ANARCHY AND PEACE, LITIGATED: Crass Interview
We’d said everything that was to be said in that context, fucking hell. The fact that it’s still just as pertinent today is indication that nothing’s changed. You can’t say more than what we’ve said, really, except possibly offering a few answers. But you know, I’m still looking for them. And they’re certainly not ones that will be found in the context of punk rock. I think within the context of punk rock we did everything we possibly could.
Vice Magazine sucks. They also just did a pretty extensive interview with Crass (at least Penny Rimbaud and Steve Ignorant- which is significant because the other members are in conflict over Penny and Gee's re-issuing of the catalog with no music and info.)
The interview is amazing. It is pretty much always amazing to get into the heads of Crass. Whether you like their music or not is irrelevant as they are much more than music. They also aren't exactly the anarcho gods they are made out to be.
ANARCHY AND PEACE, LITIGATED
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IDEALISTIC PUNK ICONS CRASS, AND WHY IN 2010 THEY ARE GOING TO COURT OVER SOME TOTAL BULLSHIT
“We are classical now, we’re not actually just another fucking bunch of kids pissing around with a DIY mimeograph machine, we’re doing this plush, we’re doing this smart.” You have to have a particular arty sense of something or other to want to look at that old Crass stuff. It’s got its charm, but it’s charm only… it’s got no relevance. I want stuff to look slick, I want people to go: “Fucking hell, this is crazily good design.”
Vice Magazine sucks. They also just did a pretty extensive interview with Crass (at least Penny Rimbaud and Steve Ignorant- which is significant because the other members are in conflict over Penny and Gee's re-issuing of the catalog with no music and info.)
The interview is amazing. It is pretty much always amazing to get into the heads of Crass. Whether you like their music or not is irrelevant as they are much more than music. They also aren't exactly the anarcho gods they are made out to be.
ANARCHY AND PEACE, LITIGATED
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IDEALISTIC PUNK ICONS CRASS, AND WHY IN 2010 THEY ARE GOING TO COURT OVER SOME TOTAL BULLSHIT
“We are classical now, we’re not actually just another fucking bunch of kids pissing around with a DIY mimeograph machine, we’re doing this plush, we’re doing this smart.” You have to have a particular arty sense of something or other to want to look at that old Crass stuff. It’s got its charm, but it’s charm only… it’s got no relevance. I want stuff to look slick, I want people to go: “Fucking hell, this is crazily good design.”
posted by shane at 9:07 PM
1 Comments:
Reading this interview reminded me of "story of crass," which is a good read. The interview is a condensed version of the same story. Crass wasn't that popular, except in retrospect, and they were motivated strongly by their ideology, which had both positive and negative consequences. They weren't punk gods, they were just really dedicated people. I think what the article really highlights, and what's meaningful, is the use of logoing, of creating an aesthetic and refining it. Crass isn't just a band, its a (life)style. I think that's what captured people's imaginations and made them like the band because, fuck, they sound so god damn awful! This interview totally reminds me that I should renew my subscription to Vice. HA! HA!
matt lucas
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