Originally Posted by Noisy Neighbor

so i'm getting involved in my local punk scene (Nardcore/SoCal). I've been going to shows for a few months and plan on performing sometime soon. I make guitar noise rock/ no-wave music and I'm curious to see how people will react. I have the punk mindset of "**** you im cranking my amp and playing my set and i dont care if it pisses you off", but is punk really like that these days? I'm starting to get the feeling that all punk (at least in my area) has a "pop punk philosophy" in the sense they strive for mainstream success with a very clean tone.
what do punks want to say with their music?
where is punk now?