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Emo, whose participants are called emo kids or emos, is a subculture which began in the United States in the 1990s. [1] Based around emo music, the subculture formed in the genre's mid-1990s San Diego scene, where participants were derisively called Spock rock due to their distinctive straight, black haircuts.
'I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective,' is one of the most visited displays at the Barbican Music Library.
Anti-emo groups surged in the country; additionally, there was tension between different subcultures, such as punks and metalheads, who saw emos as a threat to their codes and values. Fernanda Guzmán said on NPR that stereotypes surrounding emotional behavior and fashion could have contributed to a bullying culture in some sectors of society ...
Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C. , where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace .
It was the early 2000s: emo music was making its mark on the world, and Say Anything’s Max Bemis was creating a masterpiece—while simultaneously losing his mind.
Chicago hardcore is the hardcore punk scene of Chicago and its surrounding area.Beginning in the 1980s with post-hardcore bands Naked Raygun, Big Black and the Effigies.By the 1990s, the scene had developed two separate sizable scenes: a straight edge metalcore scene including Arma Angelus and Racetraitor; and a thrashcore scene based on the South Side, including Los Crudos and Charles Bronson.
Midwest emo (or Midwestern emo [1]) is an emo scene and/or subgenre [2] that developed in the 1990s Midwestern United States. Employing unconventional vocal stylings, distinct guitar riffs and arpeggiated melodies, [ 3 ] Midwest emo bands shifted away from the genre's hardcore punk roots and drew on indie rock and math rock approaches. [ 4 ]
Emo pop (or emo pop punk) is a subgenre of emo known for its pop music influences, more concise songs and hook-filled choruses. [99] AllMusic describes emo pop as blending "youthful angst " with "slick production" and mainstream appeal, using "high-pitched melodies , rhythmic guitars, and lyrics concerning adolescence , relationships, and ...