tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127671115713357023.post6673979919283262885..comments2023-05-23T07:54:17.323-07:00Comments on Pop Dr(((O)))nes: Get In The TrenchMark E. Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00124907235616925437noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127671115713357023.post-91624912901496676562008-09-26T10:33:00.000-07:002008-09-26T10:33:00.000-07:00Jess, Someone at Only took exception to my article...Jess, <BR/><BR/>Someone at Only took exception to my article on the Vancouver "weird" punk scene. Funny thing is, i'm pretty positive that it stems from a comment I left on Beyond Robson. After an awful guest brew by one of the dudes from Only, I left a comment below calling Only a 3way tumblr circle jerk, which it is. Apparently, one of the writers decided to defend his crumbling rag by making my article a headline. Man, being dissed in Only is kinda like being a Don't in Vice, except no one reads Only anymore, so it becomes a tree falling in the woods-type scenario. I guess you heard the tree fall, though.Mark E. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124907235616925437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127671115713357023.post-2174741994158036412008-09-26T01:45:00.000-07:002008-09-26T01:45:00.000-07:00Mark E Mark How did you end up in Only? Two clicks...Mark E Mark <BR/>How did you end up in Only? Two clicks from Beyond Robson and suddenly i'm at your blog. How bizarre. I'd forgotten all about it. <BR/><BR/>JessicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127671115713357023.post-39554198799495385772008-09-04T11:36:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:36:00.000-07:00I have been reading your blog for a few years and ...I have been reading your blog for a few years and your reviews in Color (whom we both work for) and i'm positive that you could have done an article as good or even better. Not saying that it rests on your shoulders, I just wish someone from Vancouver who was involved within scene in one form or another had written the article. I suppose that if I was into similar music and lived in St. Johns that the article would have been informative. Not much heart involved but it sure does name all the right places and people.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure that whoever reads Chart wouldn't really be too interested in an article on underground Vancouver punk. It's probably for the best that you kept it under your hat.<BR/><BR/>As for the quasi-illegal venues, let's just hope and pray this thing doesn't turn into a Biltmore type situation. Actually, I'm a lot more worried about something going truly awry at one of these gigs (ie. a cracked skull or stabbing) that would end up attracting the attention of the media. That would surely shut everything down.Mark E. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124907235616925437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127671115713357023.post-44229542630691387482008-09-03T21:49:00.000-07:002008-09-03T21:49:00.000-07:00I stand by my comment about not being able to do a...I stand by my comment about not being able to do a better job anyhow, but the thought's crossed my mind for sure. That said, the only national music publication I do anything for is Chart and I figured the sort of things that Josiah covered were below their radar (ie: I'd get a thanks, but no thanks).<BR/><BR/>The other thing, that you touched on above, is the question of exactly how much you can flaunt the fact that so many of the best performances that go on here happen in blatantly illegal or quasi-legal situations. The cops obviously know these types of things exist and tend to leave them be right now, but who knows what could happen if the wrong person gets ticked off.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052449900061844522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127671115713357023.post-40005894067850394232008-09-03T10:02:00.000-07:002008-09-03T10:02:00.000-07:00Many of these shows that are "itty bitty" tend to ...Many of these shows that are "itty bitty" tend to be of the noise variety, so it's usually not in those bands' best interest to promote the show heavily. That being said, there is still Fake Jazz, which is advertised throughout the city, and if people don't even know about that weekly even, then why should they be informed of smaller events. Agreed, the scene can be a little cliquey (is that a word?) and shut off from the overground but most of that is due to the serious lack of decent, legal venues to play. Most of these bands are forced to seek alternatives, which is something that the article did a good job of getting across. So, if you have illegal spaces, how can you heavily advertise these shows? Besides, Vancouver is a lot smaller than most people realize. The scene may, in fact, have reached a plateau. We can only wait and see.Mark E. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124907235616925437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127671115713357023.post-59962108437170074862008-09-02T18:55:00.000-07:002008-09-02T18:55:00.000-07:00But Mark, isn't a scene soooo much better when it'...But Mark, isn't a scene soooo much better when it's so closed off and hard to access? When it's a constant round robin of incestual artistic pairings, forming and reforming until the right combination of ideas spews forth? Honestly, I hate how fucking 'underground' everything has to be, I liked being able to see local bands and all that shit years ago, now if you don't have some hip buddy who knows what's going down, joe shmoe doesn't get to know what the fuck is happening in this city and continues listening to Three Doors Down. This coolster segregation has got to cease. I'm not saying that all these small secret venues are totally lame, but it's kind of shitty that we pride ourselves on these itty bitty tiny shows that only a few of our little buddies get to goto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127671115713357023.post-64875422810261455432008-09-02T18:41:00.000-07:002008-09-02T18:41:00.000-07:00article was descent, it;s just good somebody is br...article was descent, it;s just good somebody is bringing it to the whole country<BR/><BR/>-bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com