Old Skulling

I know, I know. Most of people associate the OSR with Heavy Metal, and they may have their reasons, with all the fantasy wierd lyrics of metal bands, one of the big names in the OSR being really influenced by heavy metal, and all that. I get it. Well, not so much. Maybe because I am not an native English speaker, I have a harder time understanding heavy metal songs, and I can’t really play instruments that well (most heavy metal that I know needs a lot of skill to play their songs). I never had this problem with Punk Rock though. And the Punk Rock culture has a lot in common with the OSR culture, at least the way I see it. It basically taking something old, solid and simple and making something new, personal and creative with it. It doesn’t have to be polished. We make do with what we have. I can be dirty, it can be aggressive, you just do it because you can and you don’t give a fuck about what others might think of it. Like the 3 chords from Punk Rock, the OSR has the Old D...