It was indeed “A Decade Under The Influence.” But while Taking Back Sunday could string together a few solid hits drenched in a post-hardcore milieu and cut with pop sensibilities, chances are no one in the band could have predicted how influential emo would become in the aughts. The presence of[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fall Out Boy’
November 19th, 2009 - 8:11 pm § in True/Slant
Pete Wentz is a genius
It’s true… Pete Wentz is a genius. Or someone at Fall Out Boy camp has got it going on in their noggin. A smattering of break-up rumors cropped up online, fresh on the heels of the Tuesday release of the band’s greatest hits album Believers Never Die. Take the NME tweet from just y[...]
October 5th, 2009 - 8:49 pm § in Perfect Lines
Fashion Fallout
When little kids get their first haircut, there’s usually crying involved. When Pete Wentz gets his hair cut (or shaven?), the crying apparently stops: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM6-BE5XZIQ] Take to the messageboards, Facebook feeds, and Twitter tweets, you FOB fanatics out there[...]
August 27th, 2009 - 6:03 pm § in Perfect Lines
Jailhouse Emo
A Fall Out Boy has been arrested. So sayeth The Washington Post (via The AP): LOS ANGELES — Singer Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy has been arrested on a two-year-old warrant for driving without a valid license. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore says the 25-year-old was arrested late Tues[...]
February 15th, 2009 - 11:16 pm § in Perfect Lines
Just Short…
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 [...]
February 7th, 2009 - 10:45 pm § in Perfect Lines
Fall For A Drive…
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 ca[...]
January 12th, 2009 - 2:02 am § in Perfect Lines
597-Way Tie For Most Eclectic Proposal
The 33 1/3 blog released the final list of the nearly 600 potential books on a wide variety of albums that Continuum received after the call for open proposals a little while ago. Needless to say, it’s quite a list. It’s interesting to see what albums people are passionate enough about t[...]