Nevermind the Cowboys-Where have all the PUNKS gone to?

I became a teen when industrial hit in the 90’s and it was wonderful. Grunge and Industrial were canceling out all the 80’s power hair groups and each person accented themselves with personal style to match each personality. People wore flannel, ripped jeans, and baggy clothes not because it was stylish-but because it was cheap and easily available.

( I miss Kurt)

(and by him i mean Chris Noviselic's hair)



I had a pair of Green Doc Martens. I loved those shoes. I wore them out and just recently bought a red pair and they get me to every concert. It’s my signature.

(I have talked about them b4)

The new punk/Industrial/grunge fan paid direct homage to the punks that came before us in the early 80’s. They were dangerous. They lived in slums and squats. Fought in circle pits. Lived. Metal face, colored hair, sex. Drugs Drugs Drugs. Danger.

Sid & Nancy love.

They were feared.

But they are dead. All dead. All of them.

Tattoos are now mainstream. Punk/Rock has gone commercial.

Don’t believe me? Check out Ed Hardy- its mainstream high end rock gear that emulates the southern California rock scene.

NO NO NO

YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO SMILE..GAH!

The Hipsters COME from the SOCAL Rock scene. No one gets pain like the NY/Cleveland Rock crowds. NO ONE.

It’s the snow and the wind.

Coming from the New York rock scene, I call bullshit. You can’t bottle fame, brew glory or even put a stopper in death.

Even our cathedral was taken down: CBGB’s.

Its gone.

Ripped out of its home on the Bowery and taken to VEGAS for an attraction.

The place where the Ramones, Blondie and Patti Smyth got their starts-its gone.

But don’t despair. Go to Vegas. Take a look around fake NEW YORK and go to CBGB’s.

ITS NOT REAL.

The place I went to was dangerous. Overfilled with Goths, punks and evil doers who didn’t give a shit about a girl in a pit or the pee on the floor. Places where the bathroom was more dangerous then the dance floor. It was loud and crud.

That’s what Rock & Roll is SUPPOSED to be.

It’s a neck tattoo, dirty clothes, stale beer and a hot guitar.

But it’s gone now-replaced by the Jonas Brothers.

SO where have all the punks gone? The rebels?

Dead?

Do punks go to heaven? And is Jim Morrison there-cuz that’s where I want to be.

But you can’t get there by cutting yourself and crying for attention-emo punk. That’s not real. Reading twilight and emphasizing with BELLA is not Punk, Goth or even Rock and Roll. It’s a façade.

You have to get there by losing a few teeth, getting beaten in the pit, bar fight or two, making friends/making enemies. Living,roadtrips,loving.

Back in the van, lets go to Philly for a concert.

No money? Spare Change!

No Hotel? Parks and parking lots! Rest stops!

No food? Lets share!

Do me a favor kid-wash out your black hair, put away the eyeliner and step away from Seventeen.

That’s not Punk.

Do- get something old, something borrowed and something U and put that on. Accentuate with something cheap.

Ruffle up your hair

Listen to the Ramones or something Punk.

The Clash perhaps

And not just the hits, I mean the whole album.

LISTEN

Or the Smiths

Or Joy Division/New Order

And say FUCK YOU to the establishment

And GET THE FUCK OUT to the new whiny hipster culture.

Be the Punk.

Don’t let the punk be you.

AND ROCK ON

..and laughed about Twitter.

In this golden age of technology people can connect with anyone they want to at an alarmingly fast rate. Hell i can turn on Yahoo,AIM, Trillian,MSN, or any of the chat programs and you can chat with your friend-lets say in Singapore about anything under the sun.

In addition to that you can log on face book or Myspace to update people who care about your rinky dink uninteresting life.

Hurray

...Then there's twitter.

I will admit-I'm an addict.

I log on and look at peoples random thoughts...

..about pies and cock socks and weird things.

But if that wasn't the whole thing-even celebs twitter.

I follow Stephen Fry,Trent Reznor, Eddie Izzard,Dave Navarro and many others. They update on what they are doing.

But only fools actually think that these high profile celebs will actually RESPOND to them back.

--Unless you are making fun of Chris Cornell or Richard Patrick.

They don't take kindly to criticism *tee hee*

Is it so wrong that I think the last good albums they had were in Soundgarden and NIN-respectively.

I'm a bitch and I admit it. And i can't live without my twitter.

Oh btw


Hi Chris Cornell

Heard your solo album-produced by Timberland no less- its a crock of shit. You abandoned you're rock roots in search of fortune and pop stardom. You deserve neither. You ar too old to be a pop star. I miss Soundgarden-not so much Audioslave.

You are nothing but a has been rock musician who is having a midlife crisis. And since when is Timberland the "go to" producer? You know T-Bone Ber nett or Rick Rubin- they produce rock..instead you went with some two bit producer who does "wicky wicky" in the background of many of your songs and you call it a day. Even Justin Timberlake is embarrassed to be on this record as his vocals sound weak and embarrassed.

