Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History and Hardcore Fanzine: Good and Plenty, 1989-1992 Available at www.draw-down.com "Straight Edge" is Tony Rettman with a foreword by CIV. Starting in 1981 with Minor Threat’s revolutionary call to arms, the clean and positive straight edge hardcore punk movement took hold and prospered during the 1980s, earning a position as one of the most durable yet chronically misunderstood music subcultures. Straight edge created its own sound and visual style, went on to embrace vegetarianism, and later saw the rise of a militant fringe. As the “don’t drink, don’t smoke” message spread from Washington, D.C., to Boston, California, New York City, and, eventually, the world, adherents struggled to define the fundamental ideals and limits of this vibrant movement. Music historian and writer Tony Rettman traces the story of straight edge from its adolescent origins to enduring counterculture via fresh first-hand accounts from the clear and alert members of Minor Threat, SS Decontrol, Youth of Today, DYS, Slapshot, Uniform Choice, 7 Seconds, Stalag 13, Justice League, #ChainofStrength No for an Answer, Insted, #GorillaBiscuits #Judge, Bold, Project X, Lärm, Brotherhood, Shelter, H2O, Half Off, Resurrection, Raid, Strife, #EarthCrisis Vegan Reich, Mindset, Stop and Think, #Mouthpiece Floorpunch, Ten Yard Fight, Mental, Fucked Up, Trial, Have Heart, Praise, Clear, the Geeks, and many others. #TonyRettman #Civ #Straightedge https://www.instagram.com/p/B8TvrloHb57/?igshid=r7bdn53hh51b
