#defending pop punk

[g-cedillo]

[forgivemefatherimnotabeliever]

Debris - Counterparts 

[chelseajackarmy]

[detectivehole]

i've never been able to convince myself people into music-based subcultures exclusively for the fashion are entirely posers. these are music based scenes so yes it's a little odd, and sure they're more likely to fall into consumerist habits- but you (generally) have to pay for music or access to clubs and venues so it's not like the rest of us are immune (and none of us have to fall into consumerists habits anyway). if fashion is a type of communication and self expression through art, and is so deeply associated with most subcultures as to be almost a dress code, then i see no reason why it's significantly less valid a mode of participation than a shared and publicly displayed love of music- another form of communication and self expression through art. if you can be goth but not dress the part i feel like you could make a good argument that you can be goth and not listen the part. i understand defending the origin of a subculture you care about but it's not 1979 anymore things have changed. definitions are always reshaping themselves around time. sometimes it feels like it's just a rejection of fashion as a legitimate art form more than anything, which is absurd because it's one of the loudest and most immediate forms of cultural connection, communication and self expression we have as a species. i don't think it's what anyone means, but i always wonder

[poppunkprincess]

Are you blocking all the things

That have to do with me?

Is it easier now?

Do you feel any release?

Tell me how you fit in

And where do you begin?

[smilekid]

idk, my music tastes have definitely expanded in the last decade or so but there is still literally nothing I love more than pop punk, unnecessary breakdowns, gang vocals, etc.

[watchmylegs]

Ima spooky bitch

[akiraaagrey]

Two great albums 🖤

[attackedastoria]

I know the devil you've been fighting with (I swear I'll never let you down again)

(Watercolor, magazine clippings / ko-fi)

[g-cedillo]

blink-182 🤝 the story so far

[peacexsells]

i just want someone that looks at me the way Tom looks at puppies

[chelseajackarmy]

NECK DEEP

[neckdeep--in--realfriends]

The leg on the counter? Yeah why not💁🏽‍♂️

[poppunkprincess]

And I'm not getting better

I'm just feeling sick

So much time went on

And I'm just finding out about this

[tomsmusictaste]

Biggest scene hot take ?

Okay, here it is:

'California' haters are too blinded by their Tom nostalgia goggles and went in too ready to hate Matt Skiba's part in it - I truly believe if it had been recorded note for note, word for word, beat for beat exactly the same, with the only difference being Tom's vocals where Matt's are - but otherwise, exactly the same — it would be heralded as their best album since the Untitled.

Now, to be clear, I do love Tom and I'm glad he's back; I also agree that Mark and Matt's vocals were a little too similar, where a lot of the fun of Mark & Tom is the contrast between their voices — but that doesn't stop the fact this is still a Top Five album for Blink and I think the haters are just lying to themselves.

Boom. There you go, that's my hot take.

[hex---grl]

“I wanna see your blood

Get stuck like glitter on my face

I'll wear it every day”