In a good-natured piece in one of the many blogs run by The New York Times entitled, “‘Emo Lincoln’ Gets the Flickr Treatment,” Noam Cohen and Robert Mackey point out how the the following photo of Abraham Lincoln is tagged with the words “emo” and “punk” (as well as, curiously not mentioned in the article, … [Read more…]
So, for folks who’ve been following along in this blog, I submitted a proposal to Continuum’s 33 1/3 series to write a book about The Promise Ring’s Nothing Feels Good. Series editor David Barker emailed everyone who submitted a proposal today concerning those he picked to make it to the shortlist, the final compilation short … [Read more…]
What good is romance in America if there isn’t a mixtape to express said feelings? In honor of Valentine’s day, here’s a little mix for you all… and it ain’t all emo (remember, blues and rock were wearing themes of love and romance quite well and long before emo came through). Enjoy: 1. Volcano, I’m … [Read more…]
I spent around 5 hours in the ER today waiting to figure out what’s making me sick. It was a little unnerving at times, but I did get a big chunk of Davide Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest to gestate in my head, so that was an accomplishment. In conjunction with my hospital visit, here’s a … [Read more…]
I didn’t even bother watching the Grammys (nor have I in the past… well, who knows), because, well, for one thing, I rarely go out of my way to watch TV (especially on a Sunday night). But for one thing, of all the inumerable awards out there, the Grammys seem most meaningless; they toss aside … [Read more…]
Still sick, but until I get back into the saddle, enjoy this clip from the credits of Sexdrive, the most emo-friendly movie to come out in the last year (just take a look at who’s in this scene): [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7o37LR-5mU] That’s not enough? Well, most of the cast dresses in emo-mall friendly wardrobes and fawn over … [Read more…]
Sorry for the lack of updates – the flu caught me (and probably a good chunk of the Northeast) by storm. So, to satiate any current need for… well, who knows what, here’s a song the Mae Shi made up in honor of Christian Bale freaking out on some guy working on the Terminator Salvation … [Read more…]
I shall now break from the usual blotter I produce for something far more striking. As a recent graduate of Brandeis University, I’ve entered the workforce in an especially harsh time of economic crisis. This is news is nothing new. However, as I exited my undergraduate bubble, it turns out that the safe place I … [Read more…]
*Stereogum has a full-blown post on the newest Torns of Life show, this one out in LA. *In more Obama = emo “news,” Pete Wentz wrote a little ditty blog entry for the Huffington Post on Obama’s Inauguration and Vice Magazine has declared the event to be the death of emo (though not entirely convincinly, … [Read more…]
Caught a midnight screening of Back to the Future last night at Coolidge Corner and thought of this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbM2HeEIXxU] Guess that wouldn’t really have the same effect with Metro Station, now would it…