The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 881: Alt-rock revivals 3 – Emo
“Once in a generation.” We hear that phrase all the time. But how long of an interval is that? According
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Emo
Trump’s complaint about flushing toilets has been turned into an emo song
If Donald Trump really needs to flush a toilet 10 or 15 times after use, he needs to (a) call
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Random music news for Monday, December 23, 2019
It’s amazing to me that there’s still music news to report this close Christmas. Yet here we are with material
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The best new songs you’ll hear today comes from Donald Trump’s “I Want Nothing” speech notes
Donald Trump didn’t do anything wrong when it comes to Ukraine. I mean, just ask him. He even made notes
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Random music news for Friday, November 22, 2019
Is it just me or are you getting more spam calls on your mobile phone and/or land line? I’m averaging
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Random music news for Saturday, June 29, 2019
Kawhi Lenoard turns 28 today. Send him a card. Don’t forget to urge him to stay with the Raptors. And
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Random music news for Saturday, March 23, 2019
Squirt, the junior English bull terrier in the house, turns five today. Special treats for everyone! On to music news
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 849: Variety returns to alt-rock
Music is always evolving, mutating, and modifying itself in a self-organizing way. Enough people may agree on a certain new
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Damn kids. Watch these college students react to pop-punk bands from the 2000s
Each generation believes that their music is the best ever made, so it’s fun (and instructive) to watch a group
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How emo is that song? Let’s ask science
Emo seems to be making some sort of a comeback, which means more attention for groups like My Chemical Romance
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Could we be on the cusp of an emo revival?
There was a time in the mid-00’s when alt-rock was almost nothing but emo. What started as an intense form
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