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But one type of song I’m hearing more and more frequently on the radio and out and about is the anthem. I’m not talking your run-of-the-mill favorite song; I’m referring to those enormous tunes of triumph that you might hear as you shower or do some early holiday shopping at Zara. They are everywhere and taking over the radio waves. It’s as though record producers are telling these artists they must have at least one anthem on their record. And the artist is all like, duh. And the record producer is like, I’m not sure if you understand what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the end of the world. And the artist’s eyes glaze over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I. What is an anthem?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe term has taken on such a wide range of definitions you can throw it around anywhere in a sentence and it will probably work. For example: “If you give me $20, I’ll buy you an anthem,” or “Hey, you stole my anthem!” Many of the first definitions I’ve read describe it in a biblical sense comparing it to the likes of psalms and hymns. Reading on, I discovered there are also some major connections to gladness, loyalty, and importance. All of these ring true in the anthems we hear on the radio (rather religious, more spiritual). And they are becoming more and more ubiquitous. Again, it’s important to realize the anthem does not refer to Ladies Night Out with Margaritas, and while it can soundtrack an important event, it is more used for the day that comes when the sun explodes in the sky and there is no longer such a thing as the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/3KkUeRPjc-Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>II. 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And here is where the song takes off and shows what it can do as an anthem: a soaring, foot stomping chant of a chorus, maniacal banjo, words of fortitude and courage, and within the last minute or so, the subtle yet absolute inclusion of horns that show up just as the song, and the listener, truly lose their minds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/YplXW2q1uXI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>III. Who else out there has anthems?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nLady Gaga is currently all over the place as her new album drops next week but leaked this week. It would be obvious and appropriate to point to one of her last singles, “\u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/QeWBS0JBNzQ\">Edge of Glory,\u003c/a>” as being one great example of an anthem. Even in the title, you know what you are in for. The song itself contains an explosive, desperate chorus and of course, the token horns at the end. But it is another Lady Gaga song, “Hair,” that really does it for me (and one I believe to arguably be her best song). Although not released as a single, “Hair” contains just the right elements to make it one glory-bound anthem: beginning of horns (!), self-affirming and soaring pre-chorus and chorus (!), and lyrics to chant as the sky opens up. “I’ve had enough. This is my prayer,” Gaga sings. “And I’ll die living just as free as my hair.” The song is a true testament to pop music as an otherworldly art form. 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But one type of song I’m hearing more and more frequently on the radio and out and about is the anthem. I’m not talking your run-of-the-mill favorite song; I’m referring to those enormous tunes of triumph that you might hear as you shower or do some early holiday shopping at Zara. They are everywhere and taking over the radio waves. It’s as though record producers are telling these artists they must have at least one anthem on their record. And the artist is all like, duh. And the record producer is like, I’m not sure if you understand what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the end of the world. And the artist’s eyes glaze over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I. What is an anthem?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe term has taken on such a wide range of definitions you can throw it around anywhere in a sentence and it will probably work. For example: “If you give me $20, I’ll buy you an anthem,” or “Hey, you stole my anthem!” Many of the first definitions I’ve read describe it in a biblical sense comparing it to the likes of psalms and hymns. Reading on, I discovered there are also some major connections to gladness, loyalty, and importance. All of these ring true in the anthems we hear on the radio (rather religious, more spiritual). And they are becoming more and more ubiquitous. Again, it’s important to realize the anthem does not refer to Ladies Night Out with Margaritas, and while it can soundtrack an important event, it is more used for the day that comes when the sun explodes in the sky and there is no longer such a thing as the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/3KkUeRPjc-Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>II. What are the characteristics of an anthem?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMumford & Sons is the band today that I believe is out to perfect the anthem. While many refer to the band as folk rock revivalists or American wannabes, each song of theirs contains elements of this apocalypse I speak of. Listen to the ever-popular tune “The Cave” (above) and tell me what you hear. The song begins softly with just guitar and singer Marcus Mumford. A twinkly piano enters and he begins to sing about hope and you’re thinking how nice it is. Then the rest of the band joins in like a choir behind Mumford singing now about strength and change and knowing who you truly are. And here is where the song takes off and shows what it can do as an anthem: a soaring, foot stomping chant of a chorus, maniacal banjo, words of fortitude and courage, and within the last minute or so, the subtle yet absolute inclusion of horns that show up just as the song, and the listener, truly lose their minds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/YplXW2q1uXI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>III. Who else out there has anthems?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nLady Gaga is currently all over the place as her new album drops next week but leaked this week. It would be obvious and appropriate to point to one of her last singles, “\u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/QeWBS0JBNzQ\">Edge of Glory,\u003c/a>” as being one great example of an anthem. Even in the title, you know what you are in for. The song itself contains an explosive, desperate chorus and of course, the token horns at the end. But it is another Lady Gaga song, “Hair,” that really does it for me (and one I believe to arguably be her best song). Although not released as a single, “Hair” contains just the right elements to make it one glory-bound anthem: beginning of horns (!), self-affirming and soaring pre-chorus and chorus (!), and lyrics to chant as the sky opens up. “I’ve had enough. This is my prayer,” Gaga sings. “And I’ll die living just as free as my hair.” The song is a true testament to pop music as an otherworldly art form. 