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Emigrant Emo

June 8, 2009 / 3 Comments

Another day down and emo continues to spread through the world. This time, this “misguided” attempts to describe the underground culture may not necessarily be incorrect for the way the ideas of emo in its new territory. Though Siranuysh Gevorgyan’s recognition of emo’s origins runs the usual misguided list of concepts, it may be that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Argam Babayan, Armenia, ArmeniaNow, Avril Lavigne, Chinese emo, emo, music, Nelly Movsisyan, Siranuysh Gevorgyan, Yerevan

The Other Chinese Democracy

August 11, 2008 / 2 Comments

Nope, this isn’t about the still-unreleased Guns N Roses album. In honor of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and of my roommate’s documentary work in the city, I decided to hunt down some Chinese emo. In my hunt, I immediately stumbled upon John Thompson’s intriguing story. Thompson, who recently graduated from the University of Chicago, wrote … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Beijing, Beijing 2008, China, Chinese emo, emo, Finch, Flip Side, Guns N Roses, John Thompson, music, My Chemical Romance, Surprise, Tears That Flutter and Fade, The Raving Radio, Thursday, Tookoo, Underoath, University of Chicago

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