Opening the Door to a Real and Necessary Alternative

The college campus is a magnet for “crazies” of all types and ages. Unfortunately, so are popular and “alternative” music.

Passionate, idealistic people in music tend to have a romantic view of leftist politics for some reason (ask the leftist marketing department). I think a real alternative is necessary and should be welcomed…

We need more right-oriented, paleoconservative and libertarian artists. I, for one, am helping to provide a platform for them. PhoenixHeart Records & Media started in C-U. Now specializing in paleolibertarian, paleoconservative, and apolitical music/media, it is also publishing the new (maga)zine RATIONALHARDCORE TIMES, maintains a LIBERTARIAN MUSIC ARCHIVE listing existing libertarian bands for fans and other bands to use when making mix cds or setlists, and is the central reference point for the RATIONALHARDCORE (essentially libertarian hardcore) MOVEMENT.

In 2004, CONSERVATIVE PUNK made headlines (and the Daily Show with John Stewart) with its attempt to explain that there have always been “conservative”, “right-wing”, and libertarian people and elements at all levels of the punk scene(s). Contrary to the nastier leftists out there, they weren’t “nazis”. A prominent example, Johnny Ramone (perhaps the most influential punk guitarist?) was a Republican. Sadly, Conservative Punk appears to have declined. We’re still waiting for Counter-Revolution Records…

I know personally that much of what attracted me to punk/hardcore was the implicit libertarian nature of it. (Go online to read Todd A’s article, PUNKROCK=CAPITALISM) Punk has always had a bit of immature confusion about it, and the growing popularity of most things punk has only magnified this confusion to fit the masses. My own growing discontent concerning this has led me to promote a rational approach to understanding what punk is in place of the popular empirical approach. The result, the real and necessary alternative, is the RATIONALHARDCORE MOVEMENT.

Rationalhardcore's 3-part mission: 1) rational approach to what punk/hardcore is (see “A Rational Look at Punk Ideology” – Rationalhardcore Times) 2) rational application of Non-Aggression Axiom in art, music, and action 3) find previous rationalhardcore-consistent art/artists and spread the message

At rationalhardcore times, we will focus primarily on paleoconservative, paleolibertarian, libertarian, conservative(punk?), rationalhardcore, and apolitical artists in our reviews. I have no desire to help the leftist cause or artists promoting leftism. I would also like to address and explore whatever reputations right-oriented groups may have in the punk & indie communities.

I imagine this article may be met with disgust and/or a call for balance. Everyone wants to balance crime and Justice, right?!?!

I believe there is a group of people in the punk/indie scenes that is silently yearning for this, and some of them may not even know it yet.

For more information on PhoenixHeart Records & Media and the Rationalhardcore Movement, visit www.PhoenixHeartRecords.com .