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WHY WOMEN (YOUR MOTHER) NEED TO HOLD OTHER WOMEN (YOU) ACCOUNTABLE

"This is the exact kind of hog that's on Twitter, like, gassing up the other hogs on Twitter." - Asmongold I'd say, more like Reddit and BlueSkye, but otherwise I agree.  This is also the exact kind of hog why I don't go to shows anymore, even though this is also the same type of hog that doesn't even go to shows.  This is the type of hog that gets covered in a bunch of shitty individual tattoos like a taco-shop refrigerator plastered with random-ass bumper stickers (ie: Fat Mike). This is the same kind of hog that uses phrases like "co-opted", "Donald Drumpf", and "Nazi punks fuck off" on Reddit, and longs for the pandemic era when the Biden administration's censorship of conservatives on social media empowered her to feel free to abuse anyone and everyone who disagreed with her. This is the type of hog that called you "fascist" while wearing a mask and shouting at everyone to "stay the fuck home!" during ...
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Music Videos: "Beaten In Lips" by Beartooth

Check out the music video for "Beaten In Lips" by Beartooth.



I recently had the opportunity to discover Beartooth in person as they were playing in support of one of my all-time favorite bands...
(Silverstein). As an older punk, I had not been exposed to Beartooth or Caleb Shomo's previous band Attack Attack! So I was completely unfamiliar with their catalog but that did not stop me from enjoying the music.

I actually liked what I heard so much that I head directly to their merch table to buy their album after their set finished. One item they had for sale was a sweatshirt that was designed to look like a hockey jersey. If I had more money in my pocket at the time, and if I didn't already own way too many sweaters I would have been all over it. I did see quite a few fans wearing one.

After the show I had a chance to give their CD a listen. WOW! I have always loved discovering new bands at shows. Home Grown helped introduce me to some amazing bands back in the day, such as Fenix TX (known then as River Fenix), Hoobastank and The Mr T Experience. Now Silverstein has introduced me to Beartooth.

After listening to the album and watching this music video, it was clear that this is a band with a serious message. The song "Beaten In Lips" is a bit of an anthem for the abused and this theme rings heavy throughout their debut album Disgusting.

THIS is what makes punk music so great, THE MESSAGE. If pop music typically serves as something simple to dance to, punk serves a much MUCH greater purpose. Not that there's anything wrong with the catchy-ness of pop music (we are POP punk fans after all), but the messages contained within mainstream pop-music tend to be either non-existent or glorifies a lifestyle which is totally unrealistic and completely unsustainable.

Punk music lyrics tend to have more basis in reality (not always, but quite often) and have helped me through some incredibly tough times in my life. I hope it does the same for you.
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