David Farrier

In brackets, mainly punks. So, like in New Zealand, the emo movement got really big in Mexico in the early 2000s. And yeah, in this one year in particular, in 2008, there was just a massive standoff. It was in March, where the big one happened. A group of emos was attacked in the capital, alleging that the emos were attempting to expand...

In brackets, mainly punks. So, like in New Zealand, the emo movement got really big in Mexico in the early 2000s. And yeah, in this one year in particular, in 2008, there was just a massive standoff. It was in March, where the big one happened. A group of emos was attacked in the capital, alleging that the emos were attempting to expand...

And take over more zones in Mexico City, anti-emo groups of punks organized a confrontation at the traffic circle on March 16th, 2008 via social media. Police partially controlled the mob.

And take over more zones in Mexico City, anti-emo groups of punks organized a confrontation at the traffic circle on March 16th, 2008 via social media. Police partially controlled the mob.

But the reason this whole thing settled down is that members of the Hare Krishna movement were on a little, you know, they're sort of, they're banging their instruments and walking through, and they neutralized the fight.

But the reason this whole thing settled down is that members of the Hare Krishna movement were on a little, you know, they're sort of, they're banging their instruments and walking through, and they neutralized the fight.

Which is one of the best facts I've ever learned. The idea of Amazon punks like fighting and then being disbanded by... Not by the cops, but by Hare Krishnas. So this is a clip from Mexican TV that played in 2008. It captures the chaos.

Which is one of the best facts I've ever learned. The idea of Amazon punks like fighting and then being disbanded by... Not by the cops, but by Hare Krishnas. So this is a clip from Mexican TV that played in 2008. It captures the chaos.

Yeah, that was their version of my new sign-off. So, look, key details there. A bunch of emos and punks fighting, and you heard the ting-tanging-tonging of the Hare Krishnas. Yeah, dancing their way through. Dancing their way through, and that ended the entire thing, which blows my mind.

Yeah, that was their version of my new sign-off. So, look, key details there. A bunch of emos and punks fighting, and you heard the ting-tanging-tonging of the Hare Krishnas. Yeah, dancing their way through. Dancing their way through, and that ended the entire thing, which blows my mind.

Yeah, but being those different defenders of those genres clashing. Yeah.

Yeah, but being those different defenders of those genres clashing. Yeah.

Yeah, it was minimal. Yeah. I wish the goths would come back. There's small pockets of gothdom around the place, but I feel like it definitely hasn't come back in the way that the emo scene has come back.

Yeah, it was minimal. Yeah. I wish the goths would come back. There's small pockets of gothdom around the place, but I feel like it definitely hasn't come back in the way that the emo scene has come back.

Goths were the true outsiders. Yeah. Like, emos were mainstream.

Goths were the true outsiders. Yeah. Like, emos were mainstream.

So I went through a very short-lived phase of being into a lot of goth music, and I went through about maybe a week of school of painting my fingernails black. I can see that. And that was my goth phase. I'll see if I can find a photo. There might have been some black eyeliner as well at some point, but I can just say it did not suit me at all.

So I went through a very short-lived phase of being into a lot of goth music, and I went through about maybe a week of school of painting my fingernails black. I can see that. And that was my goth phase. I'll see if I can find a photo. There might have been some black eyeliner as well at some point, but I can just say it did not suit me at all.

No, it would have been like the Down the Spiral. It would have been some like Marilyn Manson records. Like fairly big bands that were considered goth. I didn't get into like Christian Death and all that stuff. But yeah, I just like, I think goth is probably more my bit of ministry thrown in there, that kind of thing.

No, it would have been like the Down the Spiral. It would have been some like Marilyn Manson records. Like fairly big bands that were considered goth. I didn't get into like Christian Death and all that stuff. But yeah, I just like, I think goth is probably more my bit of ministry thrown in there, that kind of thing.