[kj] (OT) Crabcore? Meet CHAVCORE!

[Alexander Smith]

Ah, see? There ya go. In any case, their music sucks.

Alex in NYC


On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:32 AM, iPat wrote:


> without spoiling the fun, the chav would actually be seen more as an

> underclass (rather than working class) wearing designer brands of many

> sorts including Burberry, descending from the casual and rave

> influence.

>

> There is a fine tradition in the UK of youth culture taking the toffs

> luxurious labels and turning them into something else, the Teds, The

> skinheads, Mods and casuals. End of the line is the Chav who

> completely decimate the lacoste and burberry influence that have all

> but destroyed any prestige they once had.

>

> It is the youth sticking its fingers up at the percieved class  

> structure

>

>

>

> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Alexander Smith<vassifer at earthlink.net 

> > wrote:

>>

>> Just to continue the embarrassment ....

>>

>> For all you Brits out there rightly snickering at the indefensible

>> abomination that is crabcore, let it be known that you have your  

>> own cross

>> to bear. I give you:      CHAVCORE!!!!

>>

>> Chavcore, if I have my facts right, merges the sartorial style and

>> sensibility of the Chav (working class UK youth/clothes-horses who  

>> behave

>> rudely and inexplicably wear Burberry) with -- quite strangely --  

>> the sound

>> of late period NYHC (Madball, 25 ta Life, H20, etc.)

>>

>>

>> Speaking as someone who used to love a lot of (early) NYHC (Kraut,  

>> Cro-Mags,

>> etc.), let me strenuously apologize.

>>

>> Here we see TRC in all their cocky prime....

>>

>>

>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=255euVhmdW0

>>

>>

>> Not to be outdone by the fantastically inane NINEBAR.....

>>

>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anz_kVX3KGk

>>

>>

>>

>> Youth is wasted on the young.

>

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