12:30am long walk alone from Inman to Allston listening to the same song on repeat for an hour. (Taken with Instagram at The Charles River)
still soundtracking my life i guess
still soundtracking my life i guess
ALL EMO IS LOCAL: Five Scenes That Developed Organically
A reflection on America’s emo capitals by Liz Pelly for the Boston Phoenix’s February 10th Emo Issue
Part 4 of 6
OMAHA, NEBRASKA | MID ’90s TO MID ’00s | Omaha label Saddle Creek surfaced in the mid-’90s — started in 1993 as a project for a college entrepreneurship class by Justin Oberst, the brother of Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis, who would go on to become a star emo producer. The label maintained a twangy Nebraskan sound where emo, indie rock, and Americana intersected, but Conor’s self-loathing poetry got the label its rep for being hyper-emo. Other notable Saddle Creek outfits were the Faint — one of the few emo bands to incorporate bits of goth and New Wave— as well as emo legends Cursive. [Read more.]
Echoes/Ephemera 02.09.12
Echoes/Ephemera is my weekly show on WZBC 90.3 FM. I play mostly demos and home-recordings, and some other self-released lo-fi tracks. It airs every thursday from 6-7 pm. This is what I played today:
6:01pm 6:00pm Procession “Mementos” from Fade EP (self. 2011)
6:05pm SaraLee “Circle Of Hands” from DEMO (saralee.bandcamp.com 2011) L
6:07pm Speedy Ortiz “Kinda Blew” from the death of speedy ortiz
6:11pm Kathleen Hanna “I Wish I Was Him” from Woodcore Vol. One Comp (Kill Rock Stars 1994)
6:14pm Slingshot Dakota “Waiting Room (cover)” from demo (if you make it dot com)
6:16pm Cuffs “Albert Kroft (demo)” from 4-track demos (self 2010) L
6:21pm Widowspeak “Ghost Boy” from October tape (self 2010)
6:27pm P.S. ELIOT “Troubled Medium” from The Bike Wreck Demo (self 2008)
6:29pm Vivian Girls “Telepathic Love (Wipers cover)” from DEMO (2008)
6:31pm Young Adults “Impression” from Demo CD EP (2010)
6:35pm Life And Limb “First World Problem” from bandcamp (self)
6:37pm Dum Dum Girls “Hey Sis” from Dum Dum Girls 12inch CD EP (Captured Tracks 2008)
6:40pm Tiger Trap “Puzzle Pieces” from Tiger Trap 7‑Inch Single (K www.anti.com 1993)
6:43pm Girlfriends “i was here but i disappear” from first tape
6:46pm The Pains of Being Pure at Heart “I Wanna Go All the Way (Demo)” from Say No to Love (Lost and Lonesome 2010)
6:50pm The Babies “TROUBLE” from Cry Along with the Babies (New Images) —demo
6:55pm Galaxie 500 “Ceremony (demo)” Single —found it on the internet
Download the archive for 2 weeks after the show via zbconline.com.
so psyched for the don giovanni showcase on saturday night
Spotted at the station. College radio 4ever. (Taken with Instagram at WZBC )
Our new music video for “Hold Up” premiered today! Check it out!
sw33t vid, you guys
This is one of the weakest publicity stunts I have ever seen. I hate this band, and it blows my mind that a group of musicians would not see this move as extremely alienating to a lot of people. UPDATE: Apparently strip clubs were a major inspiration for this awful LP and soon the band will be doing a tour of strip clubs across America.
Fuck this shit. I can only hope this will lead to a swarm of feminist take-downs.
ALL EMO IS LOCAL: Five Scenes That Developed Organically
A reflection on America’s emo capitals by Liz Pelly for the Boston Phoenix’s February 10th Emo Issue
Part 3 of 6
CHICAGO + MILWAUKEE | EARLY TO MID ’90s | Before Brand New and Taking Back Sunday fans even knew what emo was, the Midwest experienced an emo explosion in the mid ’90s, mostly around Chicago and Milwaukee. Cap’n Jazz, Braid, and the Promise Ring all came out of the region during this time, gaining national attention. Chicago’s Jade Tree Records released seminal emo records by Lifetime, the Promise Ring, Cap’n Jazz, Jets to Brazil, Pedro the Lion, and, eventually, Alkaline Trio. Later, Fall Out Boy would form in Wilmette, Illinois, in 2001. Victory Records formed in Chicago in 1989, and over the years were responsible for key releases by Hawthorne Heights, Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, and others. [Read more.]
![ALL EMO IS LOCAL: Five Scenes That Developed OrganicallyA reflection on America’s emo capitals by Liz Pelly for the Boston Phoenix’s February 10th Emo IssuePart 2 of 6
WASHINGTON, DC | MID ’80s | In DC’s post-hardcore mid-’80s, the roots of emo were planted when Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat showed hardcore bros how to talk about their feelings. A period in 1984 and 1985 known as “Revolution Summer” did a lot to break the violence and hyper-masculinity that was then dominating hardcore. Rites of Spring formed in ‘84, setting a new tone: harsh hardcore became more melodic, with poignant, introspective lyricism. The style started getting pinned as “emo-core,” though the band themselves detested the term. Rites of Spring were followed by Embrace in 1985 and a slew of others with a similar sound. Several influential artists in emo history, like Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate, cite the DC post-hardcore scene as their inspiration. [Read more.]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4on8kzuU1qzc9vko1_500.jpg)
ALL EMO IS LOCAL: Five Scenes That Developed Organically
A reflection on America’s emo capitals by Liz Pelly for the Boston Phoenix’s February 10th Emo Issue
Part 2 of 6
WASHINGTON, DC | MID ’80s | In DC’s post-hardcore mid-’80s, the roots of emo were planted when Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat showed hardcore bros how to talk about their feelings. A period in 1984 and 1985 known as “Revolution Summer” did a lot to break the violence and hyper-masculinity that was then dominating hardcore. Rites of Spring formed in ‘84, setting a new tone: harsh hardcore became more melodic, with poignant, introspective lyricism. The style started getting pinned as “emo-core,” though the band themselves detested the term. Rites of Spring were followed by Embrace in 1985 and a slew of others with a similar sound. Several influential artists in emo history, like Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate, cite the DC post-hardcore scene as their inspiration. [Read more.]
