The Best Show I Never Saw
The doors slammed shut, and with it, my hopes of seeing a once-in-a-lifetime show. Last week, The Story So Far announced a show at a small bar in Brooklyn. No advance tickets, $10 cash only, 8 pm. For a band…
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We Need More Bricks
Note: This originally appeared in my newsletter in March, 2024. If you like what you see, you can subscribe here. Hello friends, Greetings from dreary, beautiful London, England. I’m in a cafe this morning in a lovely off-the-touristy-path neighborhood called…
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Redefining Emo: Five Years of ‘Life’s Not Out to Get You’
It changed the genre so much, now we call it “pop-punk” What it means to be emo in 2020 has drastically changed since its mainstream peak in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Traditionally characterized by bands like blink-182, My…