Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History, by Tony Rettman Mugs Following the release of their

Following the release of their Out of the Bloom EP on Lockin Out Records

and lyrical themes

New Lows are one of Boston's heaviest bands

but with the same core of breathtaking vulnerability and resilience

Black Flag

Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History, by Tony Rettman Mugs Following the release of theirStarting in 1981 via Minor Threats revolutionary call to arms, the clean and positive straight edge hardcore punk movement took hold and prospered during the 1980s, earning a position as one of the most durable yet chronically misunderstood music subcultures. Straight edge created its own sound and visual style, went on to embrace vegetarianism, and later saw the rise of a militant fringe. As the dont drink, dont smoke message spread from Washington,