Do Punk Bands "Sell Out" or Simply Attract Bigger Fanbases?

OLP · 27-03-2009 06:49PM

Simple attitude really, be yourself and think for yourself. In my opinion anyway. There's a great Hardcore/Punk scene in Galway. If you wanna meet some cool people and in my opinion "True Punks" as you put just go along to a couple of shows.

ANarcho-Munk · 31-03-2009 12:22AM

whiterob81 wrote: »

But according to one promoter that's dealt with them, they'll still get paid as much as one of the bigger playing over here but the promoter that's bringing them over has to take the hit financially

But isn't that what it's about, surely? Bringing power back to the bands rather than being ripped off by big promoters?

Some of you are completly missing the point of DIY.

whiterob81 · 31-03-2009 01:16PM

ANarcho-Munk wrote: »

But isn't that what it's about, surely? Bringing power back to the bands rather than being ripped off by big promoters?

Some of you are completly missing the point of DIY.

But that's the problem, they never deal with large promoters. They always deal with smaller promoters like u;mack who are bringing bands over out of their own pocket. The promoters they are dealing with are meant to be like minded individuals with a shared love of the same type of music who are operating on a DIY basis, like Fugazi, and Fugazi are ripping them off. Personally, I think it's complete bs to espouse a DIY ethic when you're ripping off the little guy that's going out of his way to support you and your music just so that they can get a larger profit. How are the tactics they're using any different from the way a major label would run. I think it goes against a lot of the principles they're supposed to stand for and in my book is selling out.

whiterob81 · 31-03-2009 01:21PM

Asmodean wrote: »

To a 'true' punk what is this whole 'attitude' that they so vehemently want to express. Not being smart but any punks I've ever met seem to consider a 'holier than thou' mantra as the basis for their entire attitude. Ironic as wasn't punk originally established as an anti-conformity type movement.
IMO the list of rules and requirements to call yourself a ' true punk' nowadays completely negates everything the scene was originally born for.

this is very true. I always thought punk was meant to be about musical freedom and I think you can still see that with bands that branch out into different genres and experiment with new styles, for example ska and rockabilly bands.
But like you said, "True Punks" are some of the most musically narrow minded and conformist people that you can meet.

OLP · 03-04-2009 05:28PM

The whole "Punk is about musical freedom" stuff is bull****. Punk is about complete Freedom. Most of the new punk bands I listen to sound pretty similar to the old punk bands I listen to. But that's the type of music I like.

Do Punk Bands "Sell Out" or Simply Attract Bigger Fanbases?

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