Tony Rettman "Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History" Book Can't Swim Hope Dies In The City

Hope Dies In The City

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Tony Rettman "Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History" Book Can't Swim Hope Dies In The CityStarting in 1981 via Minor Threat's revolutionary call to arms, the clean and positive straight edge hardcore punk movement took hold and prospered during the 1980s, earning a position as one of the most durable yet chronically misunderstood music subcultures. Straight edge created its own sound and visual style, went on to embrace vegetarianism and later saw the rise of a militant fringe. As the "don't drink, don't smoke" message spread from