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.