This just like, isn’t true at all. Concerts and shows are give and take with the artist. It’s a symbiotic relationship. But bc you only go to like 5 $300 shows a year no shit you’d have this selfish mentality and expect everything to be in service of you.
God forbit its an artists job and the fans PAY THEM TO PLAY. Concerts are not about what an artist wants or being as good as possible for the artist. Its about the fans experience, thats the whole reason the show is being put on 💀
the funniest part ab this is that he wrote all of it, decided it also needed music, and then went through instagram’s music selection and chose satellite by rise against
@ConsideratePer1@PoorOldRoloTony On their last tour one guy pissed in the middle of the crowd, at another show they were throwing glow sticks at the band, at other they were groping women, a lot of propeller hats, clown costumes, and dudes recording on their 3DS. Just the worst type of crowd really.
@SmileyDieHappY@barkmouchard Whatever you say, chief. Again, unlike you, I actually know these people, so I know what is and isn’t real and don’t have to project and talk out of my ass with some fake deep quotes to jerk myself off.
Go fuck yourself, you racist pos.
@SmileyDieHappY@barkmouchard Or maybe it’s bc people continuously keep doing the banana costume gimmick and he’s fucking tired of it? Ever thought of that? He was even questioning if he wanted to address it until AJ went along so with it.
But yes, sure, it’s all an elaborate stunt by the band lol
@SmileyDieHappY@barkmouchard 1: the shit Akil says in between songs isn’t rehearsed
2: no shit he’s going to cover the same topics with his banter bc they’re playing the same songs every night
3: no shit Blacks leads in a politically charged genre where they’re underrepresented are going to talk about race
Hardcore is about community and unity. Wearing a sparkly banana costume goes against that and will draw attention to oneself, intentional or not.
A person dressed a certain way irl does not center them or take away from any message or goal. Banana man did tho.
maybe im too woke but saying shit like
“if you’re asking for attention, you’re asking to be a target” is the exact same rhetoric that gets people assaulted day in and day out. no wonder why hc and its other subcultures thrive on rape culture.
yikes.
politics aside i don’t think going to madison square garden for their biggest event of the year after three assassination attempts makes you a lion i think it makes you kind of an idiot
@eddiecheddar@TheWapplehouse@kiwiviolence You need to actually go against your morals to an unreasonable degree to be a sell out. If that’s the case then any band that plays LiveNation venues or charges $35 for a t shirt that was most likely produced in China or whatever else you wanna take issue with is a sell out.
@oldheadmikeshow@VIBES596014@lntelCorp It’s been happening for years. They show up and record on a 3DS or PSP as if it’s quirky or original when it’s really been done a thousand times over at this point.
@murlbo@TheWapplehouse@kiwiviolence You can think it’s lame, but band’s gotta eat. “There is no ethical consumption under capitalism” and all that jazz. There’s also a line between how much of a sellout they become. Speed did a collab with fkn Nike years ago and nobody remembers it or even labels them as sellouts.
@TheWapplehouse@kiwiviolence Hardcore bands that take endorsements from Taco Ball and other corporate entities so that they can actually make money and pay their bills. But once they do they’re apparently fakes, sellouts, and never stood for anything. See: the discourse about Turnstile a few years ago
I see both sides of this. But 1: the banana costumes, propeller hats, and 3DS’s at shows of any genre are really fucking annoying. 2: hardcore is probably the only genre where you’ll get the opportunity to openly beat them up 3: Akil is the homie. So I’m team End It lol
Some asshole wore a banana costume to an End It show in Toronto. The lead singer called the guy up to the stage & then called him an asshole & told everyone to rip his costume off lmao. It took like 30 seconds.
"You wanted the attention & now you have it" 😂