The Runaways - classic or dud?

there was also the story recently from the bass player for Enabler, which is awful

http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/07/13/former-enabler-bassist-accuses-frontman-of-physical-and-sexual-abuse-band-goes-on-indefinite-hiatus/

That's what I was thinking of - Enabler. But regardless, searching "sexual assault" on the AltPress website brings up a number of recent allegations.

A few years ago (2011) I went on tour with the band A Day To Remember (Florida pop-punk with heavy parts) in the UK, for an AP cover story, and we talked a bit about the fact that the majority of their fanbase was 15-17 year old girls. They were very careful about how they spoke, and acted, with/around the girls. Never anything but polite and friendly. It was even weirder for me, since they were in their mid-20s and I was six months shy of 40.

how is McElfresh a real name?

and the previous generation is (with a few exceptions lol Ray Manzarek) largely despised and scorned for their gross "rock star" ways.

Which is especially rich given what a fucking sexist he was ("women shouldn't be in bands" or something to that effect)

I'm thinking back primarily to We Got the Neutron Bomb (which, btw, does include Fowley and the Runaways but does not, iirc, address Fuchs' rape) and once people like X, the Germs, Black Flag, the Weirdos, etc. were on the scene yeah it just doesn't seem like this creepy predatory sexual atmosphere permeated everything as it did a few years prior. a lot of the women are more assertive, openly hostile/aggressive in their own right, and there's a different kind of asexual/gender confusion/queer strain running through it, and the previous generation is (with a few exceptions lol Ray Manzarek) largely despised and scorned for their gross "rock star" ways.

― Οὖτις, Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:06 PM (Yesterday)

this is definitely the sense i got of the UK punk scene from jon savage's england's dreaming. i haven't read viv albertine's book yet but i'm curious what her perspective was.

THEY BEAT ME WITH A BOARD
IT HURT JUST LIKE A SWORD

oh my GOD.

As I was getting DUSTED
I happened to get BUSTED

you don't sing and dance in juvie, honey.