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[Graeme]

Originally Posted by The Ghost Of Fudge

i decided "Brechin" wasn't Aberdeen-enough. Elgin bands get ignored too.

Now THAT is punk rock!

[idol_wild]

Originally Posted by we make you music

The Hijacks and Contra are by far the best active punk bands in this poll. However, how Crashdown got ignored from this poll is beyond me. But then nothing surprises me about Aberdeen Music anymore. The clock seemed to have stopped in about 2005.

It always seems really stupid to me that a band like dropkick murphies w/ mad caddies can pretty much sell out moshulu, yet the average attendance at a local punk gig is about 20-30 people (that's being optimistic). We have one of the hardest working most dedicated d.i.y punk promoters in scotland in gfn, Who regularly get high profile punk bands from all over the world to come to Aberdeen (not just the latest 'hardcore' band from glasgow), yet no-one really seems to care. I know for a fact that 90% of the people that attend sell out drummonds hardcore shows list bands like anti-flag/rise against/pennywise/bad religion as their main influences yet ignore this style of music when it is right on their doorstep.

It seems the 'I'll go if your going' mentallity rules. And generally this will only result in the latest fad being attended. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with this. If people are genuinely attending because they have actively looked out for that music because it appeals to them, unfortunately i feel the majority attend because it is cool to be hardcore or cool to be 'label this genre'. Unfortunately right now in Aberdeen, it's not 'cool' to be punk.

And when we have bands of the calibre of Contra/Hijack's/Crashdown that's just a shame.

But anyway This isn't the point of these polls........so, mon the random excuse for a piss up in yer best finery.

Cheers

To be honest, comrade, I think this is the case with every strand/genre of local music. I've been to gigs this year, featuring maybe three or four talented local acts, and been disgusted at the single figure attendance.

It doesn't just apply to 'punk'. There's just a general apathy towards local music at the moment. And it's unlikely to change.

[JJ 10 Easy Wishes]

we are indeed a pop band. Perhaps this is why we have never won anything at the fudge awards before. Who knows??!!?!??! Davey will be gutted that Crashdown didn't get in ha ha

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

[JJ 10 Easy Wishes]

brian what font did you use for our name in that poster? i quite like it. it looks like my hand writing ha ha

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

it could well be... it was on a poster on your myspace. i pinched it.

[Teabags]

one thing's for sure, the Fudge posters are always rather spectacular.

[Hogisbald]

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[Dave Crashdown]

Originally Posted by The Ghost Of Fudge

i decided "Brechin" wasn't Aberdeen-enough. Elgin bands get ignored too.

haha crashdown all live in aberdeen and have done for 3 years... oh well. We are active by the way ... just.. bit of a broken myspace.. we have been playing and supporting the aberdeen music scene for years .. and there isn't a music scene in brechin unless we go home and have a practice in pete's mum's house...but yes.. we still play.. and its nice people think of us from time to time

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

next year then!