David Farrier
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And he ended up filing these deranged reports on the 10.30 news. And we got a lot of really angry feedback from emos about that, being like, that's so offensive. From emos? From emos. Yeah, emos. I just thought I was so funny making that comparison. I thought this was the funniest thing I've ever done. I love how serious you were doing that, too. Oh, deeply. Yeah, always. Yeah, deeply serious.
Deeply deadpan. Okay, I think maybe we should play my encounter with Emo Knight. Yes. Which is a knight you have been to. But essentially, I started, as I was thinking about this topic, I started seeing a lot of ads. You know, like when you notice something, suddenly you see ads everywhere for it. I thought I need to go to Emo Night.
Deeply deadpan. Okay, I think maybe we should play my encounter with Emo Knight. Yes. Which is a knight you have been to. But essentially, I started, as I was thinking about this topic, I started seeing a lot of ads. You know, like when you notice something, suddenly you see ads everywhere for it. I thought I need to go to Emo Night.
And I'm just going to read from their website to kind of explain what it is. Since they threw their first party in East LA, Morgan and TJ and a dedicated crew of regular attendees built Emo Night into a phenomenon.
And I'm just going to read from their website to kind of explain what it is. Since they threw their first party in East LA, Morgan and TJ and a dedicated crew of regular attendees built Emo Night into a phenomenon.
from what i could tell they basically just play hit emo songs um and throw a party they're just djing like emo hits it's not edm it's like big emo tracks well so i went vic was coming into town a couple months ago and said he was djing emo night yeah and was like you should come hang out right
from what i could tell they basically just play hit emo songs um and throw a party they're just djing like emo hits it's not edm it's like big emo tracks well so i went vic was coming into town a couple months ago and said he was djing emo night yeah and was like you should come hang out right
Well, so emo night, just like I couldn't, you'll sort of hear in the documentary, but it's huge. It's like a room packed full of like young music lovers. It's like a cool place to be.
Well, so emo night, just like I couldn't, you'll sort of hear in the documentary, but it's huge. It's like a room packed full of like young music lovers. It's like a cool place to be.
And Emo Night played at Coachella. These DJs played there. So just to get an idea of the scale of what this thing was.
And Emo Night played at Coachella. These DJs played there. So just to get an idea of the scale of what this thing was.
That is, and how long did you set to like? It was like 30, 45 minutes. Oh Rob, you'd be in like, you'd be in your own version of hell. You'd just like want to hide behind him. Yeah. It's really, really good. This is my experience at my very first emo night.
That is, and how long did you set to like? It was like 30, 45 minutes. Oh Rob, you'd be in like, you'd be in your own version of hell. You'd just like want to hide behind him. Yeah. It's really, really good. This is my experience at my very first emo night.
You've just come off stage. It's my first ever emo night. It was huge out there. It was big. Is that a typical night? Is it untypical? What is this?
You've just come off stage. It's my first ever emo night. It was huge out there. It was big. Is that a typical night? Is it untypical? What is this?
Rewinding back to the beginning of all this, for someone that has no concept of emo or the genre or its place, you know, where it sprung from in America, can you talk a little bit to that? Like where emo came from?
Rewinding back to the beginning of all this, for someone that has no concept of emo or the genre or its place, you know, where it sprung from in America, can you talk a little bit to that? Like where emo came from?