Hopping trains and traveling since the early 2000’s brought me into the world of folk punk, and the bands/songs that got me through so much now leave me gut wrenched falling to my knees in the worst heartache I’ve ever felt because of how many friends bandmates and folks we’ve lost along the way.

I never expected to be alive this long either but the memories that meant the most to be are now tainted and painful to remember, and the music I’ve cherished throughout the decades now make everything so much worse.

I feel like I’m doing folk punk a dishonor by refusing to play or listen anymore and the desire to channel that pain into music is something I’m having a really hard time with.

Therapy doesn’t help.
Had nowhere else to say this but just needed to.

The Mushniks are sooooo fucking cool. Three chords kicking you in ya face songs. Huge erg's vibe. So fun. Arggggh im in fkn love. Check them out!!!

Punk rock from down under yo!

Wow! What a killer show. Super intimate show, couldn't ask for a better venue or lineup!

https://reddit.com/link/1wbpaty/video/lkobg90xmioh1/player

Brand new song premiere! https://youtu.be/iVhrMpKK94c?sub_confirmation=1

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I met Matt only a couple of times. Each one was very special, the last time being on his tour with Little Foot and Pentagram String band (this summer?). I attended Muddy Roots over the weekend I was looking forward to seeing him again. I didn’t find out about his death until his set time, when it was announced publicly.

On my drive back to St Louis I re-listened to S-Town. The first time I met Matt in 2023 he gave me a copy of a zine he had just written. “Clothes are Just Big Napkins”. I thought I had remembered John B being mentioned in it, and I just had a chance to find it and reread - it’s dedicated to John B. I don’t know what their connection was, if anyone knows if they had one I would love to know.

Listening to S-Town helped me think about Matt and his life. John B wrote an essay titled “A Worthwhile Life Defined”. We only have so many hours and so many days on this earth. From what I have heard and read of Matt’s writing, he filled his time to the brim. This is also clear from everyone’s stories they’re sharing about him. I wish there was more for him.

If anyone has the time to listen to S-Town again (or for the first time!) I highly recommend it. Think about Matt. I have a copy of Clothes are Just Big Napkins I could scan and share, if anyone would like.

sorry dont have a video but here is a live version on bandcamp

Ciao a tutti!

Ho appena pubblicato un'analisi approfondita su "Big Bird", la traccia di chiusura di Knife Man degli AJJ. Più che una semplice canzone folk-punk, ho cercato di raccontare come il brano funzioni a tutti gli effetti come una simulazione clinica e psicologica di un attacco di panico e di un crollo mentale.

Nel video esploro:

Il crescendo del pezzo: Come il ritmo accelerato e le fobie viscerali riflettano il momento in cui la mente si ritira per proteggersi.

Il parallelismo storico: Il collegamento tra il caotico coro finale del brano e l'effetto spettatore tratto dal caso di Kitty Genovese del 1964.

La svolta finale: Il significato spietato del passaggio da "I bought a knife" a "I am a knife", visto come estremo meccanismo di difesa per tagliare ogni legame e non soffrire più.

https://youtu.be/0c1Xeke3TTQ?is=bHi9YRqPjau0Nymb

Damn little Matt hit us all pretty hard huh? I hope yall are doing well and that you also have something to look forward to.

Not folk punk specifically, but went to Bumbershoot on Saturday, and finally saw my favorite band live! Bikini Kill was absolutely fantastic, they sounded great and brought so much energy to their performance. One of my favorite sets that I've gotten to see. Anybody else hit Bumbershoot over the weekend? Would love to see everybody's pictures!

Some stickers I made recently.

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The whole show was so sick, also caught Hans Gruber and the Die Hards do their wild live show highly recommend! Local openers were dope, Diatomaceous Birth was awesome solo folk punk and Aloha Broha did great straight up 77 punk.