when i was on our last tour, i had some zines from some Dark Arts homies over at alovetoken.com. and now that i’m done sorting everything out, i found that i still have one pack (spring 2012 zine, sticker pack, 4x6 print, patch & pin), so i’m gonna give it away. and to sweeten the deal, i’m going to throw in three of my own prints (Freedom, Is It Really So Strange, and Through Being Cool, all available on adamxvass.bigcartel.com).
all you have to do to be entered is reblog this. also, i have to be able to message you once the winner is picked randomly so i can get your mailing address.
winner will be randomly chosen during the afternoon of thursday, may 31. get to it.
"Pop-punk is for pudgy self-haters. Hardcore sucks worse than it did 10 years ago, which seemed impossible at the time. Punk is now Green Day. Indie rock is the new Ke$ha. Chillwave is for former swoop-hair kids who’ve aged out of their scene. Shoegaze is the new jazz music, meaning people only pretend to like it. Bands with earnest, gruff vocals are the new swoop-hairbands. Everything you like really truly sucks.
Do you know what all the sentences above have in common? Besides the fact that they’re true, I mean. Can’t guess? OK, here’s what links those ideas:
You shouldn’t care. You shouldn’t validate them by arguing. You should ignore them completely.
There’s only one thing worse in this whole world than a misguided nerd, and that’s an apologetic one. You like what you like. You should always be looking to expand your palate but, at the end of the day, you can’t force it.
If you’re into Saves The Day, you’re into it. There’s no need to put on airs or dress it up. And if you like ignorant mosh music, it’s just part of your DNA. You’ll probably always like it. Don’t hide your Hatebreed lyric tattoos. Maybe you still dye your hair colors not found in nature. Don’t hide your Mindless Self Indulgence tattoo. Or that ICP hatchetman logo on your ankle.
Here’s the thing. As lame as everything I listed at the beginning of this essay is, the stuff people believe to be cool is just as corny. Hardcore kids want to be indie rockers; indie rockers want to be house DJs. Someone put it in their heads that they should always be chasing cool. It’s all a crock. There is no “cool.” It just doesn’t exist. Chasing it makes you uncomfortable in your own skin and paints you as an insecure clown to the rest of the world.
I’m confident everything you like sucks. I know it. But there is not a reason in the world you should care about my opinion. There’s no reason you should value ANY person’s opinion over what your ears tell you. Never change for the guy at the record store, the geek in a popular band, or some faceless blog. Don’t bother defending your position. Just like what you like."
- Patrick Kindlon, Alternative Press (via girl-violence)
This week is your last chance to snag a sticker pack before we limit these to streets & zines until the Spring!
Initially, these were printed for D/A IVwith a design by each contributing dark artist, and we thought it’d be nice to give you lads a chance to snag a mixed envelope of extras to keep your city D/A gritty. If you’d like a chance at a free, sleeved, stack of these— reblog this post/photo and you’ll automatically be entered to win. These will ship overseas and anywhere across the USA. Make sure you’re post is public and come Friday, we’ll announce TWO winners at random, and throw in a poster with each, so don’t sleep!
