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From the archive: Wolf Eyes

June 2, 2010 / Leave a Comment

An assignment. The thrill of that first assignment. It was the fall of 2004, and I’d just taken what felt like a real assignment. I had to travel to New York to interview the noise trio Wolf Eyes. I was a freshman at Brandeis University in the ‘burbs of Boston and Wolf Eyes had recently … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Almost Famous, Brandeis University, Lies Magazine, Michigan, music, noise, Sub Pop, Wolf Eyes

The worst music criticism: A review

April 9, 2010 / Leave a Comment

I recently critiqued an article by Steve Almond that I felt unfairly and naively  lambasted music criticism. Almond wrote music criticism is pointless: I disagreed. And then I stumbled upon something that support Almond’s point 100 percent. I still don’t agree with what Almond wrote, but this piece of “music criticism” by Impose’s Jason Diamond … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Alternative Distribution Alliance, Brooklyn Hater, Dennis Lyxzén, Despair, Epitaph, Hardcore punk, hipster, Ian Svenonious, Impose, Integrity, Jason Diamond, music, music criticism, music journalism, Nation of Ulysses, punk, Refused, Steve Almond, Sub Pop, Subcultures, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Make Up, The Shape of Punk to Come, Unbroken, Warner Music Group

On and On and On

September 23, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I wrote another piece for The Boston Phoenix, this time about… Sunny Day Real Estate. Whoda thunk it? For folks wondering about A) all the reunion hubub and why it’s happening 2) what’s the big deal with the band C) just how the band got back together and 3.14) the details of the reunion and … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Brian Perkins, Davey von Bohlen, emo, Jeremy Enigk, Jonathan Poneman, Marco Collins, Maritime, music, SDRE, Sub Pop, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Boston Phoenix, The Promise Ring

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

Kaboom!

September 6, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I recently uncovered a load of random Sunny Day… well, everything. For example, I’d been trying to find a picture of the infamous Nordstrom ad the band did when they first got together, and the searches would usually be futile. But, with the website sunnydayrealestate.net fixed up, it’s online, as clear as day: The big … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Chewbacca Kaboom, emo, Empty Set, Flatland Spider, Jeremy Enigk, music, Nordstrom, Reason For Hate, SDRE, Sub Pop, Sunny Day Real Estate

Quick Sunny Day Real Estate Reunion Announcement Reflections

June 24, 2009 / Leave a Comment

You can say that again Brian! Our old Twitter buddy dropped the hint back in March about the potential reunion, which I promptly picked up and got a screen shot. One month later and BAM, instant SDRE reunion meme… possibly fueled by the combination of Marco Collins’ tweets and blip.fm entries, Travis Hay’s bit on … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: blip.fm, Brian Perkins, Ear Candy Blog, emo, Marco Collins, music, Seattle PI, Sub Pop, Sunny Day Real Estate, Sunny Day Real Estate reunion, The Kollective, Travis Hay, Twitter, Wikipedia

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

Don't (Touch and) Go

February 18, 2009 / Leave a Comment

From the looks of a post early in the day by Stereogum, one would have thought it was the end of the aural world for fans of underground music. Although the reports later in the day dismissed the rumors that Touch and Go Records was finished; instead, the still dreadful news that the label will … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: !!!, Bedhead, Big Black, Butthole Surfers, Cap'n Jazz, Corey Rusk, Dischord, distribution, Drag City, emo, Flameshovel, indie music, Jade Tree, Jesus Lizard, Jets to Brazil, Lifetime, Maritime, Merge, music, My Morning Jacket, Naked Raygun, Pinback, Polvo, Rob Crow, Robcore, Slint, Southern, Stereogum, Sub Pop, Ted Leo, Texas Is The Reason, The Meatmen, Touch and Go, TV On The Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, zine

Lionize the Losers

December 29, 2008 / Leave a Comment

The NFL regular season wound down yesterday, which left me pretty excited seeing as the Baltimore Ravens have made the playoffs and have a pretty good chance of taking their season beyond their Wild Card spot. The Detroit Lions have finally gotten national attention where there was none previously by becoming the 1st team to … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, emo, football, grunge, loser, Manowar, music, New England Patriots, NFL, Nickelback, sports, Sub Pop, Wild Card, winless, worst emo band

Don't Shudder

July 9, 2008 / Leave a Comment

Great news today from reunion land, where Shudder To Think will join a growing list of acts banding together to make a little tour. It’s not much, but I’ll certainly take it. It also doesn’t hurt that Boston is one of the few locations in America that the band is scheduled to hit; they’ll be … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Alternative Press, America, Boston, community, David Wain, DC, Dischord, emo, epic, First Love, Fugazi, Funeral At The Movies, Get Your Goat, grunge, hardcore, High Art, Hodgkin's Disease, Last Rights, major label, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, music, Nevermind, Paradise Rock Club, Pony Express Record, post-hardcore, reunion, Revolution Summer, Shudder To Think, Sub Pop, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Baxter, The Ten, Velvet Goldmine, Wet Hot American Summer, X-French Tee Shirt

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