Local post-hardcore trio The Fordists are readying their debut full-length, and it’s streaming now on Bandcamp. via Listen to The Fordists’ Debut Album – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. Sweet stuff from a D.C. post-hardcore trio. Watch You by The Fordists[...]
Posts Tagged ‘post-hardcore’
June 16th, 2011 - 1:00 pm § in Freelance Work
Listen to The Fordists’ Debut Album – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper
August 25th, 2010 - 12:09 am § in Blog
Interview: Native’s ‘Moves’
I interviewed a couple of the guys in Native with my friend and classmate Tanveer Ali for one of our classes at Medill. Take a peek at the video and listen to their lastest album, Wrestling Moves after the jump: Native interview from Leor Galil on Vimeo.[...]
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:19 am § in True/Slant
The Decade In Emo
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[...]
October 26th, 2009 - 12:38 pm § in True/Slant
Here comes the argument
Gothamist’s John Del Signore has a fantastic interview with Fugazi wailer and guitarist Guy Picciotto as he tours the country supporting Vic Chesnutt. In it, there’s a quote that some Fugazi diehards may put more emphasis on than a majority of the rest of the chat: The band may do someth[...]
October 22nd, 2009 - 1:06 am § in True/Slant
Overlooked in the Aughts: Beauty Pill – The Unsustainable Lifestyle
Overlooked in the Aughts is an ongoing feature focusing on some of the best albums from the 2000s that haven’t quite received the attention they deserved. Today’s post: Beauty Pill’s The Unsustainable Lifestyle. Dischord in the Aughts was something many of the label’s ardent fans never[...]
August 31st, 2009 - 1:55 am § in Perfect Lines
R&Bemo?
It seems that the Seattle Times‘ Andrew Matson has stumbled upon the formula that came to fruition in popular culture a bit over half a decade ago: “random genre/culture/thing/idea/word” + “emo” = combination of the former two concepts! Back when emo first really hit it[...]
June 17th, 2009 - 1:19 am § in Perfect Lines
Interview with Justin Pearson
It’s been a long while since I last featured an interview by an individual to be featured in the forthcoming book, America Is Just A Word. I’m pleased to present some snippets of the first part of an ongoing interview I’m conducting with Justin Pearson, a man who’s energy can[...]
June 16th, 2009 - 12:27 am § in Perfect Lines
Let's Make A List: An America Is Just A Word Update
I’m happy to announce another addition to the America Is Just A Word roster of voices involved in the book. Chris Leo, frontman of The Van Pelt, will lend his voice to the evolving narrative. The Van Pelt were a part of the post-hardcore/emo scene in New York City in the mid 90s and were [...][...]