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Most of the show consists of Scharpling ranting about pop culture, interviewing people, and taking calls, frequently arguing with and hanging up on callers. Scharpling’s comedy partner Jon Wurster calls in as a cast of different characters. Throughout the history of Scharpling and Wurster’s staged conversations, an entire fictional community has formed: the characters reference one another, and most of them live in a fictional New Jersey town called Newbridge. Lately the show has gotten even weirder, with Scharpling incorporating puppets (who, of course, we can’t see, except that they have \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/VanceThePuppet\">Twitter\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GaryThaSquirrel\">accounts\u003c/a> and make the \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk5uqYrpK54\">occasional public appearance\u003c/a>) and a series of \u003ca href=\"http://nathanieljohnwaggoner.tumblr.com/post/58796872395/ivylions-tom-scharplings-suicide-pig-pen\">anxiety-inducing sound collages.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Best Show\u003c/em> is not easy to get into. Scharpling’s vocal mannerisms and rhythms are unusual compared to mainstream talk radio -- he stumbles over his words and takes long pauses. The subject matter is often esoteric. “I have a theory, and I may have stolen it,” said caller Jason Sims. “It takes nine hours for your brain to reorient itself” to the show’s repetition and inside jokes. Being a fan of the show requires commitment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN9BhuzQjeU]\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhy4yZ_k3yk]\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Everyone I spoke to, like me, got into \u003cem>The Best Show\u003c/em> in weird, transitional times in their lives. I discovered the show about two years ago, when I had just moved across the country to be in an MFA program. I was living with my aunt and my cousin, while my cousin fought a losing battle with cancer. At one point I got hit by a car. The show is like a much more brilliant version of the chaotic noise that occupies my head most of the time already: the voice of a man ranting bitterly against bad art and rude people, mixed with noise and rock music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sims, a Huntsville, Alabama resident who is known among fans for his chemistry with Scharpling, was working in accounts payable, “going crazy and listening to a ton of podcasts. There were times I think that \u003cem>The Best Show\u003c/em> helped me cope and hang on to my sanity. So much of what Tom talks about and reacts to has to do with being in a situation you should not be in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9491\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 374px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/?attachment_id=9491\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9491\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-9491 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/11/jason.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Sims, via jason-sims.tumblr.com.\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Sims, via jason-sims.tumblr.com.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After Scharpling's announcement that the show would end, Sims’ wife crowd-funded a trip to New York for the two of them to accept Scharplings’ invitation to come see him, and for the couple to meet up with other fans. “I am not a man of means,” Sims said, “and travel’s expensive. It was touching that people wanted to meet me and make sure I get to have that experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gregg Gethard, known on the show as “The Greggulator,” gained popularity with listeners by calling in to the show and acting like an antagonistic professional wrestler. He, too, became a serious fan of the show after moving for grad school -- in his case, for Central and Eastern European Studies. When his program ended, he had to start looking for more serious work than the secretarial job he held at the school, and he had just gotten married. “I was thinking, ‘What the hell am I going to do with this dumb degree I just got?’ I was working for a hearing aid magazine. It was as terrible as you’d think it was.” Gethard was fired from the magazine job, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Meanwhile the comedy show he was hosting was gaining success. “I couldn’t sleep, I was staying in bed all day, I was trying to write a novel, I had all these weird thoughts of grandeur.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He got medicated, and Scharpling took notice of him because of his basketball podcast, \u003cem>Holding Court\u003c/em>. Scharpling named Gethard as a potential protégé, but ended up banning him for a time. “I totally flamed out.” Gethard remains a fan and occasional caller, and is grateful for the many friends he’s made through the show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Geneva Marie Sarni started calling in after a breakup and a move. She was broke. “[\u003cem>The Best Show\u003c/em>] anchors your life,” she said. “It’s a comfort.” \u003cem>Best Show\u003c/em> fans call themselves Friends of Tom or FOT, which Sarni pronounces like “fought.” She says about “85%” of the FOT she’s met are very sweet, but also misfits. “We feel like nobody gets our sense of humor, nobody gets what we’re about.” She referred to an old Best Show intro that featured a clip of Scharpling saying, “I’m the king of the disenfranchised!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sarni met her boyfriend, Chris Lowe, around 2009, when she got into an argument with him on the Friends of Tom message board. The argument had to do with the actor Charles Bronson’s age. “I was like, ‘How does this pop culture guy know everything but not know when Charles Bronson was born? Who does he think he is?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the show’s fan base grew, its guests became increasingly impressive: Todd Barry, John Hodgman, Aimee Mann, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt, Ted Leo, and Paul F. Tompkins have all been recurring guests. To listen to an episode like \u003ca href=\"http://wfmu.org/flashplayer.php?version=2&show=31428&archive=52265\">this one from 2009\u003c/a> is to hear comedy guests as you rarely hear them: relaxed, not actively trying to work in a routine or riff on something, not trying to bare their souls, simply conversing and enjoying themselves. It’s incredibly refreshing. \u003cem>The Best Show\u003c/em> is a precursor to today’s huge wave of comedy podcasts, but its tone is markedly different from any of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like Calvin and Hobbes for people who know who \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GG_Allin\">G.G. Allin\u003c/a> is,” said Gethard. “It’s kind of whimsical, with its own weird universe and language. It’s really silly and playful but with a lot of layers and with deep emotional resonance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I could create any kind of entertainment, this is what it would be,” said writer Will Stegemann. “I probably spend way too much time thinking and talking about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t expect to find another thing so in tune with my life,” said Lowe. “It’s going to be weird when some piece of pop culture comes out and I won’t get to hear Tom goof on it, even though he’s \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/scharpling/status/396454055939432448\">not dead.