Get your ass back in the studio and do it over. Take out the hip hop beats and add some LYRICS! "Scream from the Top of yo head" makes neither sense nor lyrical magic. Its boring.
You're boring.

And do me a favor get a better look.You look like a hobo version of Dave Navarro. Dave's looked like Dave longer then you have. I liked you better with the shorter hair. Now you look like one of the homeless.

Stop it



And don't get me started on Richard PatrickHey Old man..I got something for you...

Hi Richard Patrick,former member of NIN,lead singer of Filter and younger brother of Robert Patrick.

....or should I say Scott Weiland..

..Whats a matter player? You look like you got kicked in the face by the worst plastic surgeon in all of Beverly Hills. What happened to Filter? Besides being a mediocre mish mash of Creed,Nickleback and NIN its cemented itself as a --has been rock group. "Soldiers of Misfortune?" Really Dick? Wasn't this the same song that Mach box 20 sang before every movie i saw last summer- you know "Citizen Soldier"-what ever. Its fail.

Last good album you had was "Short bus" sad fact - Most good Filter songs come off of soundtracks.

Think about that while you eat your Jurisstol..or something

.and spoke of her summer and gave advise on concerts

This summer is going to be a busy time for me-concert wise.I'm already committed to seeing two NIN concerts and now have some Modwheelmood and Tool to look forward too.I'm probably going to check out the Siren festival in Coney Island and haven't decided if i wanted to see Depeche Mode yet.

I love concerts. The thrill of the rush of cold air as you enter the arena to the anticipation of waiting for the headliner to get their asses on stage. I was fortunate enough to see Nine Inch Nail's Lights in the Sky tour which blew me away. The light show was amazing. I also saw the Foo Fighters last year and were amazed at the acoustic set.

I am glad Trent has evolved from anorexic,angst drug addicted demon to professional,sober,buff,appreciative of his fans rock legend.

I am so glad i am seeing him this tour.

Keys to surviving a concert.

1. Dress comfortable- Dresses', pleather,goth or bondage gear belong in the seats. a simple tee or tank,jeans and boots (for protection) is both practical and safe.

2. Hydrate and eat before entering the arena- that means no getting drunk. Which i know You don't. hell you don't eat..unless its luna bars and squash. That may keep you thin but that don't fix crazy and busted looking.

3. Keep all essentials in the car or at home. You need an ID,a cc and some cash for merch..FRONT POCKET NOT BACK.

4. If you piss me off- I WILL HURT YOU. Just remember in a pit if you are a guy and you beat up on a girl-she may have to hurt you back. LADIES- don't be afraid to pummel a dude if he hurts you in the pit- i have seen security LAUGH at ladies who beat the shit out of dudes and vise versa.

5. Security is there to protect the band and not you- So fuck em
edit: Although JT of NIN security is hella nice

6. If you jump the line- I will tell on you. Its ok if you and a friend wait on line and hold a place for the dude parking the car and what not- but if you allow twelve people to jump the line- you deserve to be cut in front of.

7. Be nice to the people on line- and not just your friends because who knows who is on line. One of those people could be me. I'm a nice person but have been crossed by the same people one too many times.

The world does not revolve around one persons obsession of one persons band. And this goes for all the lines and all the concerts I'm going to see. But it seems i have a problem with one person of one group. Its true. I never had a problem at a Cure concert or at the Eagles of death metal-as a matter of fact i had great times. I just dread going to NIN because i know i will never get front center rail because the small group of obsessed maniacs will be there the day before- its not fair and it ruins the concert experience for the person who may only going to one concert. Some people don't have the time or the cash to follow NIN across the country to podunk town USA.

In conclusion, be nice ,stay away from me and all will go well.

..and took something back

The other day I ranted about how VH1 classic was kinda good. Well i forgot to say when it's good- JUST during the week. On the weekends it becomes "Lets show the same video movies/concerts/specials over and over". I swear,all i want to see is a block of classic videos or pop up video and instead i get more Pink Floyd then i can shake a finger at. And its the same couple of concerts...Or Kiss or Led Zepplin or Spinal Tap.

or they show a marathon of the same show...

...I give up.

Clearly ALL music TV is dead

..and yelled at Ticket buyers

I am not an idiot.

We music fans are not idiots.

Actually most music fans are not idiots but i digress.

I can see what you did there.

You,the idiot buying his Garth Brooks tickets through stub hub,what the hell. Why don't you just go to the front of the arena,club,hayfield or ballgame and just but the tickets from a scalper?

Or you,Idiot,who claims to love Dokken but yet when you go to Ticketmaster it as sold out but directs you to its "sister" site called "Tickets Now" ...But each ticket is three times as much...

