Punk and Hardcore Follow Up

Punk Presentation Follow Up

I think that going into our discussion, most members of the class felt that punk presence had somewhat dwindled at least in the mainstream, but after the discussion I think the influence of punk will now be seen as relatively prominent. It does not need to be a band like the Sex Pistols or Black Flag to be punk, and in todays mainstream culture punk's influence can be seen in the spectrum between an artist like Frank Ocean, who cites Basement as one of his favorite bands, or an artist like Danny Brown who, although he is a hip hop artist has adopted punk's DIY ethic and self-released all of his material.

In today's culture, many people who would once be labeled as punk, or label themselves punk no longer carry that name. The label itself has declined in importance, but the values and ethics themselves have remained strong and spread. Corporate juggernauts like Walmart and Lowe's have even adopted the Do It Yourself slogan and have attempted to promote a mentality that values going through the process and doing it yourself the whole way through.

Rob and Jake