What the heck *is* emo, anyway?


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Last week, I gave a half-baked talk in the labs about Snapp Radio - explaining a bit about how Snapp Radio uses social tags from last.fm to select relevant photos from Flickr. I used 'emo' as an example showing how songs labeled as 'emo' get associated with pictures labeled with 'emo' . One of the researchers asked 'What is Emo?' - so I gave a totally inadequate description of this musical genre. Now, if you really want to know what Emo is - then check out the site What the heck *is* emo, anyway? - it is a basic FAQ and primer on all things emo.  And there are lots of great emo photos on flickr.

Posted on: Nov 30, 2006

Posted by: plamere

Category: General

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I always understood that it's original meaning - some post/pre punk american musical movement characterised by a slight teenage social misfit community vibe - has now been superceded by the more easily recognisable "kids with belts too heavy for their trousers". We have to sweep them up every Saturday round here.

Posted by Tim Caynes on November 30, 2006 at 09:08 AM EST #

I usually think of emo bands playing loud distorted guitars, like a whinier version of the D.C. Dischord bands - but Bright Eyes gets pegged as "emo" because Conor Oberst is whiny, but uses more acoustic guitars. I think the common thread here is "whiny" - or maybe "boys who keep diaries."

Posted by Chris Dahlen on November 30, 2006 at 01:43 PM EST #

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