm, punk isn't exactly a new musical genre. Codeine Aug 2012 #71
your imagine of Punk is that of Avril Lavigne probably JI7 Aug 2012 #73
Why not? There's 60+ year olds playing in the Rolling Stones nt WolverineDG Aug 2012 #75
the stones are not a punk band niyad Aug 2012 #113
you do realize that punk bands originated WolverineDG Aug 2012 #116
It appears that he agreed with you cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #76
Henry Rollins is 51...nt SidDithers Aug 2012 #77
You must not be in the music scene much. former9thward Aug 2012 #78
Johnny Rotten is 56. Shane MacGowan is 54. baldguy Aug 2012 #79
Shane MacGowan looks like he's 154!!! LTR Aug 2012 #87
He's had dental work -- a full set of teeth. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2012 #97
Joe Strummer was still making music at 50. thucythucy Aug 2012 #80
Ummm, jeez, have you not heard of Henry Rollins? a la izquierda Aug 2012 #81
Iggy Pop is 65 REP Aug 2012 #82
The Stooges were the first real punk band, IMO LTR Aug 2012 #86
Punk is a Gen-X thing and the oldest Gen-Xers are 51 years old Odin2005 Aug 2012 #85
Nope. You're wrong, friend. stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #94
DOH, I forgot that the first punks were Boomers, my bad! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #96
Not at all treestar Aug 2012 #88
I am a 57 year old punk. stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #90
Good! Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #92
I was glad he misunderstood it. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #108
Not really. The punk bands I liked when punk first came out, are probably in their late 50s.. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #91
I'm betting I have concert t-shirts older than you. nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #93
+1 n/t stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #95
I'm another 57 y.o. indie punk rocker... GReedDiamond Aug 2012 #98
Can I just say OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #101
Yes, you can... GReedDiamond Aug 2012 #103
+1 stevedeshazer Aug 2012 #109
Isn't that the appropriate age for remembering punk rock? JVS Aug 2012 #99
these punkers still rock and they are all over 50 DBoon Aug 2012 #102
Age is not the issue. HuckleB Aug 2012 #104
A 41 year old American was 6 years old when Punk hit the states. slampoet Aug 2012 #105
What's worse is that punk is older intaglio Aug 2012 #110
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
7. Guns, guitars and swastikas aren't age appropriate (at any age).
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:14 PM
Aug 2012

Although, guitars alone are perfect at any age.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
2. Punk is about that old...
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:09 PM
Aug 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,276 posts)
4. It struck me as evidence he was a pathetic loser.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:10 PM
Aug 2012

When he wasn't performing at white supremacist music festivals he was probably posting on Freerepublic. Wonder if they've scrubbed him yet?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,276 posts)
8. Not at all. Being a "musician" in a white supremacist
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:14 PM
Aug 2012

punk band and covering yourself with Nazi tattoos makes you a pathetic loser. I suspect that genre makes Norwegian black metal sound like Beethoven and Dimmu Borgir worthy of a Grammy.

MattBaggins

(7,894 posts)
13. I was unsure
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:18 PM
Aug 2012

I am a little surprised that people here think punk isn't music for older folks despite the fact that it has been around since the 70s.

White supremacist is pretty stupid but there is nothing wrong with a 40 year old liking punk music.

 

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)
45. Yeah. I don't get it either. I'm 57 and I remember pogoing to the Ramones
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:05 PM
Aug 2012

and Robin Lane and the Chart Busters at a converted bowling alley in Hartford, CT.

RIP all Ramone brothers!

 

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)
65. Wow. I thought that Johnny had been the last living Ramone.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:59 PM
Aug 2012

I remember both of those guys.

Actually, I met Johnny once back in the '80s in NY. My friend Ed and I were having a drink at a bar in Chelsea. A couple came in, and Ed and the guy started talking baseball. Both Johnny and his wife were very nice, although they didn't identify themselves, and I said nothing.

After they left, I told Ed who they were. All Ed would say was that Johnny knew baseball. That was Ed's ultimate compliment. He wasn't that much into music!

One of my cousins is a big Ramones fan. He was in mourning when Joey passed. I was sad, too.

