Sat, Jan 05, 2002 - Page 11 News List

Never mind the Bollocks, here's Taiwan's Wasted Youth

Teen angst rears a less-than-ugly head in Taiwan, where sarsaparilla-swilling members of a burgeoning punk rock scene might rebel against money and power, but will clean up after the gig

By David Frazier  /  STAFF REPORTER

Only a few of the group's members drink, and when they do, it's hardly more than one or two beers. It's certainly not the traditional image of punk rock, and neither is sweeping the floors and emptying the ashtrays after a show, which is what they all did when the gig at Ala was finished.

After that, Allen took the excess profits and bought dinner for 23 members of his gang. And me? I bought a t-shirt. For a long time I'd been inclined to believe these Useless Motherf***ers were all pretty cool, and I was just starting to figure out why.

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