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Are these actually subcultures that refused to die or just instances of retro-fashion? Most of the models look young. How much continuity do they have with th

Are these actually subcultures that refused to die or just instances of retro-fashion? Most of the models look young. How much continuity do they have with the original members of the subcultures, beyond historical photographs, etc.?

tzahola 9y ago
None. They are just post-ironic hipsters from the local art school.
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pavel_lishin 9y ago
> How much continuity do they have with the original members of the subcultures, beyond historical photographs, etc.? The Lunatics looked like they had a wider age range than the British folks.
- mieseratte 9y ago
  I've always had the impression the lowrider subculture is still at least an active thing in Southern California? I grew up in an area with a sizeable Hispanic population on the East Coast and never really got a whiff of it though. I can't speak for the "scene" anywhere but where I live, but you never really hear of skinheads in the US, and the handful I've ever seen are generally older (late thirties and up) and typically exist as a part of a punk scene. It's common enough to see a few older dudes in Fred Perry's with shaved heads at a show in my small southern city. I got to a lot of shows, see everything from a buncha street punks in spiky jackets bumming gas money to "feminist" punk bands but can't say I've seen a skinhead band come through. As I said, I claim to know nothing about the "scene" anywhere but in my town, but at the very least the music hasn't died out. You still have major Oi! / skinhead adjacent acts like Cock Sparrer around, apolitical skins[1], and plenty of newer skinhead-esque bands[2][3]. Of course these are all in the UK / EU. Seems there are a few labels around, and the videos have good enough production values that I imagine there have to be a fair enough number of skins around to buy the records / merch. Seems some older, lesser known skinhead acts are on the same label as some of the aforementioned new ones, so there appears to be a bit of continuity. At least continuity beyond "art school hipsters." [0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2NYRhlM30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2NYRhlM30 [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-GlWH3M7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-GlWH3M7I [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4pZlP6YtE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4pZlP6YtE [3] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F2ypnLQUrU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F2ypnLQUrU
  - tomjakubowski 9y ago
    Yeah, lowrider culture (and hotrodding) is still alive and well here in Southern California. About once or twice a month I'll hear, and then see, lowriders cruise past my apartment in downtown LA.

tzahola 9y ago

None. They are just post-ironic hipsters from the local art school.

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pavel_lishin 9y ago

> How much continuity do they have with the original members of the subcultures, beyond historical photographs, etc.? The Lunatics looked like they had a wider age range than the British folks.

mieseratte 9y ago
I've always had the impression the lowrider subculture is still at least an active thing in Southern California? I grew up in an area with a sizeable Hispanic population on the East Coast and never really got a whiff of it though. I can't speak for the "scene" anywhere but where I live, but you never really hear of skinheads in the US, and the handful I've ever seen are generally older (late thirties and up) and typically exist as a part of a punk scene. It's common enough to see a few older dudes in Fred Perry's with shaved heads at a show in my small southern city. I got to a lot of shows, see everything from a buncha street punks in spiky jackets bumming gas money to "feminist" punk bands but can't say I've seen a skinhead band come through. As I said, I claim to know nothing about the "scene" anywhere but in my town, but at the very least the music hasn't died out. You still have major Oi! / skinhead adjacent acts like Cock Sparrer around, apolitical skins[1], and plenty of newer skinhead-esque bands[2][3]. Of course these are all in the UK / EU. Seems there are a few labels around, and the videos have good enough production values that I imagine there have to be a fair enough number of skins around to buy the records / merch. Seems some older, lesser known skinhead acts are on the same label as some of the aforementioned new ones, so there appears to be a bit of continuity. At least continuity beyond "art school hipsters." [0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2NYRhlM30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2NYRhlM30 [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-GlWH3M7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-GlWH3M7I [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4pZlP6YtE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4pZlP6YtE [3] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F2ypnLQUrU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F2ypnLQUrU
- tomjakubowski 9y ago
  Yeah, lowrider culture (and hotrodding) is still alive and well here in Southern California. About once or twice a month I'll hear, and then see, lowriders cruise past my apartment in downtown LA.