End It got going after I moved away from Baltimore, so I don't know Akil outside of Instagram, but Pat is one of my oldest friends (ask him to tell you the firecrackers in his basement bedroom story sometime) and I'm so stoked to see everything they've done and how they're carrying on the Baltimore hardcore tradition. Hopefully they make it out to Denver some time soon.
Really love the way you have been setting up and framing each weeks set of readings so that they give each other depth and context. Listening to End It, you can hear traces if that gospel theatricallity that I really respond to. I want to briefly shout out another gospel influenced hardcore band here in NYC called Winterwolf, who also incorporate afrofuturist world building into their sets. Going to enjoy doing a deeper dive of End It this week.
Akil killing it. I used to work for Divine, spent a bit of time in Baltimore. I'm a bit traumatized from that experience, maybe I have to give Baltimore another shot ; )
The question I struggle with regarding hardcore is the sense of community versus rituals. I remember watching the Fugazi documentary “instrument” and I remember Guy saying how the reason hardcore is no longer dangerous is because it became ritualized. Once something becomes ritualized is losses it meaning , it’s power. On a somewhat related note Norman you mentioned Tim from Rancid. One of the most remarkable moments I had at a hardcore show was when I saw rancid at the tune inn in New Haven. This was around the time ruby soho video was really big on mtv and kids in the crowd were calling rancid sellouts and Tim threatened to beat anyone up who didn’t stop yelling mtv sucks. Why did kids hate rancid being on mtv? Is it because it threatened to destroy “our thing” or community?
What a great, in-depth interview. Thanks Norman.
End It got going after I moved away from Baltimore, so I don't know Akil outside of Instagram, but Pat is one of my oldest friends (ask him to tell you the firecrackers in his basement bedroom story sometime) and I'm so stoked to see everything they've done and how they're carrying on the Baltimore hardcore tradition. Hopefully they make it out to Denver some time soon.
Really love the way you have been setting up and framing each weeks set of readings so that they give each other depth and context. Listening to End It, you can hear traces if that gospel theatricallity that I really respond to. I want to briefly shout out another gospel influenced hardcore band here in NYC called Winterwolf, who also incorporate afrofuturist world building into their sets. Going to enjoy doing a deeper dive of End It this week.
I enjoyed this one...thanks, Norm!!
Akil killing it. I used to work for Divine, spent a bit of time in Baltimore. I'm a bit traumatized from that experience, maybe I have to give Baltimore another shot ; )
The question I struggle with regarding hardcore is the sense of community versus rituals. I remember watching the Fugazi documentary “instrument” and I remember Guy saying how the reason hardcore is no longer dangerous is because it became ritualized. Once something becomes ritualized is losses it meaning , it’s power. On a somewhat related note Norman you mentioned Tim from Rancid. One of the most remarkable moments I had at a hardcore show was when I saw rancid at the tune inn in New Haven. This was around the time ruby soho video was really big on mtv and kids in the crowd were calling rancid sellouts and Tim threatened to beat anyone up who didn’t stop yelling mtv sucks. Why did kids hate rancid being on mtv? Is it because it threatened to destroy “our thing” or community?