Brian Cook (These Arms Are Snakes) talks about age, maturity and music

Brian Cook, frontman for Seattle's These Arms Are Snakes, was recently featured on MTV's Headbanger's Blog. Much like Geoff Rickey's entry, the tone is more like a social essay than your standard blog entry, with Cook touching on a number of different topics that apply to maturity and music:

Punk music was meant to be dangerous, so it's strange to see so many youth advocacy groups embrace that underground culture. I'm glad to see the torch passed to a new generation of young fans, but I wonder if the music could possibly mean as much when it's offered in a parent-friendly environment. And this is where s–t just gets weird. I'd really rather it was a non-issue. I don't want to sit around and contemplate whether I'm a positive roll model.

The post also features six songs from the band's new album, Tail Swallower and Dove, which was released this year. You can read the entire entry here.