Kay was right backstage behind the singer,
when a kid ran from out of nowhere and gave a punch on him from
behind. That was violent, hitting a guy when he's not prepared to
fight.

Well, rumors have it that the crowd (or at least some of them) did
that to SID because of their merge into major label, and thus they're
condemned, and considered not to be punk anymore.
Well, if being punk means that you can only play shows with 15 people
watching, and selling records not more that 300 copies, I think you
got that all too naive.

I'm not taking sides, but I suppose there has been a little
misuderstanding, --fueled by envy--, about this punk-standard thing
in Indo, and here in states as well.
Just for the records, for you who are proud to wear the punk-standard-
bearer on their chests, you all must have known Ramones, The Clash,
and Sex Pistols. --the holy trinity of punks--. Well, do you know
that all of them are signed to major labels (Sire, Epic, and EMI).
Then what do you say about them?
For you who dislike the new pop-punk wave, name them : Blink 182,
Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Simple Plan, GOB, Bowling for Soup,
GreenDay, and many more, well do you know that they've done their
time in DIY-style indie-distribution until finally get recognized by
majors. They're not selling-out for anything. All they do are being
consistent, and write good music. That's what attracts the majors.
(p.s.: READ: GUITAR WORLD, September issue: The Year Punk Popped!!)

I happened to know NFG's drummer, Cyrus, and he told me that the only
reason they decided to took the major's offer was because they think
that it will make them, --and the music they write--, get more
attention and wider distribution.
The trive about being on MTVs and so forth are just 'the excess of
their consistency', and that's an all day work to them. That's what
he said.
There's nothing wrong with being in majors, nor in indies.

If the kind of corporate-orientation that you guys are against with
those major labels, then I personally think that each of majors and
indie labels has some corporate-oriented mind in their systems, but
with different degree. Don't deny that, because I've been there
myself.

So, this goes for everyone: Just play your damn music you love and
try to get recognized, either way indie or try to get attention of
the major labels. If you're consistent, and severe, then the time
will come for you to raise.
It's a matter of choice!!

God bless Indonesia, and its punk-rockers!!

regards,
Sandrea Stener Marino