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Christie Front Drive

Interview with Chris Simpson

September 29, 2009 / Leave a Comment

It’s an absolute pleasure to bring Chris Simpson into the America Is Just A World fold. Part of my inclination for adding more interviews and material to what I’ve already written for the book is to really uncover the narratives that have been overlooked, and no band’s lifetime has the same mixture of mild coverage … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: America Is Just A Word: Post-Hardcore Emo and American Culture, Andy Greenwald, Austin, Boy's Life, Buffalo Tom, Chris Simpson, Christie Front Drive, Crank!, Denver, emo, Emo's, Gabriel Wiley, Huston, I The Worm, Jeremy Gomez, Knapsack, Michael Jackson, Mineral, music, Nothing Feels Good, Scott McCarver, Smashing Pumpkins, Sugar, Sunny Day Real Estate, Superchunk, Texas, Texas Is The Reason, The Catherine Wheel, The Gloria Record, The Power of Failing, The Promise Ring, Thriller, U2, Zookeeper

Bloody Buddy

May 20, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I’d been bidding my time, putting off writing about the new musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Why? I’m not sure really. The musical sounds interesting enough, and The New York Times gave it a sparkling review. And for such a mainstream interpretation of emo, it’s got the idea of the genre in its current form … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Ben Brantley, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Christie Front Drive, Coheed & Cambria, emo, emo musical, Emo! The Musical, Fugazi, Igor Stravinsky, Joey Price, Michael Friedman, music, Populism Yea Yea, Public Theater, Rites of Spring, Spring Awakening, The New York Times, The Rite of Spring, Warped Tour

Just Short…

February 15, 2009 / 15 Comments

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…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: 30 Degrees Everywhere, 33 1/3 book series, Alexisonfire, Bob Nanna, Braid, Cap'n Jazz, Chris Carrabba, Chris Conley, Chris Simpson, Christie Front Drive, Coheed & Cambria, Continuum, Cute Is What We Aim For, Dan Didier, Darren Walters, Dashboard Confessional, Davey von Bohlen, Dean Spunt, emo, Eric Axelson, Eric Richter, Fall Out Boy, Fugazi, Ian MacKaye, J Robbins, Jade Tree Records, Jason Gnewikow, Jeremy Enigk, Jessica Hopper, Jim Adkins, Jimmy Eat World, Josh Modell, Maritime, Mark Kozelek, Matthew Pryor, MC Hammer, Mike Kinsella, Milk Magazine, Milwaukee, Mineral, Minor Threat, music, My Chemical Romance, Nevermind, New Found Glory, Nirvana, No Age, Nothing Feels Good, Panic! At The Disco, Pete Wentz, Randy Randall, Red House Painters, Saves The Day, Scott Beschta, Scott Schoenbeck, Stuart Sikes, Sun Kil Moon, Sunny Day Real Estate, Taking Back Sunday, The Dismemberment Plan, The Get Up Kids, The Promise Ring, Thrice, Tim Edwards, Tim Kinsella, Tim Owen, Underoath, VBS TV, Wayne's World, Wisconsin, Wood/Water

Double Double

July 14, 2008 / Leave a Comment

In one corner, weighing in at 6 members is The Mae Shi, with support from The Death Set, at Great Scott. In the other, pulling together as a duo is No Age, with a little help from High Places and Abe Vigoda, at the Middle East Downstairs. It is a challenge to behold… For music … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: 40 Bands 80 Minutes, Abe Vigoda, art-punk, Battles, Bob Nanna, Boston, Boy's Life, Braid, Brooklyn, Cap'n Jazz, Capitol records, Chisel, Christie Front Drive, community, Dan Deacon, DC, East Coast, emo, Florida, Fugazi, Great Scott, hardcore, HEALTH, High Places, Hot Water Music, Jejune, Jimmy Eat World, Karate, LA, Lifetime, Manhattan, Mid-West, Mika Miko, Mineral, music, music industry, New Jersey, No Age, NYC, Parts & Labor, punk, scene, Shudder To Think, Sunny Day Real Estate, Texas Is The Reason, The Death Set, The Dismemberment Plan, The Get Up Kids, The Mae Shi, the Middle East Downstairs, The Promise Rin, The Promise Ring, The Smell, TV On The Radio, Weirdo Rippers, Wham City, Williamsburg area

Bastards of Pop

July 10, 2008 / Leave a Comment

By now most music-loving folk are aware of the pay-what-you-want, online release of Girl Talk’s latest album, Feed The Animals. But this isn’t about that… well, it’s almost not about that. As any other savy internet users are concerned, a trio of folks hailing from the greater Baltimore/DC area new about this all to well. … [Read more…]

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