Adam Jacono

“Dylan got rich on the f-ups and misery of sixties middle class youth. MacLaren and Punk got rich on the f-ups and misery of working class youth. Punk saved the record industry and the music hacks… Working class anger, via MacLaren’s rehash of old 60′s politics… is good for business.” (Class War from a feature entitled “Never Mind The… BOLLOCKS TO THAT!”)

I like the idea of having a showdown, Dylan vs. Punk band (pick an early 80′s group… something un-corporate, ie. not the Clash because they’re accepted as popular culture) to play simultaneously OR in this case, a punk band plays Dylan tunes. I was thinkin that video could illustrate a metaphor for the working class, but that may be a bit too limited. I think the real idea in this (blog/online) context, shows how Dylan and Punk have been accepted into mainstream culture by bands like this one. At this point, I’ll have to do some digging to see what class associates itself with popular culture.