History Of Hardcore Punk Subculture
Steven Castellano
Music Industry
Dr. Aaron Furgason
25 February 2016
Hardcore Punk Subculture The subculture that grasped my interest the most is hardcore punk. It is a subculture that originally formed in California during the 1970’s and mainly focuses on the music genre, punk rock. The reason why hardcore punk became a subculture is because of political issues. It is undefined when trying to solve what origin of music this subculture is. Ryan Cooper, a punk music journalist, wrote a response to the mainstream media in his article about this subculture quoting, “hardcore shows were misunderstood as violent affairs by the mainstream media,” (Cooper). He is going over how television shows are judging hardcore in a negative way where people become so vicious they would end up walking the path of being a destructive group of individuals. The bands who are included in this subculture are Black Flag, AFI, Bad Religion, Beastie Boys, Dead Kennedys, Four Year Strong, The Misfits, NOFX, The Offspring, Pennywise, and Rise Against. In looking at the style of this subculture, it mainly describes the style as punk. James …show more content…
“Hardcore music’s only unifying factor is its sound,” (Cooper). This quote expresses the main message for all members in this subculture to relate to the sound of the music. There are some Christian hardcore bands that deliver religious messages when they write their own songs where as non-religious hardcore bands write songs focusing on, living alcohol free, insane parties and preaching drugs. In detecting the mainstream society for the hardcore punk subculture, “music is a constantly evolving concept, especially within the punk genre,” (Hanner). This quote is unmistakably expressing that the subculture has crossed over to the mainstream. The more progression the subculture has, the bigger the audience
Music Industry
Dr. Aaron Furgason
25 February 2016
Hardcore Punk Subculture The subculture that grasped my interest the most is hardcore punk. It is a subculture that originally formed in California during the 1970’s and mainly focuses on the music genre, punk rock. The reason why hardcore punk became a subculture is because of political issues. It is undefined when trying to solve what origin of music this subculture is. Ryan Cooper, a punk music journalist, wrote a response to the mainstream media in his article about this subculture quoting, “hardcore shows were misunderstood as violent affairs by the mainstream media,” (Cooper). He is going over how television shows are judging hardcore in a negative way where people become so vicious they would end up walking the path of being a destructive group of individuals. The bands who are included in this subculture are Black Flag, AFI, Bad Religion, Beastie Boys, Dead Kennedys, Four Year Strong, The Misfits, NOFX, The Offspring, Pennywise, and Rise Against. In looking at the style of this subculture, it mainly describes the style as punk. James …show more content…
“Hardcore music’s only unifying factor is its sound,” (Cooper). This quote expresses the main message for all members in this subculture to relate to the sound of the music. There are some Christian hardcore bands that deliver religious messages when they write their own songs where as non-religious hardcore bands write songs focusing on, living alcohol free, insane parties and preaching drugs. In detecting the mainstream society for the hardcore punk subculture, “music is a constantly evolving concept, especially within the punk genre,” (Hanner). This quote is unmistakably expressing that the subculture has crossed over to the mainstream. The more progression the subculture has, the bigger the audience