Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History

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Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History

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Starting in 1981 via Minor Threats revolutionary call to arms, the clean and positive straight edge hardcore punk movement took hold and prospered during the 1980s, earning a position as one of the most durable yet chronically misunderstood music subcultures. Straight edge created its own sound and visual style, went on to embrace vegetarianism, and later saw the rise of a militant fringe. As the dont drink, dont smoke message spread from Washington, D.C., to Boston, California, New York City, and, eventually, the world, adherents struggled to define the fundamental ideals and limits of what may be the ultimate youth movement.

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Author: Rettman, Tony & Anthony CIV Civorelli & Ken Salerno
Year: 2017
ISBN: 9781935950240
Pages: 400
Language: English
Publisher: Bazillion Points
Publisher's city: Brooklyn
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