\u003c/a>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a certain amount of sadness, but there’s a certain beauty about a thing being done,” said Sims. “When Michelangelo finished painting the Sistine Chapel, it wasn’t like, ‘We’re going to mourn now.’ I trust Tom and Jon to put such a bow on this thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added, “How magical is it that they make Tuesday night special? Tuesday is the most pedestrian day of the week. 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"content": "\u003cp>In a time when we are forced to watch young people swing from wrecking balls and flaunt their goods, it is refreshing to find there are others out there flaunting their intellect. If you are young, you have your whole life ahead of you. If you are young and smart, you can take on the world. Here are a few teens who are doing just that. And without the use of heavy machinery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003cobject width=\"420\" height=\"315\" classid=\"d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\">\u003cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\u003cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\">\u003cparam name=\"src\" value=\"//www.youtube.com/v/ZUI7mo6tQpM?hl=en_US&version=3\">\u003cparam name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\">\u003cembed width=\"420\" height=\"315\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/v/ZUI7mo6tQpM?hl=en_US&version=3\">\u003c/embed>\u003c/object>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Claire Danes as Angela Chase in \u003cem>My So-Called Life \u003c/em>(AKA The Gold Standard for Cerebral Teens)\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe show that a decade ago had a humble but devoted cult following has catapulted its way into the hearts of the mainstream (or at least us writers here at KQED). Claire Danes did for Angela Chase what the invention of the mirror did for mankind. No character to date has yet to capture the truth of youth like Angela Chase and it’s likely no one will.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her brutal honesty and awkward gesticulations gave her early to mid-teen girl depth and accessibility. The overall tone of the show could only be compared to the likes of HBO’s \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightened_(TV_series)\">\u003cem>Enlightened\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, melodramatic voiceovers conflated with \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCua6plpIo0\">hopeful xylophonic\u003c/a> scores. Ms. Danes as Ms. Chase, you are a goddess and an inspiration to all the love-struck struggling humans just looking to navigate the oft-jagged realities we call life. Ginia Bellafante of \u003cem>The New York Times \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/arts/television/28bell.html?pagewanted=all\">said this\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To claim that \u003cem>My So-Called Life\u003c/em> is great, watershed television is to say something so firmly ingrained in the conventional wisdom that it hardly bears repeating. The series brought us the experience of adolescence outside the bounds of artifice, peril and pathology that had provided the context for nearly every other depiction of teenagers on television. Here what it meant to be 15 was not to discover that you suddenly had to raise your 6-year-old sister or that you might be pregnant with twins but merely that you suffered everyday indignities: overhearing people talk behind your back, the plop of a grim-looking lump of mashed potatoes on a pallid cafeteria tray...\u003cem>My So-Called Life\u003c/em> is essentially a study of a young mind processing desire into something less terrifying and more easily justified — substantiating it with false hopes — and in that regard it is more than a good TV show, it is a good TV show that attains the dimension and complexity of literature. The great postwar novels of adolescence deal with innocence lost; \u003cem>My So-Called Life\u003c/em> deals with innocence sustained, but it offers a no-less-illuminating view of what it is to be young because of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003cobject width=\"560\" height=\"315\" classid=\"d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\">\u003cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\u003cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\">\u003cparam name=\"src\" value=\"//www.youtube.com/v/4nsKDJlpUbA?hl=en_US&version=3\">\u003cparam name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\">\u003cembed width=\"560\" height=\"315\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/v/4nsKDJlpUbA?hl=en_US&version=3\">\u003c/embed>\u003c/object>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>Guy and Howard Lawrence as Disclosure\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Settle \u003c/em>has become one of my favorite albums of the year and it's by artist brothers who were born like a decade after I was, which is crazy to even think about. These two cool dudes grew up in Southeast England and hit the scene three years ago when they were both in their teens (now just one is). They have received some criticism for not pushing English dance music forward but rather, \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB54dZkzZOY\">harkening back\u003c/a> to a time when they were both but a twinkle in their mother's eye. But this band of brothers have made a sound all their own. If you weren't a conscious human in the '90s then these R&B-infused beats might sound completely new to you, and so in that respect, they are for sure pushing dance music forward by introducing the building blocks to the next generation of creative thinkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9429\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/31/meet-4-teen-taking-over-the-world-of-pop-culture/tavi_gevinson_by_erica_parrott-1024x932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9429\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-9429\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Tavi_Gevinson_by_Erica_Parrott-1024x9321.jpg\" alt=\"Tavi_Gevinson_by_Erica_Parrott-1024x932\" width=\"640\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Tavi_Gevinson_by_Erica_Parrott-1024x9321.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Tavi_Gevinson_by_Erica_Parrott-1024x9321-400x364.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tavi Gevinson/Erica Parrott, Wikimedia Commons\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tavi Gevinson\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThis tyke shouldn't even be on this list because she was 12 when she started her fashion blog \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thestylerookie.com/\">Style Rookie\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>And now she is becoming a household name, if you can pronounce it correctly. Like Claire Danes' Angela Chase, she is showing teenage girls what is the apparent truth. Not only does she comment and critique clothing but she has created a forum for young women to discuss their thoughts on feminism. I especially appreciate a \u003ca href=\"http://rookiemag.com/2012/03/how-to-look-like-you-werent-just-crying-in-less-than-five-minutes/\">blog post\u003c/a> last year entitled: \"How to Look Like You Weren't Just Crying in Less Than Five Minutes.