soothsayanyway:

this Silverchair concert souvenir is almost fifteen years old – purchased with hard-earned babysitting money in November 1999 in Lowell, MA (on their joint tour date with Blink 182).

what would Silverchair have to say about the power of all the platforms that have followed since TV’s reign?

the image for the shirt also appeared on the cover of the band’s 1999 single, Anthem For the Year 2000 – and that suggestive phrase provides the grand finale to the song’s politically charged music video. they seemed afraid of the future…but willing to make use of the very medium they criticized, leveraging their reach and influence on MTV to warn people of their apocalyptic vision.

I’d love to talk to them today.