Comments on: Punk’s not Dead. It’s Just Under Police Surveillance.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:51:25 +0000

Well, emo probably should be banned, just not for being extremist. The site’s proprietor probably remembers when emo meant bands like Still Life, Yaphet Kotto, Saetia, Red Scare, etc., then those damn kids from Kansas had to go ruin it all.

As for punk and the law, it all depends are what you were rebelling against. Being straight edge wouldn’t get you thrown in jail, but it would make you different than 95% of the kids at your school.

By: poemless

poemless — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:06:48 +0000

Hey thanks Kolya.

By: Kolya

Kolya — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Hey, good comment, poemless.

By: poemless

poemless — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:05:06 +0000

Random thoughts: Oh, po-zhaluista... Kino? Isn't that like going after kids these days for listening to the Doors, or something? Like, if the kids are listening to Kino, that's cool, in the way that the students on campus these days are listening to The Smiths. The most die-hard fans of these bands have now settled into a life of worrying about their children and bank accounts and what to wear to their class re-unions. What's next? Surveillance of pensioners' homes for ideologically dangerous Vystotski fans? What ever happened to the proposed "emo ban?" I read countless articles, entertaining and steeped in irony, about the legislation, but can't find out if it was ever passed. You're not a real punk unless the police are after you, IMO. If you fancy yourself punk, but the police are not interested in you, basically your are just playing dress up. You are a poseur. For that you probably should be arrested. Ok, not really. But there should be repercussions. The police in the bucolic small Midwestern American town where I grew up were always taking my brother and his friends to the station for questioning because they were ... skaters. So, one way to frame this story is that it smacks of Soviet-style oppression. Another would be that when you're a teenage no-goodnik, life smacks of Soviet-style oppression. A story recently in the Chicago Tribune: FBI Arrests Alleged Founder of Hardcore Punk Street Gang on Extortion Charge. Anyway, until someone is thrown in a labor camp for downloading a Viktor Tsoi song, I'm going to refrain from flipping out.

By: Khabar

Khabar — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:10:54 +0000

“Kino” is no way extremist.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:08:28 +0000

I’ve looked for the whole report but it seems to not been put online or I just can’t find it. I assume that it will define how such music is extremist.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:57:50 +0000

So how is Kino violent, extremist, or racist in any way? How could “political extremists” use such music to wreak havoc? It like street gang that listens to U2. Who in their right mind would fear such a group?

By: Khabar

Khabar — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:32:58 +0000

It just came to my head there is quite a lot of musics which pass for racist, classic Russian rock BTW.

By: Evgeny

Evgeny — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:22:20 +0000

Khabar:

“Ban of the music”? I agree that’s nonsense.

However, if anyone attempted to ban my beloved music band, “Orgy of the holy men”, I would take that QUITE seriously!

By: Evgeny

Evgeny — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:18:05 +0000

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