\" Tavi is tuned in with trends and truth and like any young person who is doing well and acting mature, she is critiqued for it. Youth is dangerous and a thing of envy. Anne Slowey of \u003cem>Elle \u003c/em>in a panel discussion at F.I.T. \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/09/20/100920fa_fact_widdicombe?currentPage=all\">remarked\u003c/a>, \"She's been 13, for like, the past four years.\" Although the comment is quite funny and begs us to question our value of youth, there is a bit of dark undertone. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In a time when we are forced to watch young people swing from wrecking balls and flaunt their goods, it is refreshing to find there are others out there flaunting their intellect. If you are young, you have your whole life ahead of you. If you are young and smart, you can take on the world. Here are a few teens who are doing just that. And without the use of heavy machinery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003cobject width=\"420\" height=\"315\" classid=\"d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\">\u003cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\u003cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\">\u003cparam name=\"src\" value=\"//www.youtube.com/v/ZUI7mo6tQpM?hl=en_US&version=3\">\u003cparam name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\">\u003cembed width=\"420\" height=\"315\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/v/ZUI7mo6tQpM?hl=en_US&version=3\">\u003c/embed>\u003c/object>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Claire Danes as Angela Chase in \u003cem>My So-Called Life \u003c/em>(AKA The Gold Standard for Cerebral Teens)\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe show that a decade ago had a humble but devoted cult following has catapulted its way into the hearts of the mainstream (or at least us writers here at KQED). Claire Danes did for Angela Chase what the invention of the mirror did for mankind. No character to date has yet to capture the truth of youth like Angela Chase and it’s likely no one will.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her brutal honesty and awkward gesticulations gave her early to mid-teen girl depth and accessibility. The overall tone of the show could only be compared to the likes of HBO’s \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightened_(TV_series)\">\u003cem>Enlightened\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, melodramatic voiceovers conflated with \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCua6plpIo0\">hopeful xylophonic\u003c/a> scores. Ms. Danes as Ms. Chase, you are a goddess and an inspiration to all the love-struck struggling humans just looking to navigate the oft-jagged realities we call life. Ginia Bellafante of \u003cem>The New York Times \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/arts/television/28bell.html?pagewanted=all\">said this\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To claim that \u003cem>My So-Called Life\u003c/em> is great, watershed television is to say something so firmly ingrained in the conventional wisdom that it hardly bears repeating. The series brought us the experience of adolescence outside the bounds of artifice, peril and pathology that had provided the context for nearly every other depiction of teenagers on television. Here what it meant to be 15 was not to discover that you suddenly had to raise your 6-year-old sister or that you might be pregnant with twins but merely that you suffered everyday indignities: overhearing people talk behind your back, the plop of a grim-looking lump of mashed potatoes on a pallid cafeteria tray...\u003cem>My So-Called Life\u003c/em> is essentially a study of a young mind processing desire into something less terrifying and more easily justified — substantiating it with false hopes — and in that regard it is more than a good TV show, it is a good TV show that attains the dimension and complexity of literature. The great postwar novels of adolescence deal with innocence lost; \u003cem>My So-Called Life\u003c/em> deals with innocence sustained, but it offers a no-less-illuminating view of what it is to be young because of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003cobject width=\"560\" height=\"315\" classid=\"d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\">\u003cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\u003cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\">\u003cparam name=\"src\" value=\"//www.youtube.com/v/4nsKDJlpUbA?hl=en_US&version=3\">\u003cparam name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\">\u003cembed width=\"560\" height=\"315\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/v/4nsKDJlpUbA?hl=en_US&version=3\">\u003c/embed>\u003c/object>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>Guy and Howard Lawrence as Disclosure\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Settle \u003c/em>has become one of my favorite albums of the year and it's by artist brothers who were born like a decade after I was, which is crazy to even think about. These two cool dudes grew up in Southeast England and hit the scene three years ago when they were both in their teens (now just one is). They have received some criticism for not pushing English dance music forward but rather, \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB54dZkzZOY\">harkening back\u003c/a> to a time when they were both but a twinkle in their mother's eye. But this band of brothers have made a sound all their own. If you weren't a conscious human in the '90s then these R&B-infused beats might sound completely new to you, and so in that respect, they are for sure pushing dance music forward by introducing the building blocks to the next generation of creative thinkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9429\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/31/meet-4-teen-taking-over-the-world-of-pop-culture/tavi_gevinson_by_erica_parrott-1024x932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9429\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-9429\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Tavi_Gevinson_by_Erica_Parrott-1024x9321.jpg\" alt=\"Tavi_Gevinson_by_Erica_Parrott-1024x932\" width=\"640\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Tavi_Gevinson_by_Erica_Parrott-1024x9321.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Tavi_Gevinson_by_Erica_Parrott-1024x9321-400x364.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tavi Gevinson/Erica Parrott, Wikimedia Commons\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tavi Gevinson\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThis tyke shouldn't even be on this list because she was 12 when she started her fashion blog \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thestylerookie.com/\">Style Rookie\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>And now she is becoming a household name, if you can pronounce it correctly. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/29/arcade-fire-takes-over-the-world-internet-with-reflektor/arcade-fire_2_7701/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9402\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9402\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Arcade-Fire_2_7701.jpg\" alt=\"Arcade-Fire_2_7701\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Arcade-Fire_2_7701.