Bands whose fans were their own subculture

my friends did it

xp

Algerian Goalie's friends: a defined subculture.

I was listening to some Dead over the weekend; it strikes me that Dead Heads are pretty relevant to this topic

not so relevant as fans of Insane Clown Posse. I believe they are called "Juggalos".

...and that's to say nothing of the progenitors of the Juggalo fanbase, the self-styled Insane Clown Posse, also known as the ICP.

Grateful Dead

Oh yeah. Definitely.

Urban Cookie Collective

I'm just a juggalo
And everywhere i go

I'm just a juggalo, I love to spray faygo
People know the face I'm painting

ctrl-F "juggalo" : 0 results

wtf ILM

true story I was driving past a parking lot with a big truck that said ICP (International Concrete Products) and I rolled down the window and yelled "WOOOP WOOOP!!!"

Sorry I had Urban Cookie Collective mixed up with The Insane Clown Posse

Are we purposely not mentioning The Insane Clown Posses? Weird omission if you ask me, lads.

no juggalos, no credibility

to be serious Suicidal Tendencies.

In the early 80's when dangerous punk gangs such as the "L.A. Death Squad" and "Circle One Family" were running rampant, few of the gangs stood out as much as the Suicidals, who dressed like Cholos. Formed from punks who grew up and lived in the ghettos of Venice, Long Beach, Santa Monica, and other parts of LA.

Their name comes from the "Suicidal Tendencies" punk/thrash/crossover band from Venice. Mike Muir along with the rest of the band were known to dress like "Cholos" even though they were punks. The Suicidal gang color is blue, which leads most to think that at first glance they are Crips, but Suicidals have no association with Crips. For the Suicidals rarely contended with typical major race gangs such as Bloods, Crips, Surenos, Nortenos etc. since they are of a different caliber and Suicidals only fought with other punk gangs.

is It really true that syd barrett’s mum had a sister who ran the icp fanclub?

Mike Muir along with the rest of the band were known to dress like "Cholos" even though they were punks.

I have noticed and kinda wondered about that

ICP is mentioned in the opening post

...but were their fans, the so-called Juggalos, mentioned? I think the OP was on the right track, but overlooked a few obvious bands (e.g., The Insane Clown Posse).

Juggalettes

I think the OP mentioned a posse of clowns, some of whom were insane, but failed to connect the dots in a satisfying way

Ohhhhhh, I didn't realise ICP was The Insane Clowns Posse.

Mike Muir along with the rest of the band were known to dress like "Cholos" even though they were punks.

#problematic #toomuchtounpack

I'm pretty skeptical that only two Insane Clowns constitute an entire Posse

Muir is half-Mexican, and ST have always had black and Latin members.

I think it often happens that there are subcultures with distinct looks and everything for whom a single band is THE band, and their look and general way-of-being is strongly based on the band in some way, but they're not as explicitly associated with the band as Juggalos (surprised nobody mentioned them itt yet!) and KISS army. In fact, sometimes it might be considered gauche to point out how much the subculture owes to the band (or even that the subculture exists). My wife's college friend group is basically defined by their devotion to Jimmy Eat World, but she gets really annoyed when I point it out!

What about the Russian activist band Posse Riot?

Industrial Cight and Pagic?

Little known fact: The ICP have a pretty dedicated following. I believe they even go by a name. *googles* Juggalos, that's it.

I'm going to need to see some evidence of that.

What the hell I mentioned Insane Clown Posse in my first post!

no i'm pretty sure you mentioned PM Dawn. (goes back and checks.) yep, PM Dawn.

I don't understand what's going on here. Maybe I forgot to mention Juggalos. Oh no wait... I did. Wow, I can't believe ICP aka Insane Clown Posse and their fans the Juggalos got mentioned so many times in this thread lol

Thank you for correcting that egregious oversight, dog latin.

I just want to make sure people know ICP were mentioned a lot of times in the thread in case there was any confusion

How about Bande D'arlequins Fous and their devoted fans "Les Jongleurs"?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5LGtfjFuroI/T2q7-AeuARI/AAAAAAAAAmo/YZfIlvkVrIk/s1600/Paul_Weller_TSC.jpg

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Blues Traveler fans called themselves "Poppers" and you could frequently see them dressed as harmonicas, pre-internet days so there are no pics at hand

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/f/f3/Blues_travelerlogo1.png

that cat kinda looks like an insane clown imo

Of course in China there's 疯狂的小丑团伙 and their infamous fans 杂耍流氓

hmm I put 疯狂的小丑团伙 into Google translate and it came out: Fuckin magnets, how do they work?

That's a lyric from a band of some sort IIRC?

Yea yea they were that group the inane clown pussies iirc

Say did they have a fan club, to anybody's recollection?

The Buggalos iirc

Juggalos Killed the Radio Star

"down with the clown" is an example of the sort of catchphrase that band subcultures often generate (in this case, if you are "down with the clown," you are a Juggalo, and Juggalos are followers of the posse of "Insane Clowns" who make up the band Insane Clown Posse, often abbreviated as ICP).