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Origin Story

September 11, 2009 / 1 Comment

I came across this odd post entitled “The Origin of Emo” on an unusually blank WordPress blog (though the thing appears to be written by a Thom Lloyd, which is the gmail address at the bottom of the article). It’s the only post, and it’s written in a pseudo-term-paper light, with citations that don’t really … [Read more…]

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The Revolution Will Be Produced

August 7, 2008 / Leave a Comment

It’s always nice getting some sort of personal email, especially when it’s in the form of a musical reunion between David Byrne and Brian Eno. Well, “personal” isn’t quite the right word, but I certainly took the message as a sincere and direct one: It’s with great pleasure we offer you a sneak peak by … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: (More Songs About Buildings and Food, 30 Degrees Everywhere, 99 Problems, Aerosmith, Beastie Boys, Beefeater, Boy's Life, Brad Wood, Braid, Brian Eno, Clarity, Danger Mouse, David Byrne, DC, Diary, Do You Know Who You Are?, emo, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, Fear of Music, Fugazi, Gnarls Barkley, Go-Go Gadget Gospel, Gumbo MacKaye, Happy Go Licky, hip-hop, Hum, Ice Cream Spiritual, J Robbins, J'Nuh, Jawbox, Jawbreaker, Jay-Z, Jeremy Enigk, Jets to Brazil, Jimmy Eat World, Knapsack, Lou Giordano, LP2, Lungfish, Mark Trombino, mewithoutyou, Mid-West, Mineral, music, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, No Sleep Til Brooklyn, Nothing Feels Good, Ponytail, pop-punk, post-hardcore, post-punk, Red Red Meat, Remain in Light, Rick Rubin, Rip It Up And Start Again, Rites of Spring, Run-DMC, Smashing Pumpkins, Strange Overtones, Strange Times, Sunny Day Real Estate, Talking Heads, Texas Is The Reason, The Black Keys, The Dismemberment Plan, The Fire Theft, The Promise Ring, Very Emergency, Walk This Way

A Word on Words

July 11, 2008 / Leave a Comment

Hey folks, Gonna make this one quick and then I’m going to take the weekend off. I recently recieved a comment for my Coheed & Cambria post that was not only in poor taste, but horribly written, argued and against the entire point of this blog. This blog is about an openness towards the entire … [Read more…]

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