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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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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

Say What?

August 14, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I stumbled upon this on the net: my article on scrunk. Though it wasn’t the one the Boston Phoenix published, but Oakland’s East Bay Express. Which is all a bit odd. I don’t necessarily mind that the paper is using my article – in fact, I’m flattered that they would choose to use it. I … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: Brokencyde, East Bay Express, emo, journalism, music, scrunk, Scrunk Happens, Soundcloud, The Boston Phoenix, Wordpress

The Morning After

May 19, 2009 / Leave a Comment

And now, a quick break from the usual ramblings and mumbo-jumbo: WordPress has been nothing but a fantastic blogging site. It’s clean and easy to use and whatever you write, whoever writes it, you’re guaranteed it to look great nearly 100% of the time. For me, it’s been fantastic, and will continue to be a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: blogging, emo, Perfect Lines, The Morning After Template, Wordpress

Emo Boy: The Movie

December 5, 2008 / Leave a Comment

Time to take WordPress’s newly-established “QuickPress” to press with this little byte: Reuter’s reports that Stephen Edmond’s “Emo Boy” comic book will be turned into a movie with a “crucial” musical component that will be “in the tone of ‘Napoleon Dynamite’.” Read it and, yes, weep: http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE4B40RG20081205

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: culture, etc, emo, Emo Boy, movie, music, Napoleon Dynamite, QuickPress, Reuters, Stephen Edmond, Wordpress

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