C/D - Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital

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― Amon (eman), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

The book?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:31 (twenty years ago)

As much as the D.C. scene spawned a bajillion great bands, they do seem to spend an awful lot of time celebrating themselves.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:32 (twenty years ago)

....in a largely humorless fashion.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 28 April 2005 16:32 (twenty years ago)

yeah sorry, i meant this:

http://www.popmatters.com/books/reviews/d/images/dance-of-days.jpg

it's so poorly written, and it's barely about music at all. it's more about the scene and the politics, which is no surprise I guess since it's written by the frequently insufferable Mark Andersen of Positive Force.

― Amon (eman), Thursday, 28 April 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

xDx

― Christopher R. Weingarten (whineyg), Thursday, 28 April 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

The Dischord boxset was enough for me, thanks.

― Open your eyes; you can fly! (ex machina), Thursday, 28 April 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

There was also this....

http://www.interpunk.com/itemimages2/71146.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 28 April 2005 19:44 (twenty years ago)

in the grand scheme of things, the dc scene will be regarded as hardly a blip

― PB, Thursday, 28 April 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

Well, in the grand scheme of things, hardcore (regardless of specific turf) is already being reduced to hardly a blip.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 28 April 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

(grand scheme of music-related things, that is to say...)

― PB, Thursday, 28 April 2005 20:07 (twenty years ago)

I think the DC scene was way more influential than most local hardcore/punk scenes, if not for the music, for the DIY model.

There would be no Kill Rock Stars, Gravity Records, Load Records, etc. without Dischord.

xpost

― Open your eyes; you can fly! (ex machina), Thursday, 28 April 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

that banned in d.c. book is way better.

― Amon (eman), Thursday, 28 April 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

Mixed. I was in Positive Force in college, and I still have a lot of respect for Mark and the D.C. scene in general.

But I have never finished the book.

― Lyra Jane (Lyra Jane), Thursday, 28 April 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

i never really had a problem w/ p.f. as a whole, since they hosted many of the shows i went to. can't say the same for him and his book. an 'e' for effort maybe?

― Amon (eman), Thursday, 28 April 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

I think the DC scene was way more influential than most local hardcore/punk scenes,

Hmmmm....i'd sooner cite the L.A. scene, but I might be wrong.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 28 April 2005 20:58 (twenty years ago)

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