straight edge
Bringing Back xsisterhoodx!
It was the summer of 1994. My mom, a nurse at a neighboring high school had me tag along to help with the athletic physicals. My job was to ensure that the students had filled out their forms co...
Crown and Anchor: New Film Featuring Straight Edge Hardcore Soundtrack
Released in theaters during the summer of 2018, Crown and Anchor follows the journey of James Downey, a straight edge COA, who returns home to face his family demons. Notably, the soundtrack features ...
From Sobriety to Straight Edge
I first heard of Straight Edge in my mid-teens when a friend of mine, chatting on ICQ told me he was ‘sXe.’. Living in Hong Kong I figured this was a sect of Buddhism I’d not heard of before – T...
X Marked Hands and Hardcore Bands
October 20th, 2003 was the beginning into a subculture that has changed the course of my life. It was the day that I devoted my life to being Straight Edge. I claimed it and owned, what I thought that...
Open Eyes, Open Heart
Written by Betty Maxx I hate being asked why I am Straight Edge; I feel like it should be a decision that needs no external reasoning. People don’t often ask questions like “why do you breath air...
Ross Haenfler on Straight Edge
Written by Tobi Below you will find an interview with Ross Haenfler, a sociology professor working at University of Mississippi. He wrote a book about the straight edge sub...
X OVER THE EDGE X
Written by Mark LangstoneS X E and S E X Straightedge is commonly known as a global youth movement of individuals who shun the use of intoxicants of any kind, as well as refraining from promiscuous se...
Straight Edge Has Won
Written by: Richard Straight Edge, you all know what it is, but when did you claim it? Why did you claim it? Are you serious and committed to it for the rest of your life? I am, and with every Straigh...
How Sweet? Talking Straight Edge with Dave Cronin of 2*Sweet
Written by: Zoe Minor Threat. Gorilla Biscuits. Chain Of Strength. These are the bands that everyone expects straight edge kids to be listening to. And while I have a lot of respect for hardcore music...