WASHINGTON — Seven punks are dead and hundreds more were injured after the front man of an opening band told a joke at a DIY basement show. According to a first responder on the scene, at least five punks standing within the blast radius of the joke are currently in critical condition.
“As soon as he said ‘knock knock,’ I knew shit was going down,” a concertgoer who identified himself only as “Pakrat” said. “Who’s there? A fucking massacre was who was there.”
The shockwaves of the attack could be felt throughout the punk world as news spread via social networking sites. Many punks took to Facebook to show solidarity with the victims.
“If you think that disgusting excuse for a ‘joke’ that killed three of my friends is funny, then just do me a favor and unfriend me right the fuck now. kthx bye,” user Cynthia Punxbuttons posted.
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Calls for Jeremy Petersen, the frontman who told the joke, to “no longer be supported by the scene,” have reached a fever pitch. The hashtag #BasementBombing is trending within punk circles, concerning many non-punks that something terrible actually happened at the show.
UPDATE: Jeremy’s band, Meat Factory, has been kicked off of two upcoming shows, and most forums dedicated to punk or hardcore music have at least two threads going about the scandal. For more live coverage follow: @RealPunkNews on Twitter.
Photo provided by Jason Mazzola.
Who wrote this?
What is this “JOKE” that was told?
Terrible news for our punx family sorry to hear this
The joke was….he insighted a riot by saying….knock knock….the crowed said who’s there….he said a massacre…that’s who…so..the crowed went wild..beating everyone up around them
So… just a bunch of ugly sheep?? Don’t blame him, blame the pathetic fucks…
its satire you mook
You don’t know what satire is, dumb.
I can’t find anything on the internet about this and what actually happen. Not enough news. Have so many questions…not sure if this is for real. How did the people die? Can’t even find the band “Meat Factory” on the internet or seven people dying in WA or anything to do with basement bombing and punk shows……Just sayin. Maybe I’ll ask my local area Sacto Pyrate Punx.
its satire, dude.
And just HOW is this “satire” exactly? Does anyone have a clue what satire is anymore or did the internet generation just up and change the definition? Nothing satirical about this. Failure.
Apparently you’re either retarded or gullible as fuck
Satire – the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
You fucking mooks.
Breaking news, punk scene still too stupid and humorless to understand satire. Details above.
the joke bombed……. get it
can’t anyone else tell that the photo is fake? and that the headline is part of the joke….
If the joke killed 7 at the gig just imagine how many readers will die. Myself included…
There isn’t a single thing funny in this article. Might actually be the worst example of satire I have ever read.
must have been a killing joke show
See, now that’s funny. The article on the other hand… not offended, it’s just not funny.
It’s clear that the only one that died here is the Hard Times Staff.
Maybe this will help:
http://www.visualphotos.com/image/1×6517838/two_paramedics_pushing_a_man_on_a_stretcher
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This seems like a HOaX
Nice article
If you don’t know what satire is, you should not be listening to punk rock.
The music itself is limited in its scope, why are we surprised by the fans reaction? I’m not shocked by the reaction by the uneducated. punk community to this satirical article.
I’d like to be the first to speak of my newfound support of Jeremy Peterson. I have to admit, I always thought his -anti-counter-punk- facade was poser-bullshit before this, but now I know he’s really on our side. Shit he’s past that guys. He’s transcended it. The man is a goddamned hero–of the -Double agentpunks that fuck the punk punks in their punkasses- movement. A movement that he founded through this act of defiance. Listen to the names of the people he killed: “pakrat, punxbuttons, queefstanp III, etc.” all of these names taken from live interviews, which means that these poser-punks felt the need to make sure that the interviewer misspelled their names in just the way that they do on their fucking tumblr accounts. These were a bunch of surface level punks, spending their middle-class parent’s money on tattoos/piercings for their privates, gel and green dye for their mohawks. Each and every one of them would have said anything to get meatfactory’s drummer in bed with them, just so they could blog about how they weren’t racist later.
Jeremy Peterson isn’t like that though. He slept with Matthias for the same reason he plays music with him: because he liked his rhythm. Truth is what matters to Jeremy. Dude once heard a dying man confess that he’d hit a dog while driving drunk, and left it, wounded and howling in the road. The man asked for forgiveness, gave him all the money that he had and told him to do something good with it.
Jeremy said that shit was tainted, burnt the money right before his eyes, just to give him a little test of the hell that waited.
That man was Jeremy’s father.
Point is, the punk movement needed a culling. Jeremy Peterson did what needed to be done, and he was hardly the first.. Whether history will see him as a Caesar or a Stalin remains to be seen. #realpunksdon’tusesocialmedia #fuckjustlostmypunkcred #worthit
You Got to ask your self:
Do I feel lucky.
Well do you PUNK
Does this mean punk is dead again? Oi.
the guys head is Photoshopped on for fucks sake.
punk rock, other than FIDLAR, has been dead since 1993 kids. Green Day and dookie killed it long ago. Sorry to say you children will never know a real punk scene.
That just goes to show how stupid some people are. If he said orgy does that mean everyone would have started fucking each other. I don’t see why this is the band’s fault.
This is is just dumb. Terrible use of satire. Go read a book you idiots. This whole thing just proves how stupid, bored, and ignorant this scene is. No one cares hardtimes.net your “Joke Bomb” bombed.
Holy flaming crap. The point is: Punk is dead because NO ONE CAN TAKE A JOKE. You fucking jerks. Why don’t we all just don our specs and philosophize about the merits of this transcendent work of satire a little longer. Maybe if by majority vote it’s deemed appropriate, it will make the roster for this autumn’s upcoming semi-annual Counter-Culture Exhibition at our exclusive punk-rock country club. Invite-only.
You losers.
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Lalalala “go read a book” you “stupid bored, ignorant” scenesters, us other punks are so much more smart, inspired, and informed than all you other punks. Me and my friends are such superior punks than you punks.
“The uneducated punk community”??? Yes we other high-class, punk-sophisticates are sooooo much more enlightened, please bask in our wisdom as we speak.
Ho Hoo hee haaa “If you don’t know what satire is you shouldn’t listen to punk rock”
And only certain people should ever listen to punk rock as long as they’re educated, informed, have the right sense of humor, wear the right kind of studs, embrace the right kind of political ideals, and suit our punk-rock standard-of-entry. Keep the race pure Boys!! Oi! Oi! Oi!
Listen to yourselves. Shame on you. We are punx we are family and we are not divided by politics, race, gender, beliefs, culture, education, or money. The only thing that separates us is our own ARROGANCE. No one is superior, we are all scum and come from scum, and we like it that way!!!
UNITY COMMUNITY BROTHERHOOD.
The band was guIlty of nothing more than telling a lame ass joke.
Fluxcultural and city boy cuteness is at the door. “knock knock” “who’s there” “massacre” “welcome to the dark side, you look sad and tired but you know satin in silky fire” “how cute” (phone Inter.. Uption) parla ho ho la la. Pom! Pom!
too funny LMAO
I think its hard for people to tell this is satirical because it’s not really funny or witty in anyway.
I’m a huge fan of Meat Factory and have been ever since the Meat Puppets and Meat Grinder and this news really saddens me since I was hoping to catch the band at Black Cat next month.
As to the people that died, fuck ’em if they can’t take a joke.