Tag Archives: 90s

THE DAY THE SCENE WENT FGGT: Hardcore kids and The Smiths/Morrissey

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Sergeant D

I wrote this for some English zine that asked me for a piece on this topic, but thought I’d put it here as well, via print media only being a novelty artform for hipsters. And now that I think about … Continue reading →

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Do u remember SET YOUR GOALS (the album)??

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Sergeant D

If you are under 30, you might be surprised to learn that Set Your Goals is not just an uptight easycore band, but the 1995 debut album from a band called CIV. I don’t know if they were the very … Continue reading →

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And people thought “NO FUN CLUB” was a joke

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Sergeant D

Sometimes people think the No Fun Club is something I made up, some fragment of my bitter, jaded imagination. They think I’m exaggerating how suffocatingly PC and uptight the 90s hardcore scene was. They think it’s sour grapes, that I’m … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about GUTTERMOUTH [via punk_trollface.jpg]

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Sergeant D

Chubby white dudes with goatees, Dickies gas station jackets, Descendents jumpsuits and awkward promo photos? Yup, it’s 90s Orange County pop punk! Since we’re on the topic of 90s pop punk, let’s discuss another band who trolled the fuck out … Continue reading →

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What is your favorite BLINK-182 song??

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Sergeant D

Lettuce be cereal: Blink-182 is one of the best punk bands of all time. Much like New Found Glory, it’s funny to me how they were pretty much universally despised 10-15 years ago by “tr00 punx” and people who listened … Continue reading →

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“I wish I grew up in the early 90s, when rap was good”

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Sergeant D

Anon sent me the following Tumblr message about a comment on this Blaq Poet video: “I’m 14 years old, and even I know the message Blaq Poet is trying to send. This video has 71 thousand views. Fireman by Lil … Continue reading →

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90s POP PUNK SHOWDOWN: which is best, Lookout, Fat/Epitaph or Cruz??

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Sergeant D

Generally speaking 90s pop-punk came in three flavors: Lookout and Epitaph/Fat Wreck Chords, and the weird Cruz bands who sounded like ALL. Yes there were other labels and some bands who didn’t really fit into any of those categories, but … Continue reading →

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BANDS U MAY HAVE SLEPT ON: Squirtgun

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Sergeant D

For those who weren’t around, back in the early/mid 90s, Lookout Records was the biggest name in pop punk. They put out records by a ton of legendary bands like Screeching Weasel, The Queers, Operation Ivy, and of course Green … Continue reading →

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Am I the only one who doesn’t like MAN OVERBOARD??

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Sergeant D

Call me a clueless old grouch, but I just don’t get why all the kids are jizzing over this band?? I don’t think they are terrible, but I definitely don’t get what the hype is all about– am I the … Continue reading →

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Just to prove I ain’t no hater….

Posted on March 23, 2011 by KVN_HFN

Ok, I picked up that people didn’t like that I ripped on GaGa and Rihanna. So in a bid to seem not as filled with misanthropic hatred worthy of Raul Julia’s M. Bison in Street Fighter, I’m gonna present something … Continue reading →

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