caninesapien Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Still don't know what mall punk is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Still don't know what mall punk is. It exists in food courts and Hot Topics all across America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̮ ɤ ̮ Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Still don't know what mall punk is. The term is usually used to degrade other people's musical tast and show you're superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfranciosa Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 mall punks are half responsible for the decline in popular culture in America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 This world is fucked. And with a very short memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caninesapien Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 So mall punk is guitar music for 12 year olds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj29 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 RSD is getting ridiculous as are the needless major label (and even some indie) re-issues. Our label for example has to start pressing a full year before the release date since our distributor needs the release over 2 months in advance of the release date, and to anticipate for delays. 4 months is not bad nowadays, if the slightest thing happens (labels don't arrive at the exact right time, or plating get's backed up,or any number of minor things) it can delay it by several more months. For independent labels this sucks. Having tens of thousands of dollars sitting at plants and printing places for almost a year before even thinking about seeing a return on it is rough, the majors of course can afford that. And it really is true that indies is what singlehandedly paid these people's salaries during the 90's and 00's. Indies never stopped pressing vinyl. Vinyl has always been an important part of independent culture. Now that major labels and people like ETR records have stepped in with old dollar bin cds to put on vinyl a lot of plants stopped really caring about indie releases. Rainbo is currently at 6 months on re-orders. That's insane. I've got records at three separate plants hoping that maybe 1 or 2 of em can meet our deadline. It's also hard to set a release date until you have the vinyl in your hand ,it's a nightmare to postpone release dates, and usually cost's the label money as distributors will charge you if you delay a release, in turn in makes it hard to promote an album properly when your not really sure when it will be arriving and thus not sure when you can promote a release date. Ideally you'd press about 18 months in advance, hope to get your releases in 6-8 months, and then start promoting after you can safely set a release date. I'm starting to blabber, but it really is a huge clusterfuck. It sucks hardcore, moreso for new releases that either end up getting delayed or new material that get's passed on because re-presses of crappy 90's soundtracks and Sum 41 type re-issues sell better. It's not fun, and has turned something that once was an awesome and fun thing to be a part of (as far as being a part of releasing records) into a stressful and constant panic attack. AlexH. and thesewoodenideas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 blag flag and skrewdriver should never be in the same sentence. How about: "Black Flag kicks Skrewdriver's ass." ? caninesapien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfranciosa Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 So mall punk is guitar music for 12 year olds? it's just a catch-all phrase that captures the decline and mainstreaming of "punk" music in the mid-late 90s. It coincided with the rise in Hot Topic stores that sold Green Day and Blink 182 shirts and Manic Panic hair dye... and a bunch of other things that you had to actively search out if you wanted to be "punk". A lot of people think making it easier for suburban kids to access this kind of stuff in malls across America made it homogenized and terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STÖNCÜLD Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Had this when I was a kid. lOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STÖNCÜLD Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 sorry the definition of punk isnt confined to black flag and skrewdriver or something, but it's definitely the vibes a lot of those bands give off, pop punk, indie punk, mall punk, folk punk, emo whatever you want happy now? Not one of those bands is punk. Skrewdriver? Really? Some say their first record, but they clearly never held the same values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 There's only been two punk bands in history and none of us are cool enough to know who they are. AlexH. and BobbyHill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of Breath Records Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 There's only been two punk bands in history and none of us are cool enough to know who they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STÖNCÜLD Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Back in the day all the death wish kids knew what was what. Thanks though Cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 it's a trick question. The answer is Alice Cooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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