https://33rpmpvc.blogspot.com/2026/03/totally-expressiv-selah-sue-and.html

#33rpmpvc #musikblog #subculture #recordcollector #vinylkultur

New review on www.33rpmPVC.de

Subculture and Counterculture Explained: How Small Groups Shape Society and Identity

Not everyone fits the mold—and maybe that’s the point. This thought-provoking piece explores the hidden worlds of subcultures and countercultures, where identity is shaped, norms are questioned, and some choose not just to stand apart—but to push back. How far would you go to live by your own truth?
Read it here: https://www.djoinerbooks.com/subculture-and-counterculture/
#subculture #counterculture #societyandculture #identity

Ha ha ha .... sehr cool ...... meine erste selbstgegründete Band "The COOPERZ" (1992-93) ... wir hatten drei eigene Songs und einen Live-Auftritt im August 1993 an der Burg in Kempen/Niederrhein. Mit der Sängerin und dem Bassisten habe ich bis heute noch Kontakt :)

#nineties #indierock #indie #rock #pop #beat #punk #art #photography #subculture #kempen #nrw

11.04.2026 im KOHI Karlsruhe

Schonmal vormerken!

#postpunk #darkwave #livemusic #subculture

I started writing this short essay a while ago, but left it and finally came back to it and finished! I hope someone will enjoy it🙂

"Dark Academia: From Escapism to Resistance"
https://wordsmith.social/cappuccinogirl/dark-academia-from-escapism-to-resistance

#writing #blogpost #blog #essay #nonfiction #amwriting #subculture #darkacademia #novels #films #feminism

This ambiguation on #mastodon hasttags is a double-edge sword. Yes, when I follow the #gnome #hasttag It's because I wanna see both the creature and the desktop environment.
But when I search for #scene I get #cinema stuff and not the #subculture/#counterculture.
"Oh, you can specify by using #scenemo." Yes, but it'll get me stuff that is in a blend of scene and emo and I want things SPECIFICALLY scene.
Oh, and the you search for the scenemo hasttag you get nothing.

So I guess I'm stuck with the broad term that is #emo.

„Roddy Radiation in the car in Coventry“. (Tempera auf 450g-Karton #oliverblees 1997)

#art
#painting
#zeichnung
#kunst
#illustration
#mrnrnw
#subculture
#reggae
#ska
#soul

I read this article yesterday and I'm still musing on it. There's something I really like about the idea of framing our position & commitments as "a subculture". That rings true to me.

Some snippets from the article:

"the COVID Conscious community’s vision for the future lives in the ever-present now – without denial."

"This pragmatism allows for an actual future, not a fantasy future"

"we have an aesthetic ... we have shared resources, language and references"

"Referencing the past is essential, but copying it reflexively is unproductive."

"While solutions aren’t always easy, we believe they exist—whether it’s masking, clean air, COVID-safe events, or free testing and vaccinations, our resolve remains: we’re not giving up on a good future."

"this community spans drag kings, cartoonists and activists, musicians, rappers"

"We’re showing that there’s hope and liberation on the other side of a realistic risk assessment – and there’s no need to pick and choose safety based on the criteria set by capitalist forces."

https://positivedeviancenyc.substack.com/p/covid-consciousness-as-a-subculture
(on Substack unfortunately)

#CovidIsntOver #community #subculture #CovidConscious #CovidCareful #Masks4All