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One Last Swig: Part Two Of The Emo Sommelier's 2006 Round-Up

Yesterday, the Emo Sommelier looked back at two of the biggest emo acts of 2006: My Chemical Romance and Panic! At The Disco. After the click-through, part two of his year-in-sullenness, featuring some of his favorite songs of the year. More »

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Get Ready To Be Miserable Again: The Emo Sommelier Is Back!

Once again, it's time to enter the over-stimulated, oft-mopey world of emo. But don't fret: Emo expert Arye Dworken—a writer who blogs for both Jane Magazine and his own Bring Back Sincerity site—will hold your hand through the whole thing. After the click-through, his look back at 2006. More »

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Get Ready To Be Miserable: Introducing The Emo Sommelier

While your Idolators do their best to cover every possible genre of music imaginable—hip-hop, indie, even the occasional Christian-rap jam—there's one form of music that's always made us shudder with disdain: Emo. "What are these dudes so miserable about?" we'd ask. "And why do their voices always sound like they just had their deviated septum pinched?" But because we're naive enough to believe that even the most potentially iffy music movement has its merits, we've asked Arye Dworken—a writer who blogs for both Jane Magazine and his own Bring Back Sincerity site—to guide us through this weepy minefield. His first report after the click-through: More »