Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics PDF
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With perspectives from straight MichaeKli rchner - edgers involved ill various struggles the world compassionlmecdoi-ad,i recotfo r Edge- PerspectiovneD sr ugF ree over, this book is not just for (sXe) hardcorc Culture nerds, but for anyone willing to put aside prej- udices and find out about the impact straight At last a book that gives a voice to the edge has and can have on radical politics. �othcr edge": the edge that searches for a po- Spli-tPzr ojeXk,t V iennaA,u striaIit ical and social transformation, not only in the US, but around the world. 111e value of \'<'hen punk has become the soundtrack its well chosen intervicws and essays resides for luxury cruises, and most bands think in decemralizing straight edge history by they need commercial licensing deals to exploring its radical politics and its global survive, this collenion inspires resistance to manifestations. Consumerism in all its forms. Combining DiegPoa rede-sC olectiRveos conversational style with rigorou,� scholar gestae, LRiebde rtaProipau lar ship, it offers an essential exploration of the MateoK ramerB,o gotaC,o lombia explosive possibilities at the imersenion of This is a great imernational(ist) sidekick straight edge, punk rock and political action. to the recent avalanche of books about Amer You don't have to pour all your booze in the ican-only hardcorc. Instead of just crazy tales sink. But you should read this book. and funny characters, rhc story here is kids, KriLse fco-ew riter/director all over the globe, pre-internet, taking the ofP ubliDco maina ndT inRyi ot Projector iginal straightedge idea one step further, adapting it to difefrem realities and trying This book is as important for radicals who to empower it by connecting it to a broader drink as for those who don't. Its imernational political and social context. If you want to scope is what makes it .m appealing, talking know what happened between the early days about the developmem of political punk! of hardc ore and the nostalgic/fashioncore era 2 = hardeore throughout much of the world. g of the 00'5, look no further. p &p Plus, there's no way you can put down this 0 PedroC arval-hNoe wspeakIS, h ot on. 000 book and still belicve that all straightedge CyrusB,. U.S.HS.a,oP auloB,r azil uti 37 evol =10 punks arc a bunch of hardl ine asshole jocks. R d e ?i MargareKti ll-joeyd itoorfM yth- h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 1. ominicanuc/Do makercs&h iLsWatrw ibtreeraoskn eF Arinsca:tr ion or). So PM Pr m/lib/d dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary. Many ways of life have revolutionary po This clamour of voices, essays, and mani tentitahlel:u mpenproletthaear niaarte,h ofestos shows that there's more to nay-saying syndicalist industrial workforce, the disaf the intoxication culture than male posturing fcctcd pcrry-bourgcoisie, and, of course, anda ggresdsoigvmea\'<I .i thi nterventions by punk. Getting pissed as a fart is a typical queertsh,se X es isterhaonodad n,t i.imperial part of these lifestyles (and lIik e that!), but ists, alongside many other activist goals and Sober Livingfor the Revolltfion it might not always (or ever) contribute to players, crc overthrowsioncgis anlu cturoefso ppresateas g loriomuessl_yt� ayl ocf s traiegdhgte sioni,n siadned o utsiodfoe u rs cene'sT.h ishi story and idealism, told with unfailing pas collectpiroonv idcersu ciaanlds elf-cristioinc aanld an eye for challenging the scenes' insigohnt,ws e lslo,b elri vifnogtr h er evoluown mythasn ds hortcomiSntgrsa.i ugph,t tio-nw ithojuutsp tr eachtiont gh ea lreadtyhi s hook dares to document, talk back, and convcrted. Highly recommended! re-engage the sXe idea of creating communi PeteSre yfer-tPho gorauschty t hroupguht tionrgi gipnlaela sudries,s ent, Beer& BoozeM,u nichG,e rmany and care hack centre stage. 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The anger about issues in society was resouracbeo upto litsitcraali egdhgtae n das a expressed in this raging, fust and furious music source of potential inspiration for a broad range in this reallye nergetic way- which made com ofa ctivwihsowt asn tot chantghewe o rlKdu.h n plete sense to me and which Ic ould complete captures the visions and ideas of key straight edge lyr ehtteoT .h iisss omethIir negm embebryed figures from \'arious generations and from around readitnhge sien tervaienwdas r tic-laensdi t the world in order to present a multi·&'ccted and sparkmeyde nthusioanscmae g ain. fascinating read regardless of whether one was Ita'lsw agyrse toat r eahdo wp eopalretc r y previousJy fiuniliar with straight edge subcul ingto makcar adicchaaln bgyec ombin�irng ture or not. \'<Ie all fuce the dlallenge of seeking sonal and social choices with a broader political 3 chanignea w orld wherie sm apdreob fiyct l oud = g perspective in a positive sense, with the idea of pp ingt hem indosft ir.e<;do uTlhsee. x ist-eannced & building up something. These texts afe not just 0 n. 00 preval-enocfae s traiegdhgtme o vemewnitth o 0 about rage and frustration, not just about anger, uti 37 progr�ievlce menn�c cdt�o b er emembered Revol d=10 but also about an effort to create an alternative, andex amineIdfn. o thienlgst eh,ib so oks hould e ?i morceo nstruwcacyht 'ode e awli tlhi fe. h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 2. ominicanuc/Do Sanne-s HteetrF doarTmtv,h a enNS ejtahkeorAolm,a ndhse lsetpT thre roecyor d QEstreaiyg-hot.K"r ien gdoSmc um or). So PM Pr m/lib/d dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary. Sober Living for the Revolution Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics (cd.) Gabriel Kuhn 4 = g p p & 0 n. 00 o 0 uti 37 evol =10 R d e ?i h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 3. ominicanuc/Do or). So PM Pr m/lib/d dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary. Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk. Straight Edge And Radical Politics Edited by Gabriel Kuhn ISBN, 978-1-60486-051-1 Lccn 2009901398 This edition copyright ©2010 PM Press Copyright for work contained within this book remains with the original writers. All Rights Reserved PM Press PO Box 23912 =5 Oakland, CA 94623 g p &p ww.wpmpress.org 0 n. 00 o 0 evoluti =1037 Layout by Dan iel Meltzer e R ?id Cover art by John Yates h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 4. ominicanuc/Do PBraicnkt eCdo ivne trh Peh UotSoAg,r aopnh r becyy Nclienda p Hapaners son (Umca, Sweden, 2009) or). So PM Pr m/lib/d dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary. 6 = g p p & 0 n. 00 o 0 uti 37 evol =10 R d e ?i h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 5. ominicanuc/Do or). So PM Pr m/lib/d dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary. Table of Contents Timeline 8 ................................................................... Introduction 12 ........................................................... Chapter1: Bands • Minor Threat - Interview with Ian MacKaye .......2.2. ..... • ManLiftingBanner -Interview with Michiel Bakker, Olav van den Berg. and Paul van den Berg .......4.4. ...... . • Refused - Interview with Dennis Lyxzen ..........5.3. ........ The Shape of Punk to Come.............. . .. .......6.3. ...... • Point of No Return - Bending to Stay Straight. .........6 7 Interview with Frederico Freitas ..................8..7. ........ • New Winds -Interview with Bruno "Break" Teixeira. ... 97 Chapter2 : Scenes • Israel- Interview with Jonathan Pollack.. .. .....1.1.0. ... • Sweden - Interview with Tanja ..............1.1.8. .............. Interview with Gabriel Cardenas .............1.2.8. ............ • Poland - Interview with Robert Matusiak ................ 130 • USA - Interview with Kurt Schroeder..... .. .....1.4.9. ... Chapter3 : Manifestos • XsaraqaelX - The Antifa Straight Edge .........1.5.4. ....... Interview with XsaraqaelX. .. ... .. ... ..... ....1..6..0.. .... . • Crimethlnc. - Wasted Indeed: Anarchy and Alcohol. 164 Interview with Crimethlnc. agent Carrie No Nation. .. 172 • Nick Riotfag - Towards a Less Fucked Up World: Sobriety and Anarchist Struggle. ........................... 176 7 Afterword: Towards a Less Fucked Up World: Five = pg Years and Counting... .. .. ............. .. .. ............. 193 p & 0 n. 00 o 0 uti 37 evol =10 R d e ?i h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 6. ominicanuc/Do or). So PM Pr m/lib/d dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary. Chapter4 : Reflections • Nick Riotfag - My Edge Is Anything But Straight: Towards a Radical Queer Critique of Intoxication Culture ....2.m. . • Lucas - "The Only Thing I'm Drunk on is Cock" [Interview)............. .. ...............2..1..3.. . ... • Jenni Ramme - ElllancYPullx (1Ilter�view) . . ..... 218 • Kelly (Brother) Leonard - xsisterhoodx [Interview) ..2.3 3 • Bull Gervasi - When the Edge Turns Crust [Interview) .. .24.0. . ......................................... • Andy Hurley - Straight Edge, Anarcho- Primitivism, and the Collapse [Interview) 247 ................. Chapter5 : Perspectives • Federico Gomez - Hardcore Networks [Interview] ..2.6.0 • Santiago Gomez - Between Culture and Politics: Straight Edge as Intuitive Resistance .............2.6.6. . . . . . • Laura Synthesis - Queen of the PC Police ............2.7 8 • Ross Haenfler - Why I'm Still Straight Edge... .. .28.2. . • Mark Andersen - Building Bridges, Not Barriers: Positive Force DC, Straight Edge, and Revolution ..... 286 8 = g p p & 0 n. 00 o 0 uti 37 evol =10 R d e ?i h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 7. ominicanuc/Do or). So PM Pr m/lib/d dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary. Timeline Key hiS ,imdin, is m,,," <0 b, a "[mn,, guid, [0.' ,h, North n:ad�rs of this book. It docs not claim to offer an ex America hamtivc overview of stl';}ighr edge history. \Vhilc one T intmtion was to include "objt:ctivdy" important peri- od.�, bal1d.�, and cvcnt.�, another was to focus on aspects of stl';light Europe & edge hiStory that are of particular relevance to this volume. Israel While there have been straight edge scenes in Australia/New Zealand and several Asian countries since the late 19805, the lack ofimcmational recognition they have n;u;jvcd pll[.� them beyond Latin the scope of this projecr.1l1eir hiStory is for others to write. America 1st wave of Washington, DC, hardcorc; Bad Brains, Teen f'f 9 7 8 Idb. Un,ou,h,bb. S.O.A., Mino, Th,,,,. Th< 1979 980 81 9 = g p p & 0 n. 00 o 0 uti 37 evol =10 1982 R d e ?i h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 8. ominicanuc/Do or). So PM Pr m/lib/d dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary. Sober Living for the Revolution 1983 First Positive Force punk collective founded in Reno, 2nd wave of Washington, DC, hardcore, often "Youth crew" (later known as "old school�) sXe: Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Bold, Judge, Wide Awake Connecticut). Uniform Choice, Insted, Chain of Strength (California) __, 1986 1987 1988 0 1 = g p p & 0 n. 00 o 0 uti 37 evol =10 Vegan Straight Edgc dcvelops. centered in R d e ?i Syracuse, NY. around the band Earth Crisis h c ber Living for t ess, 2010. p 9. ominicanuc/Do or). So PM Pr m/lib/d 9 dit A: co Kuhn, Gabriel (E Oakland, CA, US http://site.ebrary.
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