D.C. Sniper X Hardcore: Pump Me Up Exhibit, show and book.

There has been an exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in D.C. for the last month or so and I finally got around to seeing it. It's called "Pump Me Up: D.C. Subculture of the 1980's. It gives you some snapshots of what was going on during that era within the punk and go-go scenes and D.C. in general. Everything from Minor Threat to Junkyard Band to Mayor Barry to Cool Disco Dan. It's a pretty interesting exhibit, but in regards to the punk stuff, it wasn't anything you haven't seen before. Unless you've been such a lazy ass to pass up buying the Banned In DC and Salad Days books. Seeing the original lyrics to "Straight Edge" was cool though. It had some subtle changes, but they changed them for the better.

This exhibit goes along with the show of the same name that happened back in February and a book. I was at the show and I was bored. Rollins was there to host it, which was cool, but I'm just not a fan of go-go music. It's a bit redundant if you ask me. But there was an H.R. sighting! But no ridiculous wig this time. Bummer. Youth Brigade, Scream, Black Market Baby and Worlds Collide played and all of them got some decent reactions. But holy shit, I've never seen so many photographers at a show before. It was like the paparazzi taking pictures. There was more movement from the photographers than people in the crowd. That's just sad, but whatever.

The book was for sale at the show, but I forgot to pick one up. I will definitely try to get one in the near future. Anyway, here's a few pictures of what they had on display at the Corcoran.

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