I noticed in the sign-up post for this assignment last year, one of the commenters said 'oh god, i'm glad I'm not first'. To that I can only really say 'oh god, I hope I'm not last'.
I'm posting this from a sweet little apartment on Cavill Ave that I managed to score a free week in. It has a giant spa, so in preparation for actually doing some work, I popped on Bright Eyes' Fevers and Mirrors album, poured myself a cocktail and ran myself a hot bath. It occured to me that while this was a relaxing episode for me, if captured on celluloid it would look creepily like the climactic suicide scene in a depressing movie. Like, so emo right now.
The reason I'm recounting this is because it leads me to why I've chosen my topic - I realised how many times recently I've had to explain to people that when I say 'I used to be into emo', I'm not saying 'I used to be into cutting, kohl and skinny jeans'.
To that end, my blog and final assignment will focus on the music that introduced me to the term 'emo' - American indie emo music of the mid to late nineties. I also hope to look at its roots in earlier styles, such as the DC scene, and the ways in which these styles of indie music came to diverge from the term 'emo'.
So, I guess that's the mission statement done with.. Stay tuned.
I'm posting this from a sweet little apartment on Cavill Ave that I managed to score a free week in. It has a giant spa, so in preparation for actually doing some work, I popped on Bright Eyes' Fevers and Mirrors album, poured myself a cocktail and ran myself a hot bath. It occured to me that while this was a relaxing episode for me, if captured on celluloid it would look creepily like the climactic suicide scene in a depressing movie. Like, so emo right now.
The reason I'm recounting this is because it leads me to why I've chosen my topic - I realised how many times recently I've had to explain to people that when I say 'I used to be into emo', I'm not saying 'I used to be into cutting, kohl and skinny jeans'.
To that end, my blog and final assignment will focus on the music that introduced me to the term 'emo' - American indie emo music of the mid to late nineties. I also hope to look at its roots in earlier styles, such as the DC scene, and the ways in which these styles of indie music came to diverge from the term 'emo'.
So, I guess that's the mission statement done with.. Stay tuned.
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