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You know, the cars, tattoos, hairdos, music, and so on. The simulacral aura of a 50s subculture (which never properly existed in the first place) carved hollow and inhabited as extended adolescent kitsch-cult fantasy (ie, lame), or an interesting community founded on a particularly enjoyable hybrid of retro aesthetics and punkrock?


Rockabilly folks.

I am subjected to an abundance of this rockabilly culture at the record store. It has always had the air of inauthentic posturing to me. The music on it's own is fine. Some of it i actually like I.e. The Cramps and The Gun Club and Hasil Adkins and many more.The car culture is amazing in it's own right.The clothing and general style can be a bit overbearing,but hey you can change your clothes right? I truly believe at some point in the future those tatoos will date these
people into a shame i would not want put on my worst enemies.
As someone who has gone through many different styles and phases relating to the music i listen to. I am glad there is only one tattoo that graces my body that can connect me with a style of music. It's so small
that at this point i can put it down to youthful indiscretion and move on.
Aphex Twin symbol on my upper arm.

So Crap, I guess. My condolences to the rockabilly girls with 50 style pinup girl tattoos all over their bodies. This fad will pass.

depends on the person, the aspect of the culture they've jocked, and why.... on the whole i think it's ok.

The Cramps: Not Crap

The Fad: It is big in my town, and much resembles the most staeming of CRAPs.

the current rockabilly culture is CRAP

the music, i haven't listened to enough to judge.

Tedious CRAP, but the girls tend to be cute.

This brand of anachronistic stupidity is unsurprisingly really big in Memphis, so there's never a shortage of Fonzies doing their schtick at shows.

Some rockabilly (and rockabilly-ish) music is pretty good, but I rarely get in the mood to listen to it. The people who dress and behave like the stereotype (like people who live out any stereotype) are ridiculous.

This ties in with the fact that some Texas "psychobilly" band called the Hot Rod Hillbillies have been tacked on to our bill with This is a Process of a Still Life. WTF? Thanks a heap, venue jerks. You better believe I'm gonna be whippin' a chain around.

you call that "culture"?

Anything remotely associated with "Grease" (the "musical") or the Fonz has got to go.

such crap. right up there with people dressing from '77 if ya know what i mean.

what the fuck do these outfits say, "i dress like the kind of music i listen to."

music that has a clothing line is crap. end of story. apply theory to anything and see how right i am.

and girls tend to be cute in any music scene. except metal.