 
16:00-17:30 Caricatura ostPUNK! Subcultures in Times of Dictatorship with Michael Pankow Boehlke, Henryk Gericke, Ronald Galenza hosted by: Bert Papenfuß Punk in the GDR has it´s own unique history. It´s the tale of young people whose sole purpose in life was to be the „Kampfreserve der Partei“ („battlereserve for the party“). Their whole life was already prearranged. Too much future in this case was synonymous with having no future at all. In the insularity of this socialistic corner the slogan „No Future“ became alarmingly real. The impact that the appearance of the first punks in the GDR had on the normal people in the so called „ersten Arbeiter- und Bauernstaat“ („the first workers- and farmer-state“) between 1979-82 can only be compared to the landing of extraterrestrial aliens. To be a punk in the GDR not only meant to overcome the boundaries of a political system but also to communicate your believes as loud as possible for everybody to be heard and seen. At first the system didn´t know what to think of the phenomenon but soon it reacted with incomparable cruelty. The punks in the GDR risked their all: not only their presence, but also their entire futures, be it their families, their education, jobs or studies. Prison was also not far away. The personal endangerment was an integral part of life. Just the same as being a punk. 18:00-19:30 Caricatura Teenage Kicks with Marlene Marder, Cheetah Chrome, Harry Rag, Mark Perry, Andy Shernoff, Marty Thau, Igor Basin, Dick Hebdige, Michael Pankow Boehlke hosted by: Conny Lösch Everyone who was involved in punk rock in the days it developed, has another definition of it, says Juergen Teipel. So we said, let's ask them. Before globalization and shortly before MTV, punk crossed boundaries of nations and systems, and caused (almost) worldwide irritation and a feeling of new departures. Let’s talk about the early years, the impact of the punk movement and its cultural heritage. 
15:30-17:00 Caricatura The Aestethics of Punk with Malcolm McLaren, Harry Rag, Sezgin Boynik, Stewart Home, Thomas Groetz hosted by: N.N. Punk stands for a new aesthetic of resistance, for the demand to give art a relevant position in everyday life. It stands for radikal self empowering and shows a considerable closeness to other forms of art. Many punks of the early days related, consciously or unconsciously, to nihilistic ideas and/or to the historic avant-garde like the Dadaists, the Situationists or the Lettrists. The New York Bohemia, sharing the same creative environment at the time, was influenced by Andy Warhols Factory and Cut-Up author William S. Burroughs. While in industrial towns like Detroit and Cleveland young musicians where trying to express their frustration with the sluggish Hippie movement and their own doleful everyday life. 
12:30-14:00 ING Schule So You Want to be a Rock&Roll Critic? - Let’s talk about Rock&Roll Writing with Andy Shernoff, Lindsay Hutton, N.N. hosted by Joachim Hiller As much as punk revitalized the stiff and boring musicscene of the late 70s, the D.I.Y. spirit also brought a fresh breeze into the press scenery. Countless fanzines pollinated the scene. What was, what remains and how is it possible to write about something that still can be best experienced while hearing and seeing it. History, archetypes and traditions will be discussed as well as the craft of writing and the needs and difficulties of todays market. 14:30-16:00 ING Schule Know Your Product mit Mark Perry, Marty Thau, Alfred Hilsberg hosted by: Joachim Hiller London 1976. Punk appeared as a radical assault on music business and the entertainment industry. Nevertheless, many bands sooner or later where signed by major labels. The culture industry happily exploited the punk rock movement, a subject that was often bemoaned. But on the other hand a quite indented, vital and persuasive culture emerged from punk: small and very small labels, fanzines, bands, agencies and activists D.I.Y. as an answer to the capitalist logic of production? Or just a dazzling possibility for self exploitation? And yes: the Internet is also playing a role in this. |
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