Is it ruined?

Question

Do things such as the Vans Warped Tour and MTV and all of the artists that go along with it ruin punk rock and the subculture that goes along with it. Or does it draw the community closer together. Is the overpupularization of subcultures such as punk rock and others a good thing by keeping the artists and members of the community on their toes by trying to keep their scene from becoming predictable and stale?

Answer 1

As far as I can tell the "big machine" is grabbing anything that sounds good regardless of whether the band is establishment or not and trying to promote big bucks out of it.

Rap artists in particular are useless, never getting more than a couple of hits and disappearing. But emo and punk are right behind. What we need is real songs.

Most of the "regular community" is appalled at all the body piercings, tattoos, and such. It is blase' and useless. Put more into the songs and less into the look and you'd get what you want.

Answer 2

i cant believe you put the warped tour with mtv. the hard core will always be just that.the big money machine will tame(ruin) any band wanting the money more than loving the music. the warped tour is just a way to see a lot of bands for the buck. its punk money pooled.exposing the culture to the public may teach some parents its a better choice for thier kids than drugs at raves or gangster rap drive by's. youth will always keep punk young and in your face at top speed.

Answer 3

I think you know the answer... not to be a hater but real punk rock died with greenday and blink 182. I don't think that their is anything wrong with wanting a life of fame and fortune and I still love my old school greenday BUT... There is something to be said about the deconstruction of punk values... The scene is still alive though, in small chunks across the country. St. Louis is a great example of that:)

Answer 4

that`s a very complex question. I`ll say... yes? I dunno? All`s i know is that gay rappers are trying to ruin our great punk rock music.