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This blog has been created to keep everyone up to date with the recent labour dispute with Strange City, the reputable and well-known piercing and tattoo studio in Edmonton, AB. Clients, friends, and associates have been curious about the details so we wanted to let everyone know the current…

mahriaband: New line up photos taken by Shirley Tse from the...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:11:20 -0400

mahriaband:

New line up photos taken by Shirley Tse from the White Lung show, March 30th

“Shoegaze-core”

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:10:05 -0400

“Shoegaze-core”

borngold: in the wake of a terrible crime, the greater...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:05:57 -0400

borngold:

in the wake of a terrible crime, the greater manchester police force is now recognizing attacks on members of punk, emo, and goth subcultures as hate crimes. this means that alternative subculture is treated the same way as other variables such as religion, race, sexual orientation, and gender.

it might seem like a bewildering decision at first glance because it effectively allows you to choose protected group status for the purpose of hate crime law in manchester. but aside from the specific nature of their practices, the ways that musical subcultures and religious groups organize and present to the world are actually kinda similar. both are potentially inheritable from family and both at their core involve deliberate practice. both in many cases cultivate an exteriority that makes them identifiable by people who do not share said practices. and there are even more extreme examples of violence targeted specifically as a result of that exteriority.

consider also the bile that has been directed over the past few years at “hipsters”. i would be surprised if that hasn’t already manifested itself in violence.

Weird. It bothers me that things you can choose (religion, or being an emo) are placed on the same pedestal as innate determinations of birth (ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation) when it comes to human rights. I don’t like this at all.

The criminal charge for attacking someone because of their subculture, be it religious or musical, ought to be a crime, not a hate crime.

kevin-vanier: In the east side of Ulaanbaatar looking into the...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:59:13 -0400

kevin-vanier:

In the east side of Ulaanbaatar looking into the ger district. This is semi-smokey decent day in early winter. It had just snowed recently and so the air wasn’t especially clogged with smog. If the pollution wasn’t there you’d be able to see the mountains that run south of the city.

Photo

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:45:32 -0400