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Justin Bieber and DIY: What's in a punk?

May 3, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Love Justin Bieber, but afraid to reveal it to your punk rock friends? Do you tell your friends that the music you’re blasting on your iPod is the latest pop sensation when it’s really Black Flag’s Damaged? Wish these two worlds could finally meet? Well, XLR8R and Exclaim! music writer and Grown Ups member Josiah … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Black Flag, Etsy, Hardcore punk, Hearty Magazine, Justin Bieber, Lily Allen, music, Myspace, OK Go, Pop music, punk, SST, Twitter, YouTube

Terrible band thinks racism is OK

January 15, 2010 / Leave a Comment

There are a few warning signs of what can make or break a band and tend to set off alarms. Any combination of the following three signs found in any band should be considered worrisome: Third-rate, watered down electronic pop-punk/scrunk with little thought put into the music and lyrics. More band tees and general merch … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Brokencyde, hands in the air, latfh, Look At This Fucking Hipster, merch, music, Myspace, pop-punk, scrunk, Teen Hearts

New Brand New – "At The Bottom"

August 10, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Brand New placed a song off their upcoming album, Daisy, on Myspace within the last 12 hours. Here’s a YouTube link: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdalwKs7Puo]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: At The Bottom, Brand New, Daisy, emo, music, Myspace, YouTube

Tracking the SDRE Rumors

May 28, 2009 / 3 Comments

So, months after my first post on a potential Sunny Day Real Estate reunion, and having recently come to realize how much of a hoopla my words have caused and the potential anguish I could cause in many an SDRE fan, and the reunion rumors are still bubbling. A little while after some newer rumors … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Brian Perkins, BumberFan, Bumbershoot, Dusty Henry, Ear Eye Nose Candy Blog, emo, Foo Fighters, Jeremy Enigk, Jimmy Eat World, Lee Martin, Marco Collins, music, Myspace, Nate Mendel, Neumo's, Rory Felton, rumors, Seattle, Sub Pop, Sunny Day Real Estate, Sunny Day Real Estate reunion, The Falcon, The Jealous Sound, Twitter, Tyler McPherson

In Space…

May 23, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Just a quick little message to folks out there that use MySpace. You can find this page on it: That’s right, an America Is Just A Word MySpace page. It’s another way to spread the word, but stick to this blog for all the up-to-date updates and previews from the book. But, if you’re on MySpace, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: America Is Just A Word: Post-Hardcore Emo and American Culture, emo, Facebook, music, Myspace

Exusamwa

April 14, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I can’t believe I have yet to catch this band…. Granted, Exusamwa have only had three public shows, but still… they’ve got members of Fat Day, Life Partners, and the owner of Weirdo Records! And they’re as secretive as none other, nothing but a few online pics to do justice (that’s right – not even … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: 95.3FM, Boston, Dischord and Dynne, emo, Exusamwa, Fat Day, Melt-Banana, music, Myspace, post-hardcore

Unearthing Burial

August 6, 2008 / 1 Comment

‘I’m a bit like a rubbish super-hero …” says Burial, shyly. So began Dan Hancox’s exclusive interview with the dubstep musician known as Burial. At least, it was exclusive when it was published last fall. Now, the chase is on to grab hold of this (formerly) elusive musical force. For all intents and purposes, Burial … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: 2-step, Burial, Dan Hancox, dubstep, electronic, electronica, emo, Facebook, Fugazi, garage, Ghost Hardware, grime, hardcore, Instrument, London, Mercury Prize, music, My Chemical Romance, Myspace, NPR, OK Go, Peter Parker, post-hardcore, punk, reggae, superheros, The Independent, UK, Untrue, Will Bevan, YouTube

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