Word: emo
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...fresh air for a format usually characterized by overdriven guitar pyrotechnics and blaring hyper-sell voiceovers.But what does it all mean? And what’s it doing here?The ad has sparked a lengthy online debate between gamers. Some posters denounce it for being overly “emo,” or for not conveying any information about the title’s gameplay, or even the plot.A more interesting, and often hilarious, reaction has come from a cadre of amateur remixers, whose alternate visions of the ad can be found on YouTube. They feature the original footage...
...Chemical Romance is perhaps the prototypical emo band—death figures prominently in most of their songs, and they use exclamation points with alarming frequency. So it is neither a surprise nor a disappointment that their latest release, “The Black Parade” features songs entitled “Cancer,” “Disenchanted,” and, yes, “Dead...
...Last year, I wrote articles about both leggings and skinny jeans, and I concluded that I could never buy either of those pretentious items. This year I have 4 pairs of leggings and a pair of skinny jeans to my credit. But are regular women cursed to look like emo freaks in these items if we don’t have the thighs of newborn foal...
...Hustle” in a classroom).There’s something for everyone: sentimentalists can wallow in the perennially doe-eyed expressions of actresses whose roles were so depressing they committed suicide; action fans can get a hai(-ya!) from Jet Li’s fighting antics; and brooding emo-types will enjoy plenty of angst-ridden stories in the ridiculously long two-volume coursepack.Don’t worry if the only thing you know (and ever care to know) about Chinese culture is kung fu—Wang is a recovering Bruce Lee fan and the course...
Others may fault Dashboard for their unoriginal lyrics, pop-emo sound, and general lack of angsty po-mo sophistication...