Mutatis mutandis

On Sam McPheeters' Dim Visions of Punk

In the depthless world of hardcore punk, ambivalence is an uncommon affect. Apathy abounds, and moral surety, of course. Both have their formidable discographies. But where are the paeans to uncertainty and self-doubt? Punk’s brevity leaves no time for hesitation, and sheer will plays well on record. But after the gig, what remains of that unbridled rag…