Oi!
I truly enjoy the legs that the HBO film Momentum Generation has grown. Legs that don’t get tired. Oh it’s been featured everywhere from The New York Times to The Atlantic to Breitbart to Fox News and now it gets to be on Fake News CNN.
The title of the piece, ‘Momentum’: How Punk Rock Movie Changed Surfing For Ever first seems grammatically incorrect. Shouldn’t it be ‘forever?’ And second made me snort. Punk rock movie. Pffftt.
But then I read introduction and I’m sorry for doing without you but, here, let’s read it together. Don’t worry, I won’t silently mouth the words. I’ll patiently wait until you’re finished.
His upstart surf movie and its punk rock soundtrack crashed through the sport like a barrelling wave and changed the game forever.
Taylor Steele’s 1992 film “Momentum” pioneered a new rockumentary-style approach to surf films, turning a traditionally gentle artform into an explosive experience for the video generation.
Almost three decades later, the multi-billion-dollar global surf industry remains inextricably tied to a film that showcased new stars and inspired a new demographic of surf fans.
“I remember the first moment I put punk rock music to it and it just popped,” recalls Steele, whose film revitalized surfing as a sport. “The surfing seemed to accelerate and pop off the screen.”
For the surfers, appearing on Steele’s camera was a rite of passage, a reputational boost arguably greater than professional competition results. It also heralded the arrival of Kelly Slater, perhaps surfing’s most famous name.
“Being in the film pushed you,” says the Florida-born Slater, who won an unprecedented 11 world titles, starting the same year “Momentum” was released.
“I think the whole filming process definitely made me a better surfer.
Etc.
You know the rest of the story but back to the punk part, I suppose it is a punk rock movie, or at least has a punk rock soundtrack, even though I have never thought of it that way.
Have you?
Do you think real punks, like skinheads and their main antifa rivals, would consider it a punk rock movie?
Much to consider.
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Fuck off
Next up in captain obvious news……”Momentum is a punk Rock movie” and Paul Fisher has Hamsberger’s Syndrome and mild Tourette’s
They have been punk rock movies with surfing in them this whole time. Taylor steele did a number on us. He definitely seems like the type that has a Rancid denim jacket floating around somewhere.
Absolute worst. But, Socal did produce good if not the best punk in the 80’s.
Well as we know we are screaming for freedom and the socialist want taxes.. limited freedom…hell ya we want out…Nicky Dee and Hippie there on to the agenda.
Can we please start Poundfoolish together? I’ll take the tambourine unless otherwise spoken for.
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In their defense, they invented it.
Stark contrast to the late 70’s early 80’s – British, New York, Detroit, Aussie bands. Golden age.
Not pining. Just stating the facts your honour.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
..and would the court please refer to exhibition “A”.
I nearly said exhibit A- Radio Birdman!
Paddo Town Hall gig – grew to big for the Oxford Tavern!
Two seppos, and a Canadian, weird ,O libido
Dammit
It now just a ringing in my ear
seriously? ha ha ha, that is amazing.
Bicko’s disappeared again. I’m starting to question his priorities.
Called in to sort Brexit?
Surely punks aren’t fascists now?
Paul fisher is a great modern day punk
cashing cheques, fooling the public.
Laughing at the world, sticking it to the man. Doing fuck all
Fucking role model.
I am forced to agree.
He’s ‘arvin a larf.
WTF is up with your eyebrows BF?
eyesbrow?
Foreheadstache
About as punk as fucken Gilmour Girls.
Saying adding punk music makes it punk is like saying Fisher is a musician
And anyway, …lost. Well before they turned into a corporate shell anyway. Which, come to think about it is usually how most ‘punks’ end up anyway
Punks, skins, antifa, proud boys, footy hooligans, surf gangs, chas smith: they all know the same thing–that violence is pleasurable and even a bit addictive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi…
As long as vintage Ray bans remain intact.
I still wear them everyday. When I’m not wearing Spy Happy Lens technology.
What a whore
…or perhaps the… Consummate Professional
That’s what I meant.
sounds risky, what with people slapping them off your face.
Correcting your spelling of ‘Phillips ‘ to include a capital letter.
The new rebellious behavior consists of not getting tattoos, and of proper spelling and punctuation.
Get with it, granddad.
Johnny Lydon now sell ersatz butter and car insurance on TV in the UK.
Punk was based on selling out the moment it was born.
Fuck that’s nice butter
And the insurance helps me sleep like a lamb.
Love watching his interviews such an insightful guy. Always good value
So was surfing!
If he wanted surf and punk but didn’t have a DKs song in it, then the cunt was Clueless, did it? I’ve never seen it
You’d love that…
They really do ruin daytime tele,
Yeh they still people tho
Ah its just jokes mate.
The song ain’t about wanting to kill folk
, the opposite
DK are fukn mad dogs. I’d proudly wear a clown suit to work once a week. I’m a working clown.
Fair nuff
You sound fun!
good times
they were at the top of the heap.
punk before punk was punk… waaaaay ahead of the curve (lyrically dark n sinister)
https://youtu.be/feMvRfOQC50
I’m more interested in Kelly reigniting his feud with the Brazilian MMA guy about PEDs after Kelly’s embarrassing climbdown last year. All on Instagram of course