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Donald Trump’s Speeches Have Been Repurposed as an Early 2000s Emo Song

March 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Emo

There is nothing that will ever make me like emo–but I may have to make an exception for this. Earlier

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Random Music News for Saturday, February 25, 2017

February 25, 2017February 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Bruce Springsteen, CarPlay, Emo, Grace Slick, Jazz, Metallica, Paul Weller, Prince, Sinead O'Connor, Slayer, Tunrtables, VR

For everyone who lives in my area wondering why we don’t have any snow, you can blame/thank me. I decided

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How Did Early 2000s Emo Become Such a Joke

February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Emo

There was a time a little more than ten years ago that it seemed every new alt-rock band was into

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Re-imagining Trump Tweets as an Emo Song

February 14, 2017February 13, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Donald Trump, Emo, Super Deluxe, Tweets

If you’re an avid reader of Trump tweets, you may have noticed something familiar about them. With their expressions of TERRIBLE!

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Random Music News for Tuesday, September 20, 2016

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bang &, Crowded House, DAB, David Bowie, Emo, Ford, Germany, Green Day, iPhone 7, Lenny Kravitz, Radio, Soundscan, Stone Temple Pilots

Off to Nashville this afternoon for the big RAB conference. Music news reports will come from there for the rest

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“Am I Emo?”

July 28, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Emo

Yahoo! Music would like us to remember 2002 when magazines like Seventeen tried to help us identify our inner-emo-ish-ness.

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What Happens When an Emo Band Grows Up?

May 10, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Emo

Certain types of music make all kinds of sense when you’re young, angry, confused, scared, alienated and poor. But as

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Is Emo Poised for a Comeback Thanks to Generation Z?

May 2, 2016May 1, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Emo, Revival

Full disclosure: I hate emo. I always have. Bands like Dashboard Confessional, My Chemical Romance, Senses Fail, Black Veil Brides

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Random Music News for Thursday, January 14, 2016

January 14, 2016January 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Austin, Avenged Sevenfold, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Emo, Grand Theft Auto, Kim Mitchell, Lemmy, New York Times, Soundcloud, Twitter, Violent Femmes

On this day in 1973, Elvis Presley’s live broadcast from a Hawaii set a record for the most-watched show ever

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