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Hardcore Punk's Return to SNL

February 9, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Crisis of Conformity reunited on “SNL” this weekend. Don’t remember Crisis of Conformity? Perhaps the video of the reunion will jump your memory [via Unlikely Words and The Daily Swarm]: [huluvid id=”YVEFp4lescx3IOWrHFyHJw”] Ok, there was no band by that name. But, kudos to “SNL” for a well-played satire of all-walks-of-life bands reuniting, especially when the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Chicago, Crisis of Conformity, D.C., Dave Grohl, Fear, Fred Armisen, Hardcore punk, John Belushi, music, Nirvana, Saturday Night Live, Scream, SNL, Trenchmouth, TV, YouTube

Steve Albini vs. Sampling

January 20, 2010 / Leave a Comment

PBS aired an hour-long documentary on sampling about an hour ago, featuring one very odd talking head. “Copyright Criminals” had a fantastic array of characters involved in sampling music, including a pretty interesting discussion with Clyde Stubblefield, who’s “funky drummer” beat has provided countless hip-hop hits with one intense breakbeat. Stubblefield’s inclusion in the doc. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Big Black, Clyde Stubblefield, Copyright Criminals, drum sampler, Elvis Presley, Grammy Award, Green Day, hip-hop, music, Nirvana, sampling, Shellac, Steve Albini, The Avalanches, The Pixies

How loud can pop get?

November 14, 2009 / Leave a Comment

“Turn that racket down!” Oh, the familiar tropes of pop music in America: it seems like every 50s-nostalgia film must have a scene where the parents-who-just-don’t-understand are yelling at kids to turn down that “rock music.” It’s a trope that has continued through the decades, and hopefully will continue throughout the years. After all, how … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Clear Channel, CMJ, Dinosaur Jr., Hardcore for Nerds, M.I.A., music, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Pop music, Queens of the Stone Age, Rock music, Sleigh Bells

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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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: "The Origin of Emo", Antioch Arrow, Diary, Dischord, Drive Like Jehu, Embrace, emo, Fugazi, Gravity Records, grunge, Happy Go Licky, hardcore, Heroin, Husker Du, IDM, Jawbox, Jawbreaker, Lungfish, music, Nation of Ulysses, Nirvana, One Last Wish, Rites of Spring, San Diego, SDRE, Seattle, shitgaze, Shudder To Think, Sonic Youth, Sub Pop, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Buzzcocks, The Pixies, Thom Lloyd, Vivian Girls, Wordpress, Zen Arcade

Downlo(d)

September 1, 2009 / 4 Comments

I’ve got an odd relationship with downloading. I’m usually outspoken against it when discussing the subject with most of my friends, but usually for a variety of reasons that you really can’t articulate when these types of conversations boil down to lots of yelling. I’ll diffuse the normal “record labels and artists” and “pirating” and … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: America Is Just A Word: Post-Hardcore Emo and American Culture, Black Flag, Chocolate Kiss, Chune, Citywater, Dischord, downloading, emo, emusic, Facebook, Gravity Records, illegal downloading, iTunes, Jade Tree, James Joyce, Jimmy Tamborello, Joel Tenenbaum, Last.FM, mediafire, music, My War, Nickelback, Nirvana, Onethrutwelve, Ordination of Aaron, RIAA, Roosevelts Inaugural Parade, Self-Satisfied, Smashing Pumpkins, Stories About Old Rich White People, The Postal Service, The Promise Ring, The Trigger Quintet, Trocar, Watercolour, Waxploitation Records

A Brief Scribe on Scrunk

July 16, 2009 / Leave a Comment

The behind-the-scenes (or rather, behind-my-thoughts) on the Boston Phoenix piece I did on scrunk and Warped Tour is still to come, but consider this a little preview. A lots been said online since the piece went on the net about scrunk/crunkcore and its impact on Warped Tour, which isn’t to say that my article caused these … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Absolutepunk, Ani DiFranco, Bob Dylan, Brokencyde, Creed, crunkcore, Elvis, emo, Fugazi, Gallows, Green Day, James Brown, Joy Division, Liz Phair, Madonna, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Millionaires, Moby, music, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Notorious BIG, P.O.S., Prince, Public Enemy, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson, scrunk, Scrunk Happens, Shooter Jennings, Talking Heads, The Beatles, The Boston Phoenix, The Fugees, the Sex Pistols, 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

And The Winner For Best Song Is…

January 18, 2009 / 1 Comment

My friend Scott writes the blog for Oscar predictions and film, And The Winner Is… Scott’s spot on when it comes to guessing who will walk away with what statue, so I was surprised to see that he didn’t have a listing for Best Original Song among the categories he lists on the site. So, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: A.R. Rahman, Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Beyonce, Bollywood, Bruce Springsteen, Cadillac Records, cinéma vérité, City of God, Clint Eastwood, Down To Earth, Eminem, emo, Falling Slowly, Glen Hansard, Golden Globes, Gran Torino, Harvey Milk, Hollywood, It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp, Jamie Cullum, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, Lose Yourself, Markéta Irglová, MIA, Mickey Rourke, music, Mystic River, Nirvana, O... Saya, Once In A Lifetime, Oscars, Paper Planes, Peter Gabriel, Rachel Getting Married, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Super NES, The Wrestler, Three 6 Mafia, Wall-e

Free the Musics

July 11, 2008 / Leave a Comment

In honor of free slurpee day, I’ve decided to do a (rather brief) post on free music. Since Radiohead’s pay-what-you-want, online release of In Rainbows last October, the idea of artists offering their albums for free has been at the forefront of almost any article relating to popularly consumed music. It could be a simple … [Read more…]

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