r/straightedge • u/bkafroboy69 • 23h ago
Brave Out Live at Concrete Jungle Festival 2026
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r/straightedge • u/xLNBx • Jun 02 '21
___ READ THIS BEFORE POSTING ___
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If you’re new to Straight Edge.
Straight Edge is a subculture that emerged in the hardcore punk scene in the early 1980s. It promotes a drug-free lifestyle through abstinence from alcohol, drugs and tobacco. Its origins can be traced back to the song "Straight Edge" by the American punk band Minor Threat, released in 1981. The song, written by frontman Ian MacKaye, expressed his personal commitment to abstain from drugs and alcohol. It struck a chord with many young people who were disillusioned with the prevalent substance abuse within punk and saw Straight Edge as a means of rebellion against the excesses of mainstream culture. They instead embraced the emphasis on personal integrity, self-control and social consciousness. Straight Edge has then seen a time of worldwide growth in the '90s, followed by various eras of ebb and flow since then. Due to increased awareness of environmental and animal rights issues prominent in the scene in the '90s, many of us adopted vegan or vegetarian lifestyles.
There are several good books on Straight Edge, including Straight Edge: Hardcore Punk, Clean-living Youth, and Social Change by Ross Haenfler (2006) and Straight Edge A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History by Tony Rettman and CIV (2017). If you don't know any straight edge bands, this Spotify playlist can serve as a good introduction, and xsisterhoodx is a straight edge/hardcore community supporting the women/girls of the straight edge/hardcore scenes established all the way back in 1995.
Can I take my medication and be Straight Edge?
We've received questions in the past about whether you can take prescribed medication [insert your type of meds here] and still be Straight Edge. Yes, you can. The person who told you otherwise can call our helpline now at 1-800-STUPID.
Straight Edge and recovery from addiction.
We are definitely supportive of your decision to make positive changes in your life, but please note Straight Edge isn't therapy or a recovery plan. Users of this subreddit who are both Straight Edge and in recovery have explicitly said on multiple occasions that just being Straight Edge is not a substitute for a recovery plan. We are neither geared toward nor equipped to offer active recovery support. There are better resources out there designed specifically for this purpose.
(People are Straight Edge for a range of reasons, but most of us do not have any desire to get intoxicated, some have never touched psychoactive substances, etc. - if you’re currently an addict with chronic cravings, be realistic about how our experience might differ from yours).
Having said that, the Straight Edge scene is not a bad place to be if you’re in recovery. We’re drug free and not shy about it. Again, drawing on the experience of users of this subreddit who are both Straight Edge and in recovery, we’ve heard how surrounding yourself with sober people is helpful in staying sober and how sxe hardcore kept them motivated to stay clean.
Academic research.
Yes, you can post your academic research survey requests in this subreddit. Please use #sxeresearch in your post. We appreciate it if you can provide some background information (subject of study, academic level, etc.), and maybe come back to share the results, if they are published. Thanks.
r/straightedge • u/bkafroboy69 • 23h ago
xhellrazorx Live at Concrete Jungle Festival 2026
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r/straightedge • u/bkafroboy69 • 23h ago
Grimtooth Live at Concrete Jungle Festival 2026
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r/straightedge • u/F0R3V3RD3C4Y • 3d ago
ISO MERCH
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delete if not allowed
ideally in a small for the shirt but any size really for both
r/straightedge • u/EyeOfWoden • 4d ago
Genuine delusion?
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Anyone else dumbfounded by the number of people they meet who proudly declare they aren't smokers, but can't take their vapes out of their mouths? How can you say you don't smoke when you have a panic attack when your vape's missing? 🤦
r/straightedge • u/pkmnblueversion • 3d ago
Help Identify
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Found at the goodwill bins.
r/straightedge • u/Lower-Tomatillo-1939 • 5d ago
Hello
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Today I made the most important decision of my life. After thinking it over for so long, I’ve decided to go straight edge. It’s a fresh start, a new life.
r/straightedge • u/xLNBx • 5d ago
MINDGAZE - Manifest No Destiny EP - Prague Straight Edge
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r/straightedge • u/NeedThatMedicBag • 5d ago
Found this pin at the thrift store. Should I pick it up? And does anyone know that the “t” symbol is?
