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wow. Geek chic look is clean cut . and it's thoroughly depressing because it means i'm older than i'd like to believe. apparently an emo is getting popular again and influencing the youngins:

"To understand emo (sometimes called "emocore"), the music must come first. Emo is an arty outgrowth of hardcore punk. It's less macho and aggressive; the lyrics often address idealistic experiences and impressions -- frustration with hypocrisy (or bad luck in love), an appreciation for beauty (as well as the absurd). Emotion is OK. In fact, the emo ideal is authentic, deeply felt emotion.

While Rites of Spring is credited as the first emo band, Washington, D.C.'s Fugazi played a bigger role in defining the genre and being recognized in the media for their uncompromisingly anti-commercial attitudes."

so then, of course, it forced me to check out just how long it's been since i shuffled into the record [sic] store and bought something witth a decidedly emo-ish band name like, say, embrace.

yeah, that'd be around 17 years ago. oof.

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