How come it's always fucking MEST!?!?! who get into 'badass' situations

[YI]

...after the singer was cleared of murdering his girlfriends, ex-boyfriend (or something) a year or two back, Mest are back in the news;

Elgin James, the founding member of the FSU hardcore movement that was the subject of an article titled “Punk Rock Fight Club” in Rolling Stone, was arrested last week and charged with attempted extortion of a Chicago-area recording artist, the Chicago Tribune reports. James was the focus of contributing editor Mark Binelli’s 2007 article inside the FSU, which has branches and members all over the country and in the past has been accused of using violence as a means of controlling the punk scene. As Binelli wrote in “Punk Rock Fight Club,” members of FSU — which stands for Friends Stand United, or “Fuck Shit Up” — have been charged with everything from murder to robbery and now, extortion.

According to federal authorities, a member of a band that was aligned with FSU had a confrontation with a member of another band — later identified as the Chicago punk group Mest — while on tour in 2005. Then in October 2005, when Mest played Boston (where FSU was founded) the unnamed bandmember was attacked by six men, forcing the group to cancel its show at night. The FBI say that a month after the attacks, James contacted the Mest member, saying he could avoid further trouble if he made a $5,000 “donation” to the FSU.

A month later, the band member was attacked again in Orlando, Florida, and James allegedly called the victim after the attack and “asked how the victim’s trip to Florida was going when the victim had never told James that the victim would be traveling in Florida,” reads an FBI press release. “After the victim told James that the victim would not be paying the $5,000, James allegedly ended the call sarcastically, which the victim understood to mean that further attacks would ensue.” After that incident, the victim got the FBI involved, and later tape recorded phone calls with James. After yet another attack, the victim scheduled a February 26, 2006 meeting with James to give FSU the $5,000 donation while the FBI had surveillance on the encounter.

The arrest, which comes over three years after the alleged extortion, arrives at a time when James is segueing out of the hardcore scene and into the cinema crowd: just three weeks ago James’ recent film work was featured as part of Sundance Lab’s Screenwriting Workshop. Previously, James made his directorial debut with the short film Goodnight Moon, which featured Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, a member of the Chicago’s hardcore punk scene and, as Binelli wrote in 2007, an employer of FSU members as security guards. In Binelli’s article, James talked about his desire to leave FSU behind, especially considering the group’s legacy of violence. Two years later — and three years after the alleged extortion — it seems like James’ past may have finally caught up to him. According to the FBI release, “If convicted, attempted extortion carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.”

You can read a pretty comprehensive article on the FSU (and murders/fights they've been responsible for) HERE

Okay, all well and good. The concept, a couple of decades ago may have been a good one, nazi-punks deserve what the fuck they get. But having seen Boston Beatdown vol.2 and thinking it being the biggest piece of shit in the world...like an hour+ of people kicking the fuck out of people, a few snippets of talk from some absolute jebends, set to a hardcore soundtrack. Seriously, these fuckers are complete and utter arseholes. Apparently vol.1 is even worse, and basically falls more into the category of beatdowns interspurced with amateur porn...I haven't had the pleasure to watch though.

So yeah, if this guy goes down...fair does.

But yeah, for a really shit, pussy arse pop-punk band...who haven't been 'relevant' for the best part of a decade...and even then it was always 'debatable'...Mest are involved in some awesome shit.

Edited July 25, 2009 by YI

[Hellfire]

Awesome. Mest are apparently gods among men who make shit music. Can't be perfect.

EDIT: Interesting article. I had no idea that Boston's hardcore scene was that fucking crazy. That is why I don't go to shows. I'd rather not get stomped out by six crazy ass white guys for wearing the wrong shirt. Fucking lunatics.

Edited July 26, 2009 by Hellfire

[Gazz]

Mest are still going?

Fuck me.

[Cactus Drags]

That was a really good article actually. About a bunch of fucking morons evidently, but still, pretty well-written. Aren't Mest the ones who did that song with the clown from Good Charlotte?

[MalaCloudy Black]

yessir they are.

[Cactus Drags]

Tossers.

[Gene Kiniski]

I fairly enjoy their "Cadillac" tune.

[K]

bahaha hardcore fans are tossers and straight edge people are the worst.