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And I remember him showing me demos from Panic at the Disco. Because he ended up going to do A&R at Feel By Ramen, which was a big record label that a lot of these bands were on. And getting demos for Panic at the Disco before they had played a show yet.

And I remember him showing me demos from Panic at the Disco. Because he ended up going to do A&R at Feel By Ramen, which was a big record label that a lot of these bands were on. And getting demos for Panic at the Disco before they had played a show yet.

I think I had a weird relationship with it, though. When I found this music, I found my community and tribe through it. kind of this music scene.

I think I had a weird relationship with it, though. When I found this music, I found my community and tribe through it. kind of this music scene.

But they were all like slightly older than me, not at my high school. So like I went to high school and was like kind of a loner at school.

But they were all like slightly older than me, not at my high school. So like I went to high school and was like kind of a loner at school.

but then had this community of friends outside of it yeah and like way more interesting yeah and like cooler but then what what started to happen was like those bands started getting bigger and popular within my high school so then there was this weird thing happening where like oh they don't know panning at the disco shirts were being worn or like things that i had designed

but then had this community of friends outside of it yeah and like way more interesting yeah and like cooler but then what what started to happen was like those bands started getting bigger and popular within my high school so then there was this weird thing happening where like oh they don't know panning at the disco shirts were being worn or like things that i had designed

No, I didn't really...

No, I didn't really...

And if I get down to it, it's probably the people that I was like rejected by friendship wise when I was younger. It's why you listen to the email music. I'm going to go make my own friends and leave this group.

And if I get down to it, it's probably the people that I was like rejected by friendship wise when I was younger. It's why you listen to the email music. I'm going to go make my own friends and leave this group.

It was just this weird juxtaposition happening. Oh, the weirdest juxtaposition. So we got Plain White Tease, which Damar's still a really good friend of mine, the drummer from this band.

It was just this weird juxtaposition happening. Oh, the weirdest juxtaposition. So we got Plain White Tease, which Damar's still a really good friend of mine, the drummer from this band.

they wrote hey there delilah which was like peak emo like when we were in san francisco there was a guy playing it on the street with a guitar yeah hush sound another one that came out of that era the audition spitalfield all right so then we're gonna go We're moving a little outside of the Midwest. Okay. You've got Motion City Soundtrack and Hawthorne Heights.

they wrote hey there delilah which was like peak emo like when we were in san francisco there was a guy playing it on the street with a guitar yeah hush sound another one that came out of that era the audition spitalfield all right so then we're gonna go We're moving a little outside of the Midwest. Okay. You've got Motion City Soundtrack and Hawthorne Heights.

And it's getting a little punkier, a little, like, screamo music kind of bleeds in a little bit. Okay. Because even Fall Out Boy had that a bit. Like, Pete Wentz came from a screamo band before called Arma Angelus. Right. Which, like, there are some older Fall Out Boy tracks where he's yelling. He's yelling, right. Yeah. So like Hawthorne Heights is starting to move into that direction.

And it's getting a little punkier, a little, like, screamo music kind of bleeds in a little bit. Okay. Because even Fall Out Boy had that a bit. Like, Pete Wentz came from a screamo band before called Arma Angelus. Right. Which, like, there are some older Fall Out Boy tracks where he's yelling. He's yelling, right. Yeah. So like Hawthorne Heights is starting to move into that direction.

And there's like this rival record label that comes up in Chicago, Victory Records. So you've got Fueled by Ramen in Florida, which is Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is, Panic at the Disco, Paramore, Hush Sound. And then you have Victory Records, which comes out, which is Hawthorne Heights and Bayside. Right.

And there's like this rival record label that comes up in Chicago, Victory Records. So you've got Fueled by Ramen in Florida, which is Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is, Panic at the Disco, Paramore, Hush Sound. And then you have Victory Records, which comes out, which is Hawthorne Heights and Bayside. Right.