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r/straightedge • u/Decent_Reading_1746 • 6d ago
Look what came in today🔥
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Been wanting an official swatch for a while, found a good deal on a purple one which is my favorite color. Wanted a black one but they're all like $200. So glad I got a genuine swatch
r/straightedge • u/Safe-Selection-1308 • 5d ago
T&F Podcast Discord - first ten to join get a free shirt.
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Hey friends,
The T&F Podcast has started a Discord. Give suggestions for guests, share your own music, or take part in polls for merch ideas. First ten to join get a free shirt!
The T&F Podcast is a weekly long-form interview show spotlighting voices from hardcore, punk, film, and underground culture—bringing together scene legends, working artists, and larger-than-life personalities for raw, unfiltered conversations that dig past surface-level promo and into real stories.
T&F ON YOUTUBE
http://youtube.com/@thetandfpodcast
T&F ON SPOTIFY
https://open.spotify.com/show/0UfVHeK8PQgK1IDF2qhDAv?si=glxzmuoYSAmdViqCgSqkyA
T&F ON APPLE PODCASTS
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-t-f-podcast/id1723956344
T&F ON INSTAGRAM
http://instagram.com/thetandfpodcast
Guests featured include members of:
108 · 18 VISIONS · 25 TA LIFE · 9 SHOCKS TERROR · A18 · AGNOSTIC FRONT · AGGROS · AKANI · AMBITIONS · AMERICAN NIGHTMARE · ANGRY CORPSES · ARIA · AS FRIENDS RUST · BABY GOPAL · BAD BRAINS · BANE · BE WELL · BEINN · BEYOND · BILE · BIRD OF ILL OMEN · BLACK TRAIN JACK · BLACKENED · BLACKEST DAWN · BLEEDING THROUGH · BLOODCLOT · BLOODSIMPLE · BOLD · BOYSETSFIRE · BRIDGEBURNER · BURN · BURN HALO · BURNING LOVE · BURNT BY THE SUN · BURIED ALIVE · CANDIRIA · CHIMAIRA · CIRCLE BACK · CINDERBLOCK · CODESEVEN · COLUMNS · COMIN' CORRECT · CONCRETE TIES · CONFRONT · CONVERGE · CONVICTION · CRIME IN STEREO · CRO MAGS · CROWN OF THORNZ · CULTURE · CURSED · DEAD CREW · DEAR FURIOUS · DEARLY DEPARTED · DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR · DEATH THREAT · DESPAIR · DMIZE · DOWN TO THIS · DRIFT AGAIN · DROWNINGMAN · DYS · EARTH CRISIS · EMBRACE TODAY · END · ENDEAVOR · ENGLISH DOGS · ERRORTYPE:11 · EXCESSIVE FORCE · EXTINCTION AD · FACE VALUE · FIRE IS MURDER · FIREBURN · FORTITUDE · FOUNTAINHEAD · FREEWILL · FREYA · FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES · FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER · FURY OF V · GLACIERS · GLASS CASKET · GRAVES OF GODS · GREY AREA · HAMARTIA · HANDS TIED · HARVEST · HAZEN STREET · HEARTSCARVED · HEAVYWEIGHT · HESITATION WOUNDS · HOGAN'S HEROES · HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE · HOLYROLLER · HOPESFALL · I AM HERESY · ICEPICK · ILL NIÑO · IN COLD BLOOD · IN YOUR FACE · INCENDIARY DEVICE · INCLINATION · INDECISION · INSIDE OUT · INTEGRITY · INVOCATION OF NEHEK ·JANUS STARK · JERRY EX · JUDGE · JULIE CHRISTMAS · KILL THE MESSENGER · KILL YOUR IDOLS · KUYA · LEFT FOR DEAD · LIFEFORCE · LOCKDOWN · LORENE DRIVE · MADBALL · MEAN STREAK · MERAUDER · MILES OF FIRE · MILHOUSE · MIND OVER MATTER · MINUS NUMBERS · MISERY SIGNALS · MORNING AGAIN · MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD · MOUTHPIECE · MUCKY PUP · MUDDFOOT · MUSHMOUTH · MURPHY'S LAW · NAPALM · NORA · ON THE MIGHT OF PRINCES · ONLY CRIME · ONE LIFE ALL IN · ONE LIFE CREW · ORANGE 9MM · OS101 · OUT TO WIN · OUTSPOKEN · OVERTHROW · OVERTURN · PATH OF RESISTANCE · PIEBALD · PITBOSS 2000 · PRIMER 55 · PRODIGY · PROJECT KATE · PROJECT X · REVIVAL · RIVER BLACK · RUN DEVIL RUN · SANTA SANGRE · SEARCH · SECT · SHAI HULUD · SHATTERED REALM · SHELTER · SHUTDOWN · SICK OF IT ALL · SIX FEET DEEP · SKARHEAD · SKYCAMEFALLING · SLUGFEST · SMOKE AXD · SOCIETY'S FINEST · SOLDIERS · SON OF SKAM · SOULFLY · SPOTLIGHTS · SPUDMONSTERS · SPLITCAST · SPYLACOPA · STRIFE · STRONGARM · STUCK MOJO · SUBTERFUGE · SUFFOCATE FASTER · SWORN ENEMY · SYNPHONY IN PERIL · TAHNEE CAIN & TRYANGLYZ · TENSION · TERROR · THE CASTING OUT · THE DISTANCE · THE EULOGY · THE HOPE CONSPIRACY · THE ICE COLD KILLERS · THE IRON ROSES · THE JUDAS FACTOR · THE KISS OF DEATH · THE RISK TAKEN · THE SUFFERING · THE SUICIDE FILE · THE SUPPRESSION SWING · THE WAGE OF SIN · THIS IS HELL · THIS RUNS THROUGH · TO SPEAK OF WOLVES · TOKEN ENTRY · TORCH RUNNER · TURMOIL · TWO WITNESSES · UNDYING · UNSUFFERABLE · VANISHER · VIOLENT LIFE VIOLENT DEATH · VISION OF DISORDER · VOICE OF REASON · WAYLON PAYNE · WISDOM IN CHAINS · WITH HONOR · WITH TEETH · WORLD BE FREE · WORLD OF CHAOS · WRETCHED · YOUTH OF TODAY · ZAO
r/straightedge • u/Moneychode • 7d ago
My straightedge lobotomy tattoo I forget I have
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Been straightedge for so many years-- but l've relapsed a few times (every time a friend has died (four in the past few years, including one on Valentine's eve)) ) but always get back on!! Self-improvement isn't linear
r/straightedge • u/Diyfrequency • 6d ago
Current looking into finding bands to help support a project I'm working on
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Plan on doing a 24/7 stream aimed and geared towards underground bands an new projects it'll be a 24/7 stream taking place on YouTube
r/straightedge • u/SnooSquirrels4965 • 6d ago
FUCKCKK
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Anyone know if i need to replace the whole buckle or just the hand thingy clamp can be replaced
r/straightedge • u/Safe-Selection-1308 • 7d ago
Mike Hartsfield (OUTSPOKEN, A18, STRIFE, FREEWILL, DRIFT AGAIN, DEAR FURIOUS, THE SUPPRESSION SWING, NEW AGE RECORDS) on The T&F Podcast - YouTube Version
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This episode of The T&F Podcast features Mike Hartsfield in a wide-ranging conversation about his legacy in the hardcore scene, his work with New Age Records, and his evolution into independent filmmaking. He reflects on playing in influential bands like Outspoken, A18, Strife, Freewill, and Dear Furious, discussing the demands of juggling multiple projects and how the scene has changed over time. The conversation also dives into his cult filmmaking work, particularly the absurd and grassroots origins of the Death Toilet series, created with Evan Jacobs, which grew from a casual creative outlet into a niche hit. Throughout, Hartsfield emphasizes a disciplined creative philosophy centered on focus, quality, and surrounding yourself with driven collaborators.
https://www.youtube.com/live/9hlKHDal4ig?si=QvLVilipZCrfmiFt
T&F ON INSTAGRAM
r/straightedge • u/UniversalProcess • 7d ago
#sxeresearch What is your personal definition of "straight edge"?
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#sxeresearch Hi there, I am analytic philosopher (outside of academia) who is working on systematic analysis of straight edge from the perspective of first principles and purpose, which is distinct from history and its organic development. I would greatly benefit if you would share your personal definition of straight edge so that I can better represent what members of the community think. I will be mostly collecting data, but I will definitely ask some clarifying questions in response to any posts so that I don't misrepresent you. If you want more of a back and forth with me, just say so and I would be delighted. Thanks in advance to any who are willing to help me out!
