Original posts from my first blog, Perfect Lines.
Sometimes it can be pretty hard for the press to rapidly pinpoint emo with false-pretenses based upon stereotypes. And then the perfect quote comes along: “‘I’m writing songs that entertain these people, all these people who just want pain,’ Tim Kasher of the Omaha band Cursive blurted during a performance.” Props must be given to … [Read more…]
According to The Guardian, UK-based Sentry Parental Controls has composed a list of the top ten words parents with kids 16 and under are blocking their children from online (viewing, searching, etc). Needless to say, one word is a guarantee for the list. So, without further ado, here it is: 1. Suicide 2. Alone 3. … [Read more…]
Newly-announced Fall Out Boy tour-mate 50 Cent isn’t the only one on the Believers Never Die Part Deux tour with a brand-spanking new video game. Fall Out Boy Trail is an internet update of the good ole’ computer game favorite, Oregon Trail. The basics are still there; there’s oxen, you have to ford rivers, hunt for … [Read more…]
 Twitter is beginning to become really beneficial… the news that Sunny Day Real Estate may be reuniting for a second time is literally music to my ears… History and influence aside, the ability to see Sunny Day on stage today would be a momentous occasion for those who still consider emo to be a viable … [Read more…]
Sure enough, just as the one-year anniversary since the anti-emo riots in Mexico approaches, The AP reports that those who are emo in Mexico may still be in danger of discrimination. Here’s the report:  “MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission says that followers of the youth music and fashion trend known as … [Read more…]
I’m a little late to the Crunk Energy Drink party. However, it’s never too late to enjoy the hilarity that is… Â Â Good ole’ Berry Crunk. That joke works on so many levels, and my friends and I (or rather, one friend in particular) certainly enjoyed name dropping it whenever neccesary (or uneccesary). If … [Read more…]
Last night, Public Enemy’s Chuck D dropped some knowledge at Harvard. Among the many insightful and brilliant things D had to say, one struck me in particular: “People need to write books. People need to write more books, now, more than ever. Write books and the cream will rise to the top.” That’s a bit … [Read more…]
jimmyeatworldFound out we were a clue to a crossword pzzle today on yahoo.3 letter word for jimmyew music genre?Take a wild stab at that 1. Ugh… :-0 about 19 hours ago from Tweetie  @jimmyeatworld did you try “ska?” about 17 hours ago from web in reply to jimmyeatworld
Breakfast at Sulimay’s is probably the greatest idea for an Internet-based TV program. Kudos to Philly’s Scrapple TV. Here’s what old people think of The Used (as well as KRS-One and The National): The video player provided on the Scrapple Website doesn’t work with WordPress. Instead, click here and scroll to “The Lost Episode.” Below … [Read more…]
Ok, the Watchmen movie wasn’t as bad as the title of this post would imply, but it wasn’t exactly as great as my expectations. However, considering the massive odds against it, the hype, and my own conceits, Zach Snyder’s take on the book was, in many ways, true to its original nature, if also a shallower … [Read more…]