Three minutes and three chords sure could be thrilling.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,276 posts)
64. It's the combination. There just shouldn't be any such thing
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:45 PM
Aug 2012

as white supremacist punk rock, and I don't care how old you are when you play in that kind of band. Ick.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
5. Not unusual.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:11 PM
Aug 2012

I know a few. Some are even talented. None are white supremecists (although one is a 'former' neo-Nazi...he got better).

niyad

(112,434 posts)
15. almost as old as ME!!
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:18 PM
Aug 2012

serously, though. limited as my knowledge of that particular genre of music is, the word "punk" evokes the image of someone younger than legal adult age.

MattBaggins

(7,894 posts)
32. Many music experts credit this song from 1966
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:41 PM
Aug 2012

as being the predecessor to Punk.

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Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
39. That's Mark Lindsey of Paul Revere and the Raiders clapping along.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:59 PM
Aug 2012

Back in the 60's I saw Question Mark and the Mysterians live in Greenville, South Carolina with the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars tour.

 

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)
53. Oh my! Paul Revere and the Raiders!
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:13 PM
Aug 2012

I loved Fang the basist!

Too bad that they didn't play where I saw Q. (see below)

That video must be from Dick Clark's daily after school show "Where the Action Is." I couldn't wait for it to come on in the late afternoon.

I don't remember whether it was before or after "Dark Shadows."

What memories!!

Tikki

(14,537 posts)
59. Paul Revere and the Raiders....
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:37 PM
Aug 2012

coming through town ringing them bells.....




"stomp and shout now and work it all out, child"


Tikki



 

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)
66. Love that sax!
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 06:06 PM
Aug 2012

I can picture Paul Revere bopping up and down at his keyboard with the fluffy stuff edging his tricorn going up and down!

Rhino Records put out two CD's of Louie, Louie versions. I have them, but this version isn't on it. They did put in a Big State U marching band and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, though!

Them were the days!

Thanks so much for posting these, Tikki!

 

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)
47. Oh my God I love that song so much! But its from 1967 or so.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:07 PM
Aug 2012

They played the local roller rink in the town south of the one that I grew up on.,

My grad school roommate's friend from undergrad married Q's first cousin.

Those guys were from Saginaw, Michigan, former home of Saginaw Steering Gear.

 

bongbong

(5,436 posts)
67. Credit
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 06:51 PM
Aug 2012

I consider the Holy Modal Rounders and/or the Fugs to be the earliest prototypes for punk. Maybe not the beat, but most certainly the sentiment.

Jerry Lee Lewis marrying his minor cousin in 1957 was pretty punk...

zappaman

(20,605 posts)
70. Just saw The Zeros 2 weeks ago at the Troubadour
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 06:56 PM
Aug 2012

My friend's band The Muffs opened/
Both bands fucking rocked.

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)
42. It's not even unusual
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:02 PM
Aug 2012

I know a few semiprofessional punk musicians around that age who're doing perfectly well with their own lives, mostly splitting their time between their music and a trade.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
100. Most of my favorite bands are comprised of members older than I am
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:51 PM
Aug 2012

and I'm 48.

I loved them in the 80s and I love them still.

Although a lot of them are crossover/thrash and death metal, some of them started out as hardcore punk.

None of my favorite bands (or even bands I like) were ever nazi/white supremacist bands though.

Punk ain't no religious cult
Punk means thinking for yourself
You ain't hardcore cos you spike your hair
When a jock still lives inside your head

Nazi punks
Nazi punks
Nazi punks-Fuck Off!

Nazi punks
Nazi punks
Nazi punks-Fuck Off!

If you've come to fight, get outa here
You ain't no better than the bouncers
We ain't trying to be police
When you ape the cops it ain't anarchy

[Repeat chorus]

Ten guys jump one, what a man
You fight each other, the police state wins
Stab your backs when you trash our halls
Trash a bank if you've got real balls

You still think swastikas look cool
The real nazis run your schools
They're coaches, businessmen and cops
In a real fourth reich you'll be the first to go

[Repeat chorus]

You'll be the first to go
You'll be the first to go
You'll be the first to go
Unless you think



and a cover of the same song by one of my favorite metal bands



DevonRex

(22,541 posts)
16. He did just start this neonazi band a few years ago
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:19 PM
Aug 2012

but he might have been in various bands for a long time prior to that.

