Comments for Grand Rapids Is Screaming

Comment on THIS SITE by Jewtube

Jewtube — Sun, 06 May 2012 06:17:14 +0000

Ill take it over.

Comment on Jammer! by VOID SEANCE

VOID SEANCE — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:22:06 +0000

hell yeah then drive to chicago and watch DOUBLE NEGATIVE on monday may 21st at 2201 w. huron (few blocks away from permanent records)
oh wait, five days later NEEDLES is playing the same place… whuttuh ya no

Comment on COLUMNS ARE FINALLY UP! by Rorik

Rorik — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:29:26 +0000

I think sober spaces are great, and enjoy them as much or more sometimes. However, I am of age and 90% of the time am having a drink somewhere else between bands. Welcome the fresh air.

I definitely know the feeling of being extremely fucking annoyed with punks who will bring cigarettes and booze to a show, but not a measly $5 for touring bands. It happened all the time when I ran shows at Justice Records. Then I started enforcing the cover more and people started getting shitty and not coming. Really lame.

Comment on THIS SITE by barbie

barbie — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:31:08 +0000

soooo who’s getting into it? i’m down to help… but being all knowing is not my thing

Comment on RACISTS/BOOT BOYS/NAZIS/FUCKHEADS AND GODDAMN IDIOTS!!!!! by Taylor

Taylor — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:39:51 +0000

desmond dekkar

Comment on THIS SITE by wes CHAOS

wes CHAOS — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:38 +0000

I hope someone takes this over. We need more websites like this and LESS Facebook.

Seriously ….. fuck facebook.

Comment on COLUMNS ARE FINALLY UP! by Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:27:09 +0000

I guess we know why you’re mother named you Richard…because you’re a fucking dick.

Comment on THOUGHTS ON DIY ALL-AGES SHOWS & SPACES by Dave

Dave — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:39:40 +0000

That might be true over in Grand Rapids, but here in Detroit, most of the bars are pretty DIY.
Passion and communication ARE at the heart of shows here- places like the Painted Lady and the Comet Bar hardly take any door money and sure as hell don’t have any “barriers” to speak of- you can do whatever you want there, for the most part. The age limit thing is mostly for legal purposes (i.e. not having the business knocked down and turned into a parking lot), and a lot less of a “we don’t want kids here” sort of vibe- still, you make a decent point about letting the kids into shows.

This sort of soundtrack you speak of… I have to concede that though I understand what you’re saying, it’s hardly relevant here. Citizens aren’t battling with the cops (cops, too, are getting screwed in the consent agreement/ partial state takeover), collectives are growing, Food Not Bombs and zine making… those could take off a bit more, but the whole DIY ethic thing is a lot more of a utopian dream, one that is way too high a standard to set for a city like Detroit- there are bigger problems here.

I like the ideas, but unfortunately, there’s a lot more fixing to be done over on this side of the state before this utopia can become anywhere near realistic.

Comment on THOUGHTS ON DIY ALL-AGES SHOWS & SPACES by bob

bob — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:32:34 +0000

I don’t think it does, because you can’t have what I talked about in the earlier part of the column in a bar or club. I think they are mutually exclusive. DIY/all ages punk is rooted in authenticity and I think bar shows are rooted in alienation.

There’s no reason to be positive about bars and clubs and the shows they host, they are the antithesis of DIY punk.

Comment on RACISTS/BOOT BOYS/NAZIS/FUCKHEADS AND GODDAMN IDIOTS!!!!! by Wattie

Wattie — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:45:06 +0000

Unfortunately for you,the Skinhead Movement began in England and had nothing to do with Jamaica,it evolved out of the Mod Movement,and while its true they weren’t “nazis” and they listened to Reggae,they were also very right-wing and Nationalistic,and were notorious for beating up Immigrants,Hippies,gays and even blacks on occasion.they also were big supporters of Enoch Powell.they were much closer to WP skins than so called SHARPS.so get your facts straight and stop trying to rewrite History.