Interesting story on modern punk all he forgets to mention is telling kids to get off his lawn.

reason.com

Day-glo mohawk hairdos and safety-pin studded cheeks may be as forgotten as episodes of Quincy, M.E. and CHIPs warning against nihilistic slam-dancing, but punk’s do-it-yourself ethos, romance with skulls and corpses, and preference for pret-a-porter bondage pants are never farther away than the Hot Topic store at the local mall. Indeed, punk has become so mainstream that the trio Green Day, the successor to groups such as the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and The Clash, not only sells millions of CDs and scoops up basketfuls of industry awards. The band has even just debuted a Broadway-style musical based on its multi-platinum 2004 concept album, American Idiot.

My wife bought my 14yr. old nephew some skater clothing from the Hot Topic in the mall. I didn’t take it too well.