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Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

Kate Richardson — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:14:43 EST

You're all right by me, Glenn. Sorry you got lumped in with the emos. I mean I would say you're more Dashboard Confessional emo than pointy black hair/tight jeans emo, if that's any consolation.

Kate Richardson

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

nfgrocker — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:28:12 EST

hey kaate. i totally respect your opinion about us and god bless you for feeling you can speak your mind. we know not everyone will like us, and some people might think we suck, it comes with the territory. i think dave mathews band sucks but i respect them and what they do. there's a reason they're big. Just to clarify again though. we're not emo, none of us consider ourselves emo or an emo band. We think we're scene to a small extent because, you guessed it, we're part of the music scene and are good friends with kids in the local chicago scene. All this said, thanks for responding back, God bless getting tanked, and have a good day

-glenn

nfgrocker

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

Kate Richardson — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:26:40 EST

@nfgrocker: I love you beanie guitar player. I wrote this post and also I'm vaguely intoxicated right now so I didn't make it all the way through your comment, but I'm sure it was valid. I'm sorry I called your band a few clicks south of mediocre. I only said it because I felt it to be true, but it's nothing personal. Y'all are just doing what you do and there's nothing wrong with that. Keep emoing all the way to the bank, I say. One day truly nasty fan fiction will be written about you. Mark my words!

Kate Richardson

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

scarletvirtue - Fake American Feminist — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:58:51 EST

@MrStarhead: Hmmmm, you know, Patrick Stump singing "Drive" might sound pretty good.

scarletvirtue - Fake American Feminist

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

Captain Wrong — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:30:42 EST

@NFGROCKER, TLDR. Thanks anyway though.

Captain Wrong

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

MrStarhead — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:15:42 EST

OK, to correct myself, that first song sounded like FOB crossed with the Cars. The other three weren't as good.

MrStarhead

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

MrStarhead — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:11:29 EST

Those Addison Park guys sound like Fall-Out Boy crossed with the Cars. Which is actually kinda cool.

MrStarhead

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

nfgrocker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:34:00 EST

to clarify, kids are picked on in school, have always been, and always will be. just because they dress differently or act differently warrants getting beat up? we think its wrong what happens to kids in highschool, whether it be based on the fact that they dress like they listen to bless the fall or because they hang out with a different crowd, the "elite" kids in these schools who think they control the halls of adolescence decide to show their right of passage from kid asshole to adult asshole by beating up a defenseless kid. Just know we talked about this in our interview, but again, it wasn't used. It sux what happens to these kids and it's not that their "emo". it's because they're different in any sense of the word. I, for one, love mozart. So because i dont like Dave Matthews band that warrants an ass whooping? i'll defend my musical taste till the end

-glenn

nfgrocker

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

nfgrocker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:26:06 EST

Hey everyone. To begin with, I'd like to start by saying that all opinions and discussions are viable and accepted with open arms. Secondly, being a member of the band Addison Park, I'd like to get a chance to defend not only myself but all those involved in the segment on FOX news chicago. I play guitar in Addison Park and was the kid wearing the quote unquote Beanie. Now on to my point. The 3 minute segment that was shown on FOX News took the 2 hours of footage we shot and showed a dumbed down, misconstrued version of what we said. IT'S THE NEWS. is anyone surprised by this? We explained to Mark what emo music really is, where it started, and where it is at this point it time. Bands such as the promise ring, jimmy eat world, and SDR were mentioned but apparently on def ears. THe only time bands such as Green Day or Blink 182 were mentioned was in discussing our influences as a POP PUNK BAND. You heard me right, we're Pop Punk and proud of it. We never proclaimed ourselves to be emo except when speaking about bands we look up to and respect, and in the spectrum of what emo has become, lyrically we might be considered emo-esque, a la fall out boy. We also discussed why it's not the emo label that gets kids beat up in school, its just the way they dress and act which is no different then, well, always. We talked about the fact that there are kids out there who are mopy and anti-social, as there always have been, and because of the fact that they dress like hardcore kids or scenesters that means they're weak. It doesn't matter what era you look at, there are kids who are picked on and stereotyped in school, and it'll always be this way. When we play shows we don't classify our crowd as emo or punk, we classify it as people who love music, as do we. This wasn't a ploy to plug our music or make ourselves look like "the next big thing". We were asked about venues we'd played at and what future plans were and some of those facts made it into the final product. We were told the interview would be about the fact that kids in certain highschools were getting picked on and assaulted because they've been stereotyped as emo, when in fact it's because of the fact that they're different. It doesnt' matter if they're hardcore kids, punk kids, goths, nerds, screamos, metal heads, or any other stereotyped group of kids, there's always a problem in school with being picked on for being different. So please, all we're asking for is that you respect our opinions and don't beleive that the ignorence portrayed on the news was because that's what we believe. We believe in loving music and life and having fun and helping other people to have fun or just be themselves. Again, we are a POP PUNK BAND who have always been that way and regardless of what you think of our music, and you don't have to like us, you can even hate our music, just please allow us to speak our minds about what was shown and respect our opinions. Brorawk 4 life

-glenn eck and Addison Park

nfgrocker

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

SmedIndy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:52:03 EST

Ric Romero says that kids dig that loud rock-and-roll.

SmedIndy

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

OingoBobo — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:40:50 EST

Emo Phillips.

OingoBobo

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

Airsank — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:12:10 EST

Did they just call Green Day an emo band?

Airsank

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

SuperUnison — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:03:06 EST

Emo is just another way for white people to get off on feeling like victims instead of taking responsibility. You know, like ADHD.

SuperUnison

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

loudersoft — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:14:09 EST

@fountainandfairfax: I want that guy with the mullet on cable playing Emo records backwards talking about secret satanic messages in Dashboard Confessional songs.

loudersoft

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

fountainandfairfax — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:08:46 EST

This really makes me long for the days of Satanism paranoia.

fountainandfairfax

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

SomeSound-MostlyFury — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:01:08 EST

@Dead Air ummm Dead Air: I feel like its more of an indictment of shitty parenting. Kids who need to rebel realize that their parents are too oblivious or just don't give a shit if their kids are drunk and high every night, so instead they cry and talk about cutting themselves. Because no matter what your opinion on drugs and alcohol, NO PARENT wants their kid to turn out to be a little pussy.

SomeSound-MostlyFury

Chicago TV "News" Report Flogs Emo's Dead Horse

Dead Air ummm Dead Air — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:54:38 EST

Are kids so lame now that this is the "warning" story for parents. I remember when I was in high scool and the news was warning parents that if your kid carrys around a pacifer she's probably on X and goes to raves. Now what? Your kid has backwards hair he's probably a little cry baby douche?

Dead Air ummm Dead Air