{"id":1545,"date":"2010-09-25T11:56:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T15:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punkoutlaw.com\/po09\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2012-03-01T11:36:09","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T15:36:09","slug":"punktology-the-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punkoutlawblog.com\/2010\/09\/punktology-the-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"“Punktology”… The Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bogota, Colombia<\/p><\/div>\n

WHAT IS PUNKTOLOGY?
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What is “Punktology”? It is my attempt to produce a video documentary and accompanying blog that helps punks from all over the world tell their story about the influence and philosophy of punk music in their lives, their culture and their society.<\/p>\n

WHO AM I? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Who am I? My name is Robert G. Rose. I’m an aspiring filmmaker and an experienced independent TV producer, marketer and media entrepreneur who happens to love traveling and punk rock music.<\/p>\n

There is nothing more cool than meeting punks from all over the world. If you want to know more about me you can read my bio HERE.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Punk Show<\/p><\/div>\n

HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN? <\/strong><\/p>\n

The journey of producing “Punktology” began when I was visiting Medellin, Colombia. I spotted a group of young punks completely punked out with mohawks, piercings and tattoos trying to catch a bus and the bus driver denied them access, presumably because of the way they looked.<\/p>\n

Having lived in the East Village in New York City just a block away from the famed St. Marks Street and a few blocks from the iconic CBGB’s, I was familiar with punks making the pilgrimage to NYC.<\/p>\n

But now, observing these kids in Medellin being obviously discriminated against,\u00a0 I wanted to know what it was like to be a punk rocker in other countries compared to the U.S. where freedom of expression and individualism may not be as celebrated. Is the punk philosophy the same? What about rockabilly or psychobilly subcultures? Does discrimination and intimidation regularly occur? When and how did punk begin in their country? Who are their musical influences and what is the music scene like there? So many questions…<\/p>\n

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Punk Latina "Erika"<\/p><\/div>\n

WHERE HAVE I JOURNEYED SO FAR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This journey has taken me to some cool spots where you might not think punk is having an impact. Like Havana, Cuba where an outspoken and tight knit group of punks called “los freakies” (the freaks) co-exist with a communist, dictator style government that arrests them at every turn for offenses as minor as “talking to tourist”. I witnessed this first hand when I was conducting some clandestine interviews with punks there. You can read more about that HERE:<\/strong><\/em> <\/a><\/p>\n

It took me to Buenos Aries, Argentina where punk and even rockabilly and psychobilly were outlawed during the military rule just a few years back. Later in the trip, on the way to catch a boat to Uruguay, a fake taxi driver drove off with my camera equipment, computer, passport, etc. and with it 3 weeks of footage from the entire trip (Lesson learned, I went back the next February to re shoot and was sure to only take OFFICIAL taxis).<\/p>\n

My most fascinating trip was to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia where where punk rockers are still being censored and some have even been murdered by the Nazi skinhead element. We were surprised how big the rockabilly scene was in Russia and Ukraine. It’s a tough trip but we can’t wait to get back there soon.<\/p>\n