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Arcade-Fire_2_7701-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today Arcade Fire released their fourth album, \u003ca href=\"http://arcadefire.com/reflektorpreorder/us/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Reflektor\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, and the internet went wild. Well, to be honest, \u003cem>I \u003c/em>went wild. I bought the album without listening to the whole thing first which I basically haven't done in three years (at this point I have \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/21/listen-to-your-new-favorite-song-arcade-fires-afterlife/\" target=\"_blank\">listened to \"Afterlife\"\u003c/a> on YouTube over 50 times so I felt like I owed the band some cash), and I've been listening to it on a loop ever since, trying to figure out why I love it so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that's a personal journey between me and my headphones because I'm not a music critic and \u003cem>KQED Pop\u003c/em> has a strict no review policy. That doesn't mean, however, that we can't organize some of the best responses to it and things related to it on the internet, for those of you who also need to feed your obsessions. So here you go: reviews, good and bad, and a full concert with a Lou Reed tribute! All \u003cem>Reflektor\u003c/em>, all the time! Happy listening!\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/albums/19859/list.79062484.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/\" target=\"_blank\">Arcade Fire\u003c/a>Arcade Fire's lush, imaginative 85-minute fourth album is a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that. Instead, Reflektor is an anxious, occasionally downright paranoid album that asks big, barbed questions aimed not just at the man who may or may not be upstairs, but the more terrestrial gods of rock history, too.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpitchfork.com%2Freviews%2Falbums%2F18667-arcade-fire-reflektor%2F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://pitchfork.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pitchfork\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/1028/grant_g_arcade_fire_b1_640x360.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9894330/arcade-fire-reflektor-review\" target=\"_blank\">Fire in the Disco\u003c/a>Trying (and failing) to love Arcade Fire's endless, awkward new album By Steven Hyden on Why do so many arena-conquering rock artists wind up trying to prove to the world that they can also dance?\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grantland.com%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F9894330%2Farcade-fire-reflektor-review\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.grantland.com\" target=\"_blank\">Grantland\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/29/reflektor-makes-arcade-fire-the-biggest-band-in-the-world/_jcr_content/image.img.2000.jpg/1383075364950.cached.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/29/reflektor-makes-arcade-fire-the-biggest-band-in-the-world.html\" target=\"_blank\">'Reflektor' Makes Arcade Fire the Biggest Band in the World\u003c/a>What does it mean, in this atomized age of ours, to be the biggest rock band in the world? What does it mean to aspire to that? Our current millennium has been great, so far, for music. It is easier to make, easier to distribute, easier to find, and easier to fall in love with than ever before.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F10%2F29%2Freflektor-makes-arcade-fire-the-biggest-band-in-the-world.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com\" target=\"_blank\">Thedailybeast\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1024w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2013/10/24/Style/Images/03_092713_062_GuyAroch.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/arcade-fires-reflektor-still-devoid-of-wit-subtlety-and-danger-now-with-bongos/2013/10/28/6471097a-4004-11e3-9c8b-e8deeb3c755b_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': Still devoid of wit, subtlety and danger, now with bongos\u003c/a>Look, I'm sure they're very nice people, but on their fourth album, \"Reflektor,\" Arcade Fire still sound like gigantic dorks with boring sex lives. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/29/arcade-fire-takes-over-the-world-internet-with-reflektor/arcade-fire_2_7701/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9402\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9402\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Arcade-Fire_2_7701.jpg\" alt=\"Arcade-Fire_2_7701\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Arcade-Fire_2_7701.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Arcade-Fire_2_7701-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today Arcade Fire released their fourth album, \u003ca href=\"http://arcadefire.com/reflektorpreorder/us/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Reflektor\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, and the internet went wild. Well, to be honest, \u003cem>I \u003c/em>went wild. I bought the album without listening to the whole thing first which I basically haven't done in three years (at this point I have \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/21/listen-to-your-new-favorite-song-arcade-fires-afterlife/\" target=\"_blank\">listened to \"Afterlife\"\u003c/a> on YouTube over 50 times so I felt like I owed the band some cash), and I've been listening to it on a loop ever since, trying to figure out why I love it so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that's a personal journey between me and my headphones because I'm not a music critic and \u003cem>KQED Pop\u003c/em> has a strict no review policy. That doesn't mean, however, that we can't organize some of the best responses to it and things related to it on the internet, for those of you who also need to feed your obsessions. So here you go: reviews, good and bad, and a full concert with a Lou Reed tribute! All \u003cem>Reflektor\u003c/em>, all the time! Happy listening!\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/albums/19859/list.79062484.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor/\" target=\"_blank\">Arcade Fire\u003c/a>Arcade Fire's lush, imaginative 85-minute fourth album is a triumph, but not a victory lap; the band never sounds content enough for that. Instead, Reflektor is an anxious, occasionally downright paranoid album that asks big, barbed questions aimed not just at the man who may or may not be upstairs, but the more terrestrial gods of rock history, too.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpitchfork.com%2Freviews%2Falbums%2F18667-arcade-fire-reflektor%2F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://pitchfork.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pitchfork\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/1028/grant_g_arcade_fire_b1_640x360.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9894330/arcade-fire-reflektor-review\" target=\"_blank\">Fire in the Disco\u003c/a>Trying (and failing) to love Arcade Fire's endless, awkward new album By Steven Hyden on Why do so many arena-conquering rock artists wind up trying to prove to the world that they can also dance?\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grantland.com%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F9894330%2Farcade-fire-reflektor-review\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.grantland.com\" target=\"_blank\">Grantland\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/29/reflektor-makes-arcade-fire-the-biggest-band-in-the-world/_jcr_content/image.img.2000.jpg/1383075364950.cached.