NOFX: is this punk? or is it just good obnoxious fun? - alt.punk

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More options Jan 27 1996, 3:00 am

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From: fk...@interport.net (Stompbox)

Date: 1996/01/27

Subject: Re: NOFX: is this punk? or is it just good obnoxious fun?

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In article <4ebqgg$...@news2.ios.com>, masso...@haven.ios.com (Sal Id (i

got sauce)) wrote:
> Forget all arguments about if NOFX is punk or not. forget what you
> think about NOFX's music and lryics.now, think about the following
> please:

OK but NOFX still rule

> they are sending posters of a guy jacking off a sheep AND a guy 69ing
> with a sheep to industry weasels and music media weasels all across
> the nation. they are also sending out an anatomicly correct blow up
> sheep called a "fuck you" complete with a nice healthy orafice.

> what can this accomplish?

> publicity the punk rock way.

that rules too, I think, if not a little too immature, but then again
maybe fitting when we think of one of the PMRC's major exhibits during
it's rude awakening and the fact that it was a co-opted piece of "art"
from HRGiger.

Mr. Giger ekes out a very comfortable life I am sure by his art and set
design for such _marginally successful_ movies such as the ALIEN series
(maybe just 1 and 2). Why didn't they decry the whole set design for those
movies as well as the poster included with Bedtime for Democracy - same
artist he must have the same decript moral structure in all his work.

I think my point is that maybe NOFX could have stuffed a bunch of play
money and a copy of the bill of rights in a rubber chicken and sent it to
the same people. BUt since we are not really dealing with _politics_ when
we deal with an inital album release but with a business maybe they could
have sent fake contracts stuck inside pig butts or something. The sheep
thing will freak these people out and away from any thought, or being that
we are talking record industry types it may make NOFX next years most
sought after band.

I can hear a bunch of ponytails covering their cellular phones and saying
"alright...when are these guys coming to town? - I want to party with
them, great now I'm horny"

> what can this accomplish?

> publicity the punk rock way.

> getting loads of attention from a newly reformed PMRC and the ilk of
> the Christian Coalition / Jesse Helms. getting loads of popularity
> without MTV or commercial radio. this is in my opinion a very very
> good thing, espically cause it can turn out to be totally funny.

> Please don't respond with critiques of NOFX's music and whatnot, but
> rather respond showing your extreme smartlyness by debateing the
> actions of the band and if this is a good idea for certain bands who
> want to reach a large audience without sending MTV a video, going on a
> major label (take the Epitaph being a major label or not bit to
> another thread, so as the discussions can be easily found), and going
> on corperate radio.

> A band suceeding without doing such is punk.

> tim
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