[kj] RAVEN at the Grammys - REDUX

[Mike Cooper]

a top point - I have a goatee and now I am left wondering if it is a Nu 
Metal one or not!!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alexander Smith" <vassifer at earthlink.net>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
<gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] RAVEN at the Grammys - REDUX



>

> Oh for crying out loud...... let's not get all hung up about labels

> and hairstyles, shall we?

>

>

> News flash: It's 2007 -- PUNK ROCK IS DEAD.

>

> News flash #2: KILLING JOKE --> NEVER ORTHODOX PUNKS TO BEGIN WITH

> (ask them yourselves)

>

> News flash #3: PUNK ROCK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW YOU WEAR YOUR HAIR.

>

> Folks associated with Punk who've had facial hair: Robert Quine of

> the Voidoids, Dave "Crocus Behemoth" Thomas of Pere Ubu, Pete Shelley

> of the Buzzcocks, Jet Black of the Stranglers, Dave Greenfield of the

> Stranglers, Peter Hook of Joy Division/New Order, Lemmy of Motorhead,

> Big John Duncan of the Exploited, at least one member of G.B.H. (Jock

> Blyth, maybe?), D. Boon and Mike Watt of the Minutemen, Henry Rollins

> of Black Flag, Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Paul Raven, Youth of

> Killing Joke, GG Allin of the Murder Junkies, members of the Big

> Boys, the Jesus Lizard, Swans, etc. etc.

>

>

> Get over it.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

> On Feb 17, 2007, at 11:24 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>

>> The facial hair has got to go. Never been a fan of it. I know punks

>> with

>> beards are common nowadays in the

>> anarcho-vegan-punk-ride-bikes-not-bombs sub-scene (which I'm sure

>> Raven

>> is totally in touch with), but it used to be that a punk with facial

>> hair was ludicrous. Nu-metal goatees are worse. I guess Raven's "moved

>> beyond" those early days. Still, looks nappy to me. Rob Zombie called,

>> he wants his...

>>

>> -Oliver

>>

>>

>> fatpotanga wrote:

>>> "... & 3 tubes of beard dye please"

>>>

>>> Thanks Alex - I had hunted to no avail.

>>>

>>> Nice to see the blackbird all scrubbed up.

>>> Even nicer to see him doing well.

>>> Even though it was atr the expense of a proper Hosannas tour,

>>> Ministry seems

>>> to have been the far better career move.

>>>

>>> Jamierotundous

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> On 12/2/07 18:21, "Alex Smith" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>> I've excised the pic of Raven, Tommy and Big Al and put it on my

>>>> weblog -- see

>>>> it here:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2007/02/the_postgrammy_.html

>>>>

>>>> Enjoy.

>>>>

>>>> Alex in NYC

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

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