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/29/reflektor-makes-arcade-fire-the-biggest-band-in-the-world.html\" target=\"_blank\">'Reflektor' Makes Arcade Fire the Biggest Band in the World\u003c/a>What does it mean, in this atomized age of ours, to be the biggest rock band in the world? What does it mean to aspire to that? Our current millennium has been great, so far, for music. It is easier to make, easier to distribute, easier to find, and easier to fall in love with than ever before.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F10%2F29%2Freflektor-makes-arcade-fire-the-biggest-band-in-the-world.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com\" target=\"_blank\">Thedailybeast\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1024w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2013/10/24/Style/Images/03_092713_062_GuyAroch.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/arcade-fires-reflektor-still-devoid-of-wit-subtlety-and-danger-now-with-bongos/2013/10/28/6471097a-4004-11e3-9c8b-e8deeb3c755b_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor': Still devoid of wit, subtlety and danger, now with bongos\u003c/a>Look, I'm sure they're very nice people, but on their fourth album, \"Reflektor,\" Arcade Fire still sound like gigantic dorks with boring sex lives. After winning a Grammy for album of the year in 2011, they're still the biggest rock band on the block, still making music mysteriously devoid of wit, subtlety and danger.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Farcade-fires-reflektor-still-devoid-of-wit-subtlety-and-danger-now-with-bongos%2F2013%2F10%2F28%2F6471097a-4004-11e3-9c8b-e8deeb3c755b_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com\" target=\"_blank\">Washingtonpost\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://static.nme.com/images/article/ArcadeFireReflektor300913.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.nme.com/reviews/arcade-fire/14888?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=arcadereview\" target=\"_blank\">Arcade Fire- 'Reflektor'\u003c/a>With the help of LCD's James Murphy and others, the Montreal band have abandoned rock'n'roll and made a dance record More recommended albums 8 / 10 Arcade Fire have always been obsessed with light. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/emo-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9278\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9278\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/emo.jpg\" alt=\"emo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/emo.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/emo-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t fret if you were too wrapped up in other things during the late '90s and early aughts to notice the emo insurrection. If you somehow managed to escape all the body-hugging girl jeans, chart topping tunes, and MTV videos on TRL, here’s your chance to catch the next wave of emo. Though some claim emo has \u003ca href=\"http://noisey.vice.com/blog/theres-no-emo-revival-you-just-stopped-paying-attention\">never left the spotlight\u003c/a>, few could argue that the genre’s momentum hasn't slowed in the last several years. But with national tours from the likes of Taking Back Sunday, Paramore, Saves the Day and Yellowcard selling out and a new albums by Alkaline Trio and Braid (coming soon), you could say emo is really working to reclaim its throne (it's such a big deal, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/08/20/cheer-up-emo-kid-inside-musics-most-sensitive-genre/\" target=\"_blank\">we even wrote about it\u003c/a> back in August).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ok so what is emo, like, besides a style of dress? Well, in broad terms it’s a style of music, similar to punk rock, that utilizes melodic and complex musical arrangements and is known for its confessional and emotional lyrics. Of course that leaves the door wide open for interpretation and subgenres, but we’re going to keep it simple, because you’re new at this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">I teamed up with my friend Ashley, a local DJ and self-proclaimed emo girl, to get the scoop on how we non-emos can prepare for the next generation of the genre. According to Ashley, surviving the emo revival is as simple as adhering to these these four steps: Music, Style, Hobbies and Maintenance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Music:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First and foremost, emo is about the music, of course, the rest is just details.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to be prepared for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.stereogum.com/1503252/12-bands-to-know-from-the-emo-revival/franchises/listomania/\">latest wave of emo bands\u003c/a>, you're going to have to first listen to the “classics.” Immerse yourself in the music. The good news is many of the bands who lead the charge in emo’s hey-day are hitting the road either as part of music festivals like \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/joannaborns/warped-tour-band-or-romance-novel\">Vans Warped Tour \u003c/a>or Riot Fest or on their own. Yellowcard played here two weeks ago, Story of the Year and Hawthrone Heights played last week, and if you hurry you can still snag tickets for Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory and H20 on \u003ca href=\"http://www.thewarfieldtheatre.com/\">October 23 at the Warfield.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But maybe you don’t have the ability to go back in time and catch those shows and you’re busy on Wednesday. Not a problem at all, we have you covered. This playlist will help you cut your teeth on the emo basics. Poppy and hard-charging, these little ditties will get your toes tapping and possibly have you considering contacting an ex to let her know how you really feel. Play it over and over until you can sing along to a few of them, this will help with your “street cred” which may come into question at some point on this journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:user:1211178429:playlist:1mIZfK6B6JeO15Jxez4c90\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Style:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emo style has certainly evolved since the early days but still holds true to its roots. Ashley and I have divided the emo subculture into two main groups: Mall Emo and Traditional Emo (please note: we made these terms up and it is possible no real emo-identifiers will accept them).