I feel like I should be offended.
I own and love lots of Twee Pop. Embrace it. Be Twee as Fuck. Be a Monster of Twee. (It is just a subset of Indie Pop that's bit on the emo side.)
She didn't even touch her pumpkin. It's a freak with no face.
Willow ,'Help'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DavidS - Jun 22, 2007 9:34:04 am PDT #2962 of 28195
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Atropa - Jun 22, 2007 9:35:40 am PDT #2963 of 28195
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Closer to early Clive Barker (who would be the William Gibson), but Hostel-type stuff probably fits. As Jilli notes, it was a mostly parodic appellation, though I do have a splatterpunk anthology somewhere in my library.
Huh, I never think of Clive as a splatterpunk author, even tho' his early stuff certainly fits. When I think splatterpunk, I think of David J. Schow, and the Dynamic Duo of John Skipp and Craig Spector, back when they WERE a Dynamic Duo and still speaking to and writing books with each other.
Hayden - Jun 22, 2007 9:37:54 am PDT #2964 of 28195
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Be Tweecore! Be A Tweehugger! There is unrest in the forest; there is trouble with the twees!
Connie Neil - Jun 22, 2007 9:39:52 am PDT #2965 of 28195
brillig
You mean emo used to mean something other than "I'm *SO* sensitive! Excuse me while I swoon."?
You may have noticed I don't make it much of a priority to stay au courant with the genres de jour.
And I suddenly seem to have gone French.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 22, 2007 9:41:06 am PDT #2966 of 28195
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Huh, I never think of Clive as a splatterpunk author, even tho' his early stuff certainly fits. When I think splatterpunk, I think of David J. Schow, and the Dynamic Duo of John Skipp and Craig Spector, back when they WERE a Dynamic Duo and still speaking to and writing books with each other.
Yeah, that was probably a stretch on my part (probably based on stuff I read in the intro to the anthology and in a Village Voice article), but it seemed closer to what I was thinking of than the recent spate of torture porn movies.
Polter-Cow - Jun 22, 2007 9:41:49 am PDT #2967 of 28195
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I own and love lots of Twee Pop. Embrace it. Be Twee as Fuck. Be a Monster of Twee. (It is just a subset of Indie Pop that's bit on the emo side.)
I think of myself as more of an indie rocker than an indie popper. Well, at least in what I listen to; it's more on the loud side. I don't act Disturbed when I eat my Korn.
"Twee" sounds so derogatory when people use it.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 22, 2007 9:42:42 am PDT #2968 of 28195
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"I'm *SO* sensitive! Excuse me while I swoon."?
No it's more "I'm *SO* sensitive! Excuse me while I thrash away on this guitar/this bass/these drums."
Atropa - Jun 22, 2007 9:46:35 am PDT #2969 of 28195
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
"I'm *SO* sensitive! Excuse me while I swoon."?
Add "While drinking absinthe and reading vampire novels by candlelight", and you've got a shorthand for goth.
No it's more "I'm *SO* sensitive! Excuse me while I thrash away on this guitar/this bass/these drums."
Yes. This is my understanding of Emo, tho' I think you need to add "While wearing skinny black jeans and a lot of eyeliner".
Connie Neil - Jun 22, 2007 9:48:50 am PDT #2970 of 28195
brillig
I'm a poor judge anyway, I think the most recent thing on my play list is Bon Jovi's "Its My Life."
DavidS - Jun 22, 2007 9:50:25 am PDT #2971 of 28195
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"Emocore" - at least in its original, jokey conception - was commenting on a development in the DC Hardocre scene where the music moved away from the broad political statements (which had previously defined DC Hardcore) and began lyrically reflecting the emotional (usually romantic) experience of the songwriter. It was hardcore punk (very fast, very loud) but it was emotional. Hence, "emocore."
Over time and many permutations it turned into the much parodied and derided "Emo." Cry more emo boy!