WHAT IS HARDCORE ?
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WHAT IS HARDCORE ? FROM ARISE ZINE ( THAI AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE )
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WHAT IS HARDCORE ? FROM ARISE ZINE
Hardcore and punk rock means no rules; it is the antithesis to the norm. A secret soceity, an underground music subculture free from organized thought. A scene for the people who don't fit in. The music can be loud, angry, fast, or slow but it always has a message, a point.
Hardcore punk for me is a sort of refuge from the negativity/apathy/exclusiveness of mainstream society. It's relationships evolve from mutual trust, respect and understanding, kind of like having a family which understands you and supports you. Hardcore is also a lifestyle, which includes music, fashion, politics, and economics. It is basically a subculture on its own. I once read in heart attack zine that with the diversity of interests and ideas in hardcore, there can never be any sort of "unity". Unity can only exist in the frame of mutual respect and a rational discourse of these diversity of ideas. So i don't think that it should be an exclusive club. Instead, it should be an open forum where one can be one self without discrimination. Any antagonism should be focused on real enemies rather than exhaust ourselves preaching to the converted about what is cool and what isn't. Support D.I.Y. ethics. In trust: agee
Punk/HC is: unity, solidarity, nonconformity, wild
rock'n'roll, provocation for evolution, uniqueness, world
HC/Punk is a lifestyle of ideals and questions about the morality of consumerism and capitalism and actually doing something about it.
HC/Punk is driving 11 hours in a hot, smelly, cramped
piece of shit van; realizing the directions you've been following are
almost totally useless; finally finding the place where the show is "supposed"
to be happening; finding out the promoter bailed on the show and left
it up to his friends to find a place for the show; getting to the place
where the show is "actually" happening and it being a flophouse
in the middle of the worst neighborhood in the state; unloading, setting
up, and playing with no P.A. to 14 kids (10 of whom are in the other band);selling
one t-shirt to a guy who only has 4 bucks and a $500 cell phone; packing
up and reloading the van; getting paid $18 because there was no admission
charge, just donations; finding out that this is where you are sleeping
tonight; getting told that the night before, 500 kids showed up to see
hatebreed at the club where your show was originally booked; not eating
because "everything is
Let's talk about the musical side of HC/Punk. "Hardcore" is UNCOMMERCIAL, independent, DIY and hc bands are not those who you have seen on the TV, like Korn, Limp Bizkit or Slipknot. These bands do not even play HC music. They are sort of "metal". Check out bands like Reversal of Man, Coalesce, Botch and many more. They're hardcore as fuck with DIY ethics. To summerize my 'what is hc all about' letter, i give you all my friends at Thailand this: HC should be independent (being on major label is not independent anymore), free from exploitation (signing to major label means you will be exploited), uncommercial (Slipknot, Limp Biskit, Slayer, Korn do not fit this definition because they're always on tv shows, playing US$$$$ shows, etc) and HC=DIY (doing recordings on your own, minimizing the use of the mainstream system, even sewing your own 3/4 pant is DIY). Also, HC and punk (hc=punk) is pretty much the same thing. Take care. Long live Thailand HC.
HC is for me an alternative way to live, to follow
a passion, to listen to music that is not sold out by big TV bosses (it?s
still a kind of expression and art), to know more about topics that aren?t
big in mainstream
Hardcore/punk is music that is aggressive, message-centered, and directed towards changing the destructive ideals of our present society. Never surrender! Never give in!
The simplest definition even though NOTHING about
hardcore/punk rock is simple due it being so based on feelings and an
attitude is just that
feelings and an attitude. Hardcore is not just
a style of Hardcore is about making a difference in the world
you live in. Since music is such an easily accessible format to really
reach into peoples lives and leave an impact, music is the largest hardcore
medium with bands breaking out all over the world chanting and preaching
about common themes such as racism, When it comes to bands like Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Deftones or any of that fucking garbage they, or the major label theyve signed their souls (that being a question in itself) to, apply the word hardcore just for marketing purposes because of the power of the word. Hardcore pride is an intense emotion. The fact that these bands can even fathom the idea that they can steal something this powerful and this close to countless numbers of people worldwide, is more then enough reason to ban, boycott and educate others to what these bands are truly about money, gimmicks, insincere babble based on commercial and mainstream bullshit. Hardcore is an active movement. Its the foundation of a worldwide network of people, bands, photographers, writers who work their ass off to help others promote a message this is what its about. Welcome to hardcore
Punk/HC is about an alternative to mainstream culture,
music, politics, society and life style. Its also a tool, media and channel
to express ideas, opinions and voices. Its also about conflicting ideas,
building
Hard Core means unity and fiendship, trust and loyalty to what we do as band members or as a label or as a fanzine or magazine editor, whatever there is what you do to help out the Hard Core scene worldwide.
Hardcore/punk is a socio-political movement that consists of many aspects and facets, ranging from artistic expression to political activism, and its most notable trait is a particular kind of rock music which is in escence a rejection to the traditional values and trends promoted by the entertainment industry. Hardcore Punk is also a way of life...and like life itself it is something that you only begin to understand when you experience it from day to day. For Contact:
HC is creating new things that you desire to do
living
a life by your own and doin the things that you like most, that no one
forced you and told you
giving and sharing new ideas
I know thats Theres
more to explain, but if I continue this. itll consume more space/pages
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