Archive for September, 2009
Youth interview with a Hardcore Drummer (RESEARCH)
Ash Bolton, Masada drummer and Hardtimes drummer.
What brought you to become interested in drumming? How long?
When I went to music class for a term in year9 everyone in the class had to play an instrument for a song, so for some reason I got to choose drums first. I guess I was attracted to the drums for some reason. The music phases I was going through at the time were rock and heavy music and my passion for that just lead me to keep drumming.
Why did you get into hardcore? When?
I’ve always been interested in heavy music. Over the years music has become too pop and commercial even heavy music. I always progress to something more pure when this happens. Hardcore was full of intensity, message and meaning with an energy I’ve never seen in music before. My only regret is not getting involved sooner. the end.
How has hardcore improved your life?
I’ts lead me to keep drumming, being able to join bands and my first recording experiences. It helps to remind me of lost morals and intergritry and gives me a positive outlet for my negative energy.
What are your thoughts on underage substance abuse? (Alcohol, cigarettes, drugs?)
Theres a time and place for drugs and its called college, nah thats not what I wanted to say jokes. I think that people are lead to make desicions too young, I’ve been through it myself. I think anyone under 18 is way too immature too know how to handle and experience any drug or substance. Theres nothing wrong with experiencing something but abusing things is another story all together. In reality we should all be able to enjoy ourselves without altering our states of mind. I think most of us are just too bored and can’t find meaning with our lives so drugs and substance abuse helps to distract that fact.
What are your thoughts on promiscuos underage sex?
I think that most kids don’t know what they’re doing and they don’t realize that they can build a bad reputation for themselves that could last forever, and the level of regret they could feel when they actually meet someone they can fall inlove with. Most can go their teenage life without consequence until they end up meeting the person they love and then alot of jealousy can arise… things like that. If your a promiscuos woman, men won’t respect you but will give you the wrong type of attention, they don’t look at you like girlfriend material… Just a fuck. This is a hard problem to overcome, for two reasons, the first being that we’re all empty in this world searching for purpose and meaning that we’re unable to find so we like to do stupid things that captivate us temporarilly and distract us from reality i.e drinking, drugs, sex. Two, throughout our teenage years we all have raging hormones and biological urges that attract us to the opposite sex and we’re all not properly trained to deal with all these urges.
From your point of view how has the current generation changed from your generation?
Well I’m only really six years on, but alot changes in six years. Technology has probably doubled or tripled. Most suburban families has experienced greater means to live and recreate with after the lastest economic boom. It seems that broadband, phones, iphones and decent pocket money is part of youth’s everyday life now, this helps them stay incontact and have expendable income for things like alcohol, drugs. The greater connectivity makes it easier for them to get alcohol, obtain fake i.ds and communicate in private with other teenagers throughout the world. They have a more spoilt mentality and don’t like waiting for their desires, they wan’t it all and they want it now. Everything seems to have changed for the worse, the culture is in a downwards spiral. Musics getting worse and promoting idiotic mentalities. Drugs, alcohol and sex are finding their way to younger and younger kids. Kids are likely to have faster cars at younger ages and more freedom.
Child being stalked by a vulture by Kevin Carter (RESEARCH)
Friends said Mr Carter was a man of tumultuous emotions which brought passion to his work but also drove him to extremes of elation and depression.
The Real WASTED YOUTH (RESEARCH)
14-month-old Aundrea Brownlow
Killed with a baseball bat over a washing machine and dryer.
Boy who cries blood (RESEARCH)
“The eyes of Calvino Inman, 15, well up with blood about three times a day in episodes that last up to an hour. While the Tennessee boy says he doesn’t experience great pain from the phenomenon, the tears can sometimes burn his eyes.”
