Punk was in a strange place at the turn of the 21st century. Loud, fast and unapologetically obnoxious, it had always been the closest possible approximation of the teenage experience without jamming a hand down your pants. Previous generations’ nihilism and righteous anger – the craving for political and counter-cultural change – had been suffocated under a wave of pre-millennium societal self-satisfaction. What it meant to be a teenager was changing, and the safety-pin militia were struggling to keep up. Many acts had already tapped into the energy of smaller scale rebellion. SoCal legends like NOFX, Descendents and All understood that teenagers felt less aggrieved by unrelatable politicians than interfering parents, pushy teachers and playground bullies. Adolescent emotions – ...
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