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First we have the Mall Emo. These persons are typically characterized by one or more of the following: extreme swooped hair, colorful hair extensions, snake bite piercings, fingerless gloves, white belts, stripes, stretched ears, girls’ jeans and eyeliner. Their favorite bands may include; My Chemical Romance, Avenged Sevenfold and AFI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">Exhibit A: Meet Ashley and her pals in their “Mall Emo” days. Note the hair, piercings and “damn the man” attitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9234\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/ashleymallemo/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9234\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-9234\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/ashleymallemo-300x225.jpg\" alt='Ashley and Co. in their \"Mall emo\" days' width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley and Co. in their \"Mall Emo\" days\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A modern day/grown up version of this look still includes the trademark shiny black hair but now also features designer skinny jeans, American Apparel, better user of accessories and more tattoos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s Liz to show us how she’s evolved:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/lizmodernmallemo/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9233\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-9233\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Lizmodernmallemo-300x300.jpg\" alt='Liz in her modern \"mall emo\" look' width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liz in her modern \"Mall Emo\" look\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">Next up is the Traditional Emo look. Famous for it’s cuffed dark denim and tiny vintage tees, Traditional Emo style also includes the following: dark hair, baby bangs, thick-rimmed glasses (usually black & “nerdy”), Sauconys, 1 inch band buttons, cardigans, bandana (around the neck or hair or hanging out of back pocket), Alternative Press. Their favorite bands may include: Piebald, Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eat World.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is Nicole, showing us two of the most popular emo bangs style for gals:\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/794_52445378720_3354_n/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9238\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/794_52445378720_3354_n/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9238\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9238\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/794_52445378720_3354_n-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"794_52445378720_3354_n\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/207436_10150174437488721_3146564_n/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9237\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-9237 alignright\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/207436_10150174437488721_3146564_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"207436_10150174437488721_3146564_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A modern day version of this look is fairly simple. It’s basically the same idea but with more high-end apparel and slightly longer hair. Cuffed dark denim still reigns supreme, but gals are introducing more dresses over tights (if you’re too impatient for vintage dress shopping, try websites like \u003ca href=\"http://www.modcloth.com\">ModCloth\u003c/a> for vintage-style modern looks) and the layered look. Beanie hats are hot as well as flannel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nicole shows us the modern emo with glasses look while Ashley jumps for joy in her emo-style layered look.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9236\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/1237028_10151699189198721_2009749105_n/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9236\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-9236\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/1237028_10151699189198721_2009749105_n-300x300.jpg\" alt='Modern \"traditional emo\" look' width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Modern \"Traditional Emo\" look\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca style=\"background-color: #f3f3f3;text-align: center\" href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/181133_4764957954984_1085186318_n/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9235\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-9235 alignright\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/181133_4764957954984_1085186318_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley layers it up in SF, emo-style\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a male evolution of this look take Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst in \u003ca href=\"http://www.nndb.com/people/342/000087081/oberst.jpg\">the old days\u003c/a> versus his \u003ca href=\"http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/conoroberst/fox/6.jpg\">modern look.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hobbies:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To really be into emo you have to be a little bit emotional. Not the kind of emotional that keeps it bottled up inside, but the kind that let’s the world know what you're feeling. You're going to need to start a blog. Or, better yet, dust of your old LiveJournal and resume complaining about life. Fully explaining your feelings in a public forum is key.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Always make mixes for any reason. No matter how you feel, make a playlist about it. This will help you cope with life as well as share your musical knowledge with your cohorts. You may also impress some people, so whatever you do, always make a mix to accompany you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next you'll want to learn to ride a fixed gear bike. Don't let the hills scare you, just go for it. Spend a lot of time talking about your bike, working on your bike and riding your bike. Your bike is your lifeline, right next to music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you decide to drink, make sure you drink only the cheapest of cheap beverages. Load up on PBR and Olympia and scoff when other’s order a cocktail. This will also help keep your wallet lined so you have more loot to go vintage shopping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maintenance\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now that you look the part, know the tunes, and have the ‘tude down, you’re ready for maintenance mode. This is the easy part!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep the look alive by caring about what you wear out of the house, making sure your hair is just right and your band buttons are affixed safely to your hoodie. To really remain a part of the emo subculture you're going to have to make an effort to go to shows. If you missed the previously mentioned tours, check your free weekly papers and music blogs for news on upcoming tours and get your butt to the club. Hearing live music on the reg will keep your emo spirit alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you can't make it to shows, you always have the option of DJ nights. SF is no stranger to popular emo-centeric DJ nights. Until last year SF was host to both \"Diary\" at Pop's in the Mission and \"Tell All Your Friends\" hosted by Milk Bar in the Haight. Both of these well-attended nights have come to an end but Ashley and her DJ pal Noelle have brought their own version emo night to Delirium in the Mission, picking up the slack in the name of emo-diehards. The last Sunday of every month, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/668126363206965/?previousaction=join&source=1\">\"Through Being Cool\"\u003c/a> boasts three solid hours of emo favorites accompanied by $2 PBR, Tecates, and Jell-O shots. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/emo-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9278\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9278\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/emo.jpg\" alt=\"emo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/emo.