Rebels, Renegades and Radicals: Straight Edge- Trent Baldock

Straight Edge. A sub-culture formed off the back of Hardcore punk music in the USA in the early 80's. Three simple rules apply. No drugs, no promiscuous sex and no meat.
Trent Baldock from Sydney hardcore band Relentless takes some time out of his time at the studio to tell how he discovered and connected with Straight Edge.

This documentary by Chris Williamson as a project submitted toward a degree in the Media program in the school of English, Media and Performing Arts at the University of New South Wales. http://empa.arts.unsw.edu.au

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[thetimebomb666]

im a metalhead and one of the very few who chooses not to drink or do drugs and i considered for a longtime whether or not to declare myself straightedge, but i dont want to label myself as being this or that, i simply choose not to. No disrespect to any straightedges out there i think the lifestyle you've choosen is the best one considering the world we live in

[Segadoway]

@FILMSdnb

Completely agreed.

[jigglehhhpuff]

how are you going to get a degree based on a topic you have barely basic knowledge on?

straight edge doesn't have rules and it doesn't have anything to do with being vegan/vegetarian, yeah most people that are edge aren't meat eaters but "the third rule" is bullshit

[skatingsetmestraight]

everytime I look at a ruler all I see is numbers... maybe i'm not taking the right shit?

[FILMSdnb]

first off no meat is not a part of sxe...vegan is a diet not a belief.

get your shit right.

[dreadypunk93]

you can eat meat but a lot of straight edgers chose not to

and no. u can't smoke anything

[wordlifesydney]

hahaha trentless woof woof

[skaterspunks666]

claro ke no puedes fumar tampoco cigarros

si es libre de todo tipo de droga straight edge es solo conciencia y una actitud hacia el estado de que no no s controlen atravez de su mierda de droga sea legal i ilegal eso es straight ser una persona conciente de lo ke pasa al rededor estar atento a lo ke pueda pasar

[cancerbatsarethebest]

haha relentless, love those boys.

[chicoenriquez]

you cant eat meat?

and can you smoke cigarettes?