Sassy Black Friend

Suck it, music snobs

I don’t mean the classic music snob, who only likes bands who’ve never had a record deal, or been on MTV. Though, fuck them too. I mean people who talk about what kind of music you’re allowed to like. Like black people can only like hip hop and R&B. Old black people can like jazz too. But no country music. Whatever.

Like what you like. In the 90s when grunge music came out, I loved it as much as any white kid in the Pacific Northwest. Because I’m a middle class semi suburban kid. I grew up in Philadelphia, but our neighborhood is on the city line. And I went to private school. Rap from that era just didn’t connect with me, I liked what did.

My tastes are pretty broad and random now, and I like that. One of my favorite bands is The Pietasters. Love their shit. These guys put on such a great live show. Here’s a sample:

And yes, I’m aware that ska started in Jamaica in the 60s, but the good 3rd wave ska bands respect that history and that rocks. Plus, fun music.