Post-election listening to banish the feeling of deja vu, reminding me of a UK election 44 years ago: an election that birthed the expansionary neoliberalism of Thatcher that promoted greed, created division & demonised the working poor.

Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding
https://youtu.be/3PylPuC3wj8?si=ATrutt3eCbPEoV3B

Newtown Neurotics - When The Oil Runs Out
https://youtu.be/x1lvqmAT_Ro?si=SdXlGhzCrm9AqZOL

Billy Bragg - Between The Wars
https://youtu.be/xjUA3RU4B8E?si=HBtVqZb_CLDvBzGi

Anti-Pasti - No Government
https://youtu.be/wDf1Cykxtcw?si=nAKgIb5gH798gWRn

#postelectionplaylist
#oldpunk

Current #OldPunk mood/status:

Operation Ivy

These (2 parts) are the lyrics that I wrote for a ‘progressive garage punk’ genre tune, back in August 2019. The lyrics are spelled as I sung them, in an imitated ‘southern drawl’ deeper voiced accent.

Like I’m From Outer Space

(a)
ahh talk good
‘least mahseff I unnerstood
Ahh gots an ideeyuh
an ahh ‘splain ih up
if there’s any answer
they’re jus’ goin’ “Whuhhhh?”

(end part 1)

#lyrics #poem #punk #progressive #postpunk #music #introvert #observe #oldpunk #synthesizer #guitar

When I saw the Circle Jerks at the Vic in Chicago last month, the crowd at a nearby bar before the show were all going, but most of them were dressed like yuppies grown old. I almost thought it was going to turn into a Billy Joel concert.

#oldpunk

Punk sweat pants sounds like it should be a joke, but it's merch from the Descendants and Alternative Tentacles. Maybe it's our aging population. My Descendants sweat pants even have a back pocket! 🤔

#oldpunk

There. Is. A. New. Cro-Mags. Album.

#hardcore #vintage #oldpunk