Hardcore

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Cultural origins

• Hardcore was born in U.S.A. in early 80s
• Connected with bands like Minor Threat, Bad
  Brains (Washington D.C), Sheer Terror, Warzone,
  M.O.D. (New York), SS Decontrol, Slapshot, Blood
  for Blood (Boston), Black Flag(Los Angeles)
• Its a faster, heavier version of punk rock,
  characterized by short, loud, and often
  passionate songs.
• Hardcore lyrics often express righteous
  indignation at society, usually from a
  politically left perspective.

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The first bands

• Black flag
• Bad Brains
• Minor threat

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Black flag

• Formed in 1976 in Los Angeles
• They popularized the punk rock in U.S.
• Characterized by their raw, aggressive style
• DIY philosophy (Do It Yourself)
• Henry Rollins- singer, hes known from TV, radio,
  etc.

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• Henry rollins

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Bad brains

• Formed in 1977 in Washington D.C.
• Group of young African-Americans
• Influences of funk, soul , but in their sound you
  can recognize a little bit from bands like Black
  Sabbath or Sex pistols too

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• Lucian Perkins

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Minor threat

• Formed in 1980 in Washington D.C.
• The essential hardcore band (at least for me ?)
• Because of them people started call this style
  hardcore
• Frontman Ian McKaye came with the Straight Edge
  Movement (sXe)

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Straight Edge

• Kind of lifestyle characterized by a negative
  stance to drugs (alcohol, cigarettes and coffee
  too) and promiscuity
• Also connected with veganism
• sXe has got a dangerous millitant fraction called
  a Hard Line or Pro Life, who can attack you if
  you are drunk, but the original sXe people
  condemned them
• The symbol of straight edge is the cross, which
  barmans drawed on the under ages wrist (it meant
  that the person is under 21 so cant drink

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negative publicity

• Unfortunately, the hardcore scene became
  associated with violence.
• Conflicts with police
• Especially in N.Y. where played the skinhead HC
  bands were problems with fascist boneheads, cause
  they liked the HC style too
• Journalists wrote that bands like Agnostic Front
  are the fascist ones and that wasnt true (now
  its OK)
• But violence is still present, especially in
  Boston

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80S- 90s bands

• The change from oldschool HC to newschool (mainly
  in 90s) with bands like Sheer Terror, Cause for
  Alarm, etc.
• Newschool sounds rather like trash metal, usually
  its called metalcore or hatecore (for example a
  band Hatebreed)
• The 80s legends are Sick Of It All, Madball,
  Warzone and from sXe for example Gorilla Biscuits
  or Youth Of Today (most of them still plays)
• From the present very popular are bands like
  Hatebreed, Endstand, Death Before Dishonour,
  Hoods
• sXe Outlast, Champion, Good Clean Fun, Darkest
  Hour, Projekt X or Vitamin X

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Hardcore dancing

• Its a form of mosh(or slam dancing), an activity
  performed in a mosh pit at HC music shows.
• The practice grew mostly out of the East Coast
  hardcore scene, especially in New York City.
• Dances like "Ninja Dancing" , "Karate Dancing",
  "Straight-edge Ballet". ?

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Czech bands

• In Czech Republic therere not very much bands
• Very significant band is Kritická Situace, they
  played till 80s
• Present bands are Street Machine, Better Way,
  Balaclava and for example Who Ate My Skate

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• From the Balaclavas show

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Czech clubs plays hardcore

• Klub 007 Strahov- i think the club with the best
  atmosphere
• Futurum, Rock Café, Matrix- clubs which usually
  not present HC, almost the famous bands plays in
  these clubs
• Jet Club- a new club smaller than 007, but great
  shows there
• Abaton- big factory hall for great gigs or
  festivals
• Modra opice-club rather for young bands or crust
  punk shows
• Squat Milada- its squat so normal people
  usually dont get there, but everybody is
  welcomed

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