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/emo-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t fret if you were too wrapped up in other things during the late '90s and early aughts to notice the emo insurrection. If you somehow managed to escape all the body-hugging girl jeans, chart topping tunes, and MTV videos on TRL, here’s your chance to catch the next wave of emo. Though some claim emo has \u003ca href=\"http://noisey.vice.com/blog/theres-no-emo-revival-you-just-stopped-paying-attention\">never left the spotlight\u003c/a>, few could argue that the genre’s momentum hasn't slowed in the last several years. But with national tours from the likes of Taking Back Sunday, Paramore, Saves the Day and Yellowcard selling out and a new albums by Alkaline Trio and Braid (coming soon), you could say emo is really working to reclaim its throne (it's such a big deal, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/08/20/cheer-up-emo-kid-inside-musics-most-sensitive-genre/\" target=\"_blank\">we even wrote about it\u003c/a> back in August).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ok so what is emo, like, besides a style of dress? Well, in broad terms it’s a style of music, similar to punk rock, that utilizes melodic and complex musical arrangements and is known for its confessional and emotional lyrics. Of course that leaves the door wide open for interpretation and subgenres, but we’re going to keep it simple, because you’re new at this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">I teamed up with my friend Ashley, a local DJ and self-proclaimed emo girl, to get the scoop on how we non-emos can prepare for the next generation of the genre. According to Ashley, surviving the emo revival is as simple as adhering to these these four steps: Music, Style, Hobbies and Maintenance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Music:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First and foremost, emo is about the music, of course, the rest is just details.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to be prepared for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.stereogum.com/1503252/12-bands-to-know-from-the-emo-revival/franchises/listomania/\">latest wave of emo bands\u003c/a>, you're going to have to first listen to the “classics.” Immerse yourself in the music. The good news is many of the bands who lead the charge in emo’s hey-day are hitting the road either as part of music festivals like \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/joannaborns/warped-tour-band-or-romance-novel\">Vans Warped Tour \u003c/a>or Riot Fest or on their own. Yellowcard played here two weeks ago, Story of the Year and Hawthrone Heights played last week, and if you hurry you can still snag tickets for Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory and H20 on \u003ca href=\"http://www.thewarfieldtheatre.com/\">October 23 at the Warfield.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But maybe you don’t have the ability to go back in time and catch those shows and you’re busy on Wednesday. Not a problem at all, we have you covered. This playlist will help you cut your teeth on the emo basics. Poppy and hard-charging, these little ditties will get your toes tapping and possibly have you considering contacting an ex to let her know how you really feel. Play it over and over until you can sing along to a few of them, this will help with your “street cred” which may come into question at some point on this journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:user:1211178429:playlist:1mIZfK6B6JeO15Jxez4c90\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Style:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emo style has certainly evolved since the early days but still holds true to its roots. Ashley and I have divided the emo subculture into two main groups: Mall Emo and Traditional Emo (please note: we made these terms up and it is possible no real emo-identifiers will accept them).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First we have the Mall Emo. These persons are typically characterized by one or more of the following: extreme swooped hair, colorful hair extensions, snake bite piercings, fingerless gloves, white belts, stripes, stretched ears, girls’ jeans and eyeliner. Their favorite bands may include; My Chemical Romance, Avenged Sevenfold and AFI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">Exhibit A: Meet Ashley and her pals in their “Mall Emo” days. Note the hair, piercings and “damn the man” attitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9234\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/ashleymallemo/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9234\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-9234\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/ashleymallemo-300x225.jpg\" alt='Ashley and Co. in their \"Mall emo\" days' width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley and Co. in their \"Mall Emo\" days\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A modern day/grown up version of this look still includes the trademark shiny black hair but now also features designer skinny jeans, American Apparel, better user of accessories and more tattoos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s Liz to show us how she’s evolved:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_9233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/23/your-emo-revival-survival-guide/lizmodernmallemo/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9233\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-9233\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Lizmodernmallemo-300x300.jpg\" alt='Liz in her modern \"mall emo\" look' width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liz in her modern \"Mall Emo\" look\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">Next up is the Traditional Emo look. Famous for it’s cuffed dark denim and tiny vintage tees, Traditional Emo style also includes the following: dark hair, baby bangs, thick-rimmed glasses (usually black & “nerdy”), Sauconys, 1 inch band buttons, cardigans, bandana (around the neck or hair or hanging out of back pocket), Alternative Press. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_8943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/10/how-to-get-that-fall-feeling-with-or-without-the-golden-falling-leaves/picture-1-1024x687/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8943\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-8943\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Picture-1-1024x6871.png\" alt=\"Picture-1-1024x687\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Picture-1-1024x6871.png 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Picture-1-1024x6871-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still from It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fall is officially upon San Francisco. The red maple tree outside my window now sports the colors of a sunset but not one leaf has fallen to the ground just yet. While I often argue the West coast seasons pale in comparison to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw9XVecNswk\">East coast\u003c/a>, I am coming around to the idea that while it is nice to have snow in the winter and heat in the summer, the seasons are what you make of them. And so, I’ve come up with five surefire ways to celebrate this subtle onset of a changing