It is rather late if he's just starting out, but the punk style lends itself easily to beginners. Think of The Ramones.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
19. To make the remark that 40 is old seems to me
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:20 PM
Aug 2012

that you must be a punk kid. What are you, a teenager?

niyad

(112,434 posts)
112. reading comprehension helps. I asked if he wasn;t a bit old to be in a punk band, something that
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 01:10 AM
Aug 2012

seemed to me to be something much younger people do.

a teenager? you are so cute. I have clothing older than that murdering thug.

niyad

(112,434 posts)
114. try reading-- I asked if he wasn't a bit old to be in a punk band, seeing that it brings to mind
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 01:14 AM
Aug 2012

the image of someone in his teens.

asthmaticeog

(15,705 posts)
22. I'm trying to think, but drawing a blank...
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:24 PM
Aug 2012

...on which practitioners of art forms other than rock music are subject to ridicule for continuing to make their art as they age?

Nope, got nothin'. Rip on the guy for being a murdering racist scumbag, not for being a musician.

frylock

(34,825 posts)
24. ever heard of ian mackaye?
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:27 PM
Aug 2012

i'm 46. at what point do you suggest that i stop liking everything i enjoy and start wearing black socks with my sandals and listening to perry como?

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
29. I wish their were a lot more older people into being in bands...
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:35 PM
Aug 2012

I don't really like kids music. There doesn't seem to be a lot of new music for us older folks that remember when all music wasn't bubble gum chewing music for tweenie bops.

 

RZM

(8,556 posts)
31. Would it had been more appropriate if he were in a neo-nazi lounge act?
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:38 PM
Aug 2012

(up-tempo jazz intro)

'I'd like to welcome everybody to the fabulous Double Swastika club. How about that opening act people? Let's give a round of applause to Eva Braun and the Hitlerettes. Weren't they great? Me and the boys almost didn't make it here tonight . . . the bar mitzvah we were playing ran late (cymbal crash). But seriously folks, it's great to be here. Don't forget to tip your bartenders. And a one, and a two, and a three.'

There are plenty of punk musicians well north of forty. The problem wasn't his age, it was the fact that he was in a neo-nazi band.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
33. How do you feel about those who are 40+ and still listen to punk or similar?
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:42 PM
Aug 2012

Just curious because even though a person ages, their taste in music doesn't. At least mine doesn't. Maybe it expands, but I still love what I loved 20 years ago.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
46. No, not unusual. Aging punk rockers are everywhere.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:05 PM
Aug 2012

It makes sense considering how long punk has existed. How old is Henry Rollins, anyway?

 

RZM

(8,556 posts)
57. Reminds me of a funny onion piece
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:27 PM
Aug 2012

It was one of those 'man on the street' reactions about punk bar CBGB closing its doors. The guy said that reminiscing about going to punk shows there reminded him that it's time for a prostate exam.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
54. Don't you mean - a PUNK band in 2012? really???
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:14 PM
Aug 2012

No, your question is obnoxious, ageist, and just plain ignorant. Times like this I wish DU still had the 'unrec' button.

Chorophyll

(5,179 posts)
60. The guys from the Sex Pistols are pushing 60. Should they retire?
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:40 PM
Aug 2012

If this guy being a 40-year-old in a punk band was his only problem, the world would be a better place.

Throd

(7,208 posts)
63. I'm 46 and still love to play 80's LA thrashcore.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 05:45 PM
Aug 2012

I apparently didn't get the memo that I need to start playing Coldplay.

LadyHawkAZ

(6,199 posts)
69. DON'T! FOR THE LOVE OF PETE STICK WITH THRASHCORE!
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 06:55 PM
Aug 2012

DO NOT POLLUTE THE WORLD WITH YET...MORE...COLDPLAY!!

Throd

(7,208 posts)
74. Not yet, but I will. I'll never figure out why Metallica got huge and Testament didn't.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 07:13 PM
Aug 2012

Their live album is still one of my favorites.

Throd

(7,208 posts)
89. I just did the math, and I'm actually 45.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 10:53 PM
Aug 2012


Not that it really matters...

Apparently, I kept things "real" back in the day, because I can't even remember how old I really am these days.
..

