Youth Brigade and the BYO Seen Through Film
When discussing the early and most important independent punk imprints in the States, BYO (Better Youth Organization) is usually glossed over. And basically the same can be said when discussing the emergence of hardcore – Youth Brigade, comprising the Stern brothers who ran that aforementioned label – instead focusing on Minor Threat, Black Flag and the Bad Brains.
Of course, today, Dischord still functions as a proper label. And so do a few other early day imprints. And while the Circle Jerks still tour, there aren’t too many other folks apart from them and Youth Brigade who are on the road still. The story of how and why though wasn’t the stuff of legend in the same way Ian Mackaye’s life has been mythologized.