Smart move? NO!

In this technological advanced age its easy for scalpers to hide themselves behind legit websites and people all over are falling for it.

I encountered this myself last year. I wanted to get pre-sale tickets to a small club show in Atlantic City and I logged on to Ticketmaster for what was supposed to be 60 Dollar tickets-of course there was high demand for the tickets and i was linked from Ticketmaster to a site called "Tickets Now" and they had tickets for 2oo each!
a. How did they get tickets so fast?
b. Who is the rube actually willing to buy tickets?

Seriously- this is legitimized scalping. Instead of the creepy guy standing outside of an arena discreetly asking you if you are selling or need tickets its now a cleverly disguised and dressed up.

Well i'm sorry: You can dress up a pig in a dress but its still a fucking hog...

Don't get ripped off by these parasites. Check your favorite bands website for details regarding upcoming ticket sales.If your favorite band doesn't address these issues-perhaps its a good idea to skip their concert all together...

..I'm looking at YOU U2

Yea i am talking to you. What happened to you? Did you let Bono's head get so big that now it can only be contained in ARENA tours.

Arena's have shitty acoustics and even shittier seats. Its not fair that some hard working joe to spend some money for a concert only to sit way up in the rear mezz.

What happened to you guys?

You guys use to have a good band with great songs. Your last album sounds like tyopical overblown corporate rock that has plagued mainstream radio.

Don't lose your artistic integrity because you have been around so long that you should be showing how its done..

I refuse to be sucked into this corporate scheme of making money at all costs.I refuse to spend more money then i have to on a concert ticket opting instead to either pay legitimate through ticketmaster or through a bands fan club presale. If i am desperate to see a concert then i rather check Craigslist for a fan that perhaps can't make it and needs to get rid of a ticket-below price.

Thats the difference between a scalper and a fan needing to get rid of a ticket-the price. A scalper can go on ebay and sell a ticket above what its worth. But a fan would rather take the loss then to let the ticket go to waste.

But ultimately its about supply and demand-if people don't get sucked into these schemes then perhaps these sites will not exist...

..and don't get me started on Merchandise...


Edit:

Here is what Trent Reznor says about ticket scalping:
http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?9,548515,page=1

..and just wanted to point out.

Dear She who shall not be named,

I won't mention your name for there are so many of you. Its hard to keep track but I can tell you its usually a woman. I have the knack of drawing them to me. The crazies. the pony people,the photo shopping dicks people,the dress makers, the blog fakers.

The obsessives.

The confessors.

The regressors.

The ones with the look of awe on their face.Like they haven't seen the same song over and over.

I am not afraid of your entourage.

I have blocked your tweets.

Ignored your posts.

Ignored your blog.

Laughed at your pathetic fandom inspired artwork.

Now i don't laugh at artists,especially when they have an idea of their own. But its a shame that someone with talent decides to use to to blatantly rip off someone else's work.

I'm an amateur, I know this but I don't pretend to know whats best. Stealing. Thats not whats best.

But here I go, bringing myself to your level. I have never been so obsessed with anything in my life. Life is to short to live in a dream.

Get the help you so desperately need.

and do it now.before its too late

A person who cares,
Tina Doll

...and perhaps offended someone

This is Me. In Vegas. Don't ask.

I am not a blog person. Hell I am not you're typical whiny punk ass who needs to share their every feeling. My Myspace is dormant,my face book is pretty much there but unused and then thers the live journal page i use to keep up with my fandoms.

I don't have followers.
I don't obesses.

So why start a blog-you ask.

Well..I take photographs...

Like this one

Thats me chillin at my desk at home on nin.com.

ha.

Some friends asked me to start a blog so they can
a.feel better about themselves
b.i can make fun of stupid shit
or people
c. share my pictures


This one is "Flowers at the Market".

I live and love in NYC. Born and raised here. I have this strictly New York sensibility when it comes to speaking my piece.I say things that my offend people. Thats ok- I don't care.I may be rude,mean,sarcastic or downright nasty but beyond that lies a sweet heart. If you are my friend. You are my friend.. :)

However if you are reading this and think I'm slightly odd-well thank you.

Let me tell you a little about myself.

Favorite color: Black and Blue- No kidding. Also i tend to play sports and i'm a bit of a clutz so yea.

Favorite Movie: Phantom of the Opera. Its also my favorite Musical.

Favorite Book: Silence of the Lambs.

Music: I follow lots of different bands. I enjoy everything from Classical to Jazz to 80's pop.
I have seen many bands in concert
Queens of the Stone age
The Cure
Morrisey
Nine Inch Nails
Eagles of Death Metal
Morningwood
Serj Tankien
The Foo fighters
The Misfits
Saul Williams
Metallica
Dropkick Murphys
etc etc etc

I love culture bs and exploring my city.

So yea,this is my blog.

Like it or HTFU