tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464228780732396384.post174279832573063826..comments2023-12-21T16:59:15.517-08:00Comments on The Ripple Effect: Love, Hate, Innovate: The Music Industry - Random Rants by Alex GilbertThe Ripple Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15562244432603113694noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464228780732396384.post-21699673222695744082009-10-13T06:13:42.763-07:002009-10-13T06:13:42.763-07:00The Clash said it best, "Turning rebellion in...The Clash said it best, "Turning rebellion into money," (which Jaguar did incidentally, when they used "London Calling" in one of their commercials). There was a time when things like this really got me fired up, but I've seen attempts to co-opt punk and other underground culture over and over again, but the fact remains that punk continues to be an outlet for, as Sham 69 called them, "Angels with Dirty Faces," and, to quote the same song, we still "go the places you don't wanna go." Ed Hardy can do what they want, but it doesn't change that something really cool still exists for us.bob_vinylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414008312753058491noreply@blogger.com