Dealing With The Worst Case Scenario

I just finished How To Ru(i)n A Record Label, Larry Livermore’s first-hand account of the rise and fall of legendary East Bay punk label Lookout Records, which he cofounded and, among many other bands, gave the world Green Day.

I’m not a massive nonfiction fan, but Livermore’s voice and brutally honest accounts of major and minor events made this a great read, not just for fans of pop punk music, but those who like a good story well told.

I was introduced to Lookout Records by my roommate at the start of my freshman year of college when he loaned me Energy by Operation Ivy. I couldn’t stop listening to it. It was my gateway to Green Day, Screeching Weasel, Mr. T Experience, Pansy Division, and so many more awesome bands.

I loved Lookout’s releases so much, it became one of two labels from which I would buy a new release even of I didn’t know the band. The other was 4AD, home of the Pixies.

And my love of the East Bay pop punk sound led to me see Green Day play a small club in Richmond, VA about a year before they signed with a major label. The second time I saw Green Day was last year at SoFi Stadium in L.A. Quite the change.

(It’s also worth mentioning Richmond, VA’s own Avail became one of the few non-East Bay bands on Lookout.)

Anyway, if you’re a music fan, an old punk, or just like a good memoir about a historic moment in music created by a handful of outcasts and misfits, check out the book.

Dog doodle

I was thinking recently about how "alt" subcultures are so aestheticized now but they used to be much more about your societal views than the clothes you wore or even the bands you listened to, and my brain connected some dots. Idk if this is anything

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📍 Windhelm, Skyrim! Cold in more ways than one.

See also: 🎨Windhelm Print | 📱Free static Wallpapers | Markarth, Skyrim

Magi ~Kassim Character Song~ Hikari by Kassim (CV: Jun Fukuyama)

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“A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.”

— Zen Shin Talks

DIY Tutorial - Bottle Cap Pins

I was asked to show how i make pins so this is what i do to make a pin from shit around my house. If youre a can tab collector like me, you’ll like this one too. (Ps, in the photo above, mine are a lil scuffed because i wear these on my every day jacket so that can happen too so beware)

Supplies

- Metal bottle cap, you can get those from beer bottles or sodas, usually theyre found on a lot of glass bottled drinks, ive also found them discarded on the road and sidewalks

- Can tab, any works for this really, as long as its not like huge or somethin

- Safety pin, you can use whatever size for this part really, i would think the only issue is if the safety pin is too small. Mine are about an inch

- Pliers, it doesnt have to be needle noses or anythin, just pliers

- Superglue or hot glue, this is entirely optional for makin this more stable

- Paint/paint marker, mod podge/varnish, nail polish and clear nail polish, etc, this is technically optional but thats the stuff you would use to customize said pin

The steps

1.) Use your pliers to flatten down two of the back edges of the bottle cap, if you wanna keep the design upright, do this on either side of the design on your cap.

2.) Bend your can tab slightly in half, very slightly, not too tall.

3.) slide your can tab into the back of the bottle cap vertically, the bent edges should be on the left and right of your tab.

4.) Slide your safety pin with the pin/pointy side facing up into the can tab with either end of the safety pin nesting in the flattened edges from before, you can do this through that middle rung on the tab if you want, i never do.

5.) bend all the edges of your cap down and around the tab in the middle, you can sorta control the shape here if you choose to. Also beware that this might scuff up the front, it typically does for me

6.) Now you have a pin, at this point you can glue it for extra hold on the can tab or the back of the safety pin if you want or you can design the front of the pin with paint or markers, id imagine you could even print a design to glue onto the front if you want a pin with a certain photo but ive never tried it personally.

After that youre done and have the ability to make pins with anything you want on them now !

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