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Jonathan Anastas was an early influencer and participant (recording his first record at age 15) in the American musical movement known as "Hardcore punk." Anastas played bass in seminal Boston hardcore bands DYS and Slapshot, writing and playing on the records "Brotherhood," "DYS" and "Back on the Map," which are all currently being re-issued by Taang! Records. Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore/hXc) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ...
Boston Hardcore is the influential hardcore punk scene of Boston, Massachusetts. ...
Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore/hXc) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ...
DYS was a straight edge hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, and part of the notorious Boston Crew along with contemporaries such as SSD and Negative FX. They released two LPs: Brotherhood, an album still held in high regard by fans of hardcore music, and DYS (i. ...
High energy band of the straight edge movement. ...
Taang! Records is an independent record label based in San Diego, California. ...
DYS and Slapshot helped build and promote the "Straight Edge" movement, as made famous by Minor Threat, a call for youth to live an aware life, rejecting drugs, alcohol and smoking as expected and pre-packaged rebellion. DYS is also known for their role in the Crossover Thrash movement, recording the first Hardcore Power Ballad on their second - Heavy Metal-influenced - album. For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ...
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Crossover Thrash was a term used in the 1980s to describe the first wave of bands that mixed hardcore punk (or more specifically the part of it called thrashcore) and thrash metal. ...
Anastas also released "Slam" on Modern Method Record's "This is Boston, not LA" collection. The track "Slam" was used to score MTV's "Santa's Secret Life as a Slam Dancer" holiday promo which ran for over 15 years. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...
Jonathan's contributions to Hardcore Punk were documented in the books American Hardcore, a Tribal History by Steve Blush and All Ages, Reflections on Straight Edge by Beth Lahicky. Anastas is also featured in the film adaptation of "American Hardcore (film)" which was accepted into competition at Sundance in 2006 and released by Sony Pictures in the Fall of 2006. Additionally, Jonathan was interviewed for the DVD retrospective "Slapshot, Chip on my Shoulder" which is being released in early 2007. American Hardcore is a documentary filmed by Paul Rachman. ...
Anastas left the music business for a career in advertising and marketing and is known for being a pioneer in the field of digital - or Internet-based - advertising, holding executive positions at industry-leading agencies such as DDB, Mullen, Saatchi & Saatchi and Omnicom holding Think New Ideas. Jonathan has been quoted over the years in Adweek, Ad Age, the Wall Street Journal and many publications focusing on the Internet category, including being named to the "Digital Coast 50" and profiled in Ad Week's IQ Quarterly. Jonathan has been a speaker at many Internet Marketing events.
Discography
- 1982 - Decadence "Slam" on the "This is Boston not LA" LP (Bass)
- 1983 - DYS "Brotherhood" (Bass, back-up vocals)
- 1985 - DYS "DYS" (Bass)
- 1986 - Slapshot "Back on the Map" (Bass, back-up vocals)
- 1989 - DYS "Fire And Ice" - the prior two records combined on one CD (Bass, back-up vocals)
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