![]() As I realized this to be a purely American movement, I called my book "American Hardcore." And as hardcore was a tribal movement of youth across the nation, each with their own distinguishing characteristics, I used the full title: American Hardcore: A Tribal History.Īs a teen I experienced much of the punk and new wave scene in New York and then moved to DC for college. By the early '80s arose a new generation of young punk fans across America who missed out the original movement and created a new musical subculture based on the speed and aggression of punk, which became known as hardcore punk or later hardcore. Why hardcore? Punk Rock took place in New York and London in the late '70s with great bands like the Sex Pistols and The Clash and The Ramones. Now he's coming to town to tell their story. And noted music scribe Steven Blush wrote the book on them. They, and those like them, were American Hardcore. More importantly perhaps, these bands proved that "Fuck You!" and "Can Do" were not mutually exclusive propositions, and that a heaping dose of both could work wild wonders. And their racket became the soundtrack for an entire generation of disaffected youth. They were a roarful lot - loud and proud and fast and furious. ![]() ![]() Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fear. To this day the band names still bring to mind the sound of violence. ![]()
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