http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/06/25/why-does-punk-rock-hate-california Comments On: Why Does Punk Rock Hate California? by Megan Seling en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Why Does Punk Rock Hate California?

This is a question worthy of a PhD dissertation. I think it requires looking at what was going on in the state at the time. I would think that some of it can be figured out by looking at the rest lyrics in those songs, too. Yes, I know I'm taking all the fun out of it.
Posted by Ride That Bullet Train To Vegas]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:46:55 -0700 The Stranger Posted by lenora]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:39:50 -0700 The Stranger Posted by left coast]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:26:32 -0700 The Stranger Some say the end is near. Some say we'll see armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will. I sure could use a vacation from this bullshit three ring circus sideshow of Freaks here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA The only way to fix it is to flush it all away. Any fucking time. Any fucking day. Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay. Fret for your figure and Fret for your latte and Fret for your hairpiece and Fret for your lawsuit and Fret for your prozac and Fret for your pilot and Fret for your contract and Fret for your car. It's a bullshit three ring circus sideshow of freaks here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA The only way to fix it is to flush it all away. Any fucking time. Any fucking day. Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay. Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves. Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits. Some say the end is near. Some say we'll see armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will cuz I sure could use a vacation from this Silly shit, stupid shit... One great big festering neon distraction, I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied. Learn to swim. Mom's gonna fix it all soon. Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be. Learn to swim. Fuck L Ron Hubbard and Fuck all his clones. Fuck all those gun-toting Hip gangster wannabes. Learn to swim. Fuck retro anything. Fuck your tattoos. Fuck all you junkies and Fuck your short memory. Learn to swim. Fuck smiley glad-hands With hidden agendas. Fuck these dysfunctional, Insecure actresses. Learn to swim. Cuz I'm praying for rain and I'm praying for tidal waves I wanna see the ground give way. I wanna watch it all go down. Mom please flush it all away. I wanna watch it go right in and down. I wanna watch it go right in. Watch you flush it all away. Time to bring it down again. Don't just call me pessimist. Try and read between the lines. I can't imagine why you wouldn't Welcome any change, my friend. I wanna see it all come down. suck it down. flush it down.
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There's also "Cobra Skullifornia" by Cobra Skulls, "Los Angeles is Burning" by Bad Religion, and "Hell Looks a Lot Like LA" by Less Than Jake.
Posted by T]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:45:16 -0700 The Stranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUFnG9Bvf… ) and goldfinger - the city with two faces ("i have had my motorcycle stolen here more times than Nirvana has songs about heroin.").
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