JI7

(89,173 posts)
68. How old are you ? some of the best musicians these days are way past 40
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 06:54 PM
Aug 2012

this guy was probalby in a crappy band that made crappy music.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
71. Ummmm, punk isn't exactly a new musical genre.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 06:56 PM
Aug 2012

I've been into punk since I was about ten; I'm 42 now and it was already old when I discovered it.

JI7

(89,173 posts)
73. your imagine of Punk is that of Avril Lavigne probably
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 06:57 PM
Aug 2012

and she is more teenie bopper bubblegum pop and nothing close to punk .

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
116. you do realize that punk bands originated
Tue Aug 14, 2012, 07:39 AM
Aug 2012

when today's 40 year old decrepits were teenagers, right?

former9thward

(31,802 posts)
78. You must not be in the music scene much.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 07:26 PM
Aug 2012

A 40 year old would not be unusual in a punk band. It may not be typical but certainly not unusual.

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
79. Johnny Rotten is 56. Shane MacGowan is 54.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 07:29 PM
Aug 2012

If they survive their excesses, they can last a long time.

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)
97. He's had dental work -- a full set of teeth.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:35 PM
Aug 2012

But still looks older than 54, thanks to those *excesses* mentioned above.

a la izquierda

(11,784 posts)
81. Ummm, jeez, have you not heard of Henry Rollins?
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 08:26 PM
Aug 2012

Not that he's really in a band anymore, but he's 49.
And I have friends who actively tour the world, and their singer is 46.
Punk isn't about age, it's about social commentary and righting the world's wrongs.

LTR

(13,227 posts)
86. The Stooges were the first real punk band, IMO
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 10:20 PM
Aug 2012

Sure, there was a bit of punk attitude at times before then, but Iggy and the Stooges and the MC5 were the ones who laid the foundation. They were both as punk as punk can get, and didn't need the mohawks and safety pins either.

Come to think of it, it seems like all the real punk bands consist of members over 40. And no, I don't consider Blink 182 to be punk. They're basically the Jonas Brothers with tattoos and fewer chords.

stevedeshazer

(21,653 posts)
94. Nope. You're wrong, friend.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:21 PM
Aug 2012

Baby boomer. Started at 23. Born in 55. Solidly smack dab in the middle of the baby boomers, born from 1946-1962.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
88. Not at all
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 10:27 PM
Aug 2012

What's the age limit?

Punk came on the scene in the lat 70s - some of those people must be one 40 by now.

The Stones are in their late 60s now. Are they supposed to stop?

Sounds like ageism.

stevedeshazer

(21,653 posts)
90. I am a 57 year old punk.
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:05 PM
Aug 2012

I won't say what I'd like to say to you because I am polite, but your post offends me and displays enormous ignorance about the punk movement, which started in the 1970's when 40 year olds were little kids.

Maybe learn a little bit about the punk rock movement. We changed the world for the better.

Thanks for your concern.

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
91. Not really. The punk bands I liked when punk first came out, are probably in their late 50s..
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:10 PM
Aug 2012

so I don't think that they'd start playing pop music because they're not 20 anymore.

But the guy was an evil POS in many other ways.. but the punk band thing does't phase me (the fact that it's a hate band, does)

GReedDiamond

(5,299 posts)
98. I'm another 57 y.o. indie punk rocker...
Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:37 PM
Aug 2012

...the first punk band I was in was started in Los Angeles in 1979. I was in another L.A. band before that, but as a backup vocalist, and later, drummer (which is what I mainly do), but that's a whole 'nother story.

Last record I released (alright, CD), was in 2008 with my first punk band from 1979 (with 4 outa 5 original members participating), and my next record coming out - now OFFICIALLY on Halloween, October 31 2012 - is not punk, it's more Americana/Country/Blues/Rock/Pop.

Strangely enough, I will continue to record and release music as long as I can, and I will play live whenever I can or need to.

We're already working on the followup to the Oct 31 release, so that'll be next, most likely.

Live shows will likely be scheduled for 2013. It's very tough dragging drum kits around when you're pushing 60, but I like playing live every now and again as a counter to the recording processes we typically use.

I'm also a voting member of NARAS (The Grammys - Producer's and Engineer's Wing), I have a music publishing company, and an agent repping us outside of North America, so we're fairly serious about what we're doing.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
104. Age is not the issue.
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 12:25 AM
Aug 2012

One cannot be a white supremacist and a member of true punk band.

That is the issue.

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