Not to sound like an old dog but growing up in the 80s was just great - period. The pop and club music was great. I was into everything from Grandmaster Flash to Prince to Madonna to Propaganda to Ultravox to Human League. Even A Flock of Seagulls! Kids today have what - Euro trance like Sash! and Backstreet Boys? (Mind, Missy Elliott is cool.) I used to go truant to hit the big smoke and spend my few dollars on music magazines which I then read in maths and science classes, in between songwriting and reading Andy McKay's book on how to play the Fairlight Synth so I could be the female Nick Rhodes. Much of my adult life has been spent acquiring all the records I taped off the radio and couldn't afford - like Propaganda. The thought of getting wasted never occurred to us and it obviously didn't occur to the likes of all those early party-goers in 80s Detroit either. I can't believe how many wasted, young (as in 18/19) people I saw at Two Tribes (with Hawtin) and Hardware 16 (with Mills) lately in Melbourne and the promoters here are very, very responsible with Richie McNeill going public on the issue. What can you do, though? They often search bags at Hardware events but they can't strip search and stop people from taking drugs. I prefer club events - Mills in Sydney at Home and Innovator, where you get an older more sophisticated crowd who have been there and done that and are there for the music and social experience. Drugs are anti-social!
Rant Transmission Over! C
