http://www.epitaph.com/index.html - 4 views

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  #1 Nathan Stang on 31 Jan 14

   

  When I was about 11, I got into punk rock. I turned 11 in December of 1996 which happens to also be the first archived website of epitaph.com which was the website for epitaph records. Epitaph records in the 90s was THE punk rock label and I would frequent the website to get information about bands, shows, etc. Epitaph also really tried to push first amendment rights on their website and posted all sorts of links to stuff that was fascinating for an 11 year old kid. I found the anarchist cookbook, a lot of anti government forums and links to adult sites. It was a source of great joy and to find the old website on here brought back a lot of memories.
  Unfortunately, the archived version of the site doesn't really work until 2000, which was after they changed the way their site functioned and started cleaning up their act to be taken more seriously. A lot of the links don't work and images are missing. There are some interviews and song samples that do work, which is cool. Overall the site definitely looks and functions like the relic that it is.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When I was about 11, I got into punk rock. I turned 11 in December of 1996 which happens to also be the first archived website of epitaph.com which was the website for epitaph records. Epitaph records in the 90s was THE punk rock label and I would frequent the website to get information about bands, shows, etc. Epitaph also really tried to push first amendment rights on their website and posted all sorts of links to stuff that was fascinating for an 11 year old kid. I found the anarchist cookbook, a lot of anti government forums and links to adult sites. It was a source of great joy and to find the old website on here brought back a lot of memories. <br /> Unfortunately, the archived version of the site doesn't really work until 2000, which was after they changed the way their site functioned and started cleaning up their act to be taken more seriously. A lot of the links don't work and images are missing. There are some interviews and song samples that do work, which is cool. Overall the site definitely looks and functions like the relic that it is.</div>

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  #2 c diehl on 01 Feb 14

   

  This is cool to hear about your own memories of Epitaph's original gestures online, it seems as an amplification of anarchic/punk politics through the newly available networks. The more recent versions of the site echo the observations of writer M.Garite that "punk rock wears out faster than a leather jacket" ----- For future posts here, please use rather the "bookmark" function (this is a topic) --- that will allow you to post a live link and also leave comments below.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is cool to hear about your own memories of Epitaph's original gestures online, it seems as an amplification of anarchic/punk politics through the newly available networks. The more recent versions of the site echo the observations of writer M.Garite that "punk rock wears out faster than a leather jacket" ----- For future posts here, please use rather the "bookmark" function (this is a topic) --- that will allow you to post a live link and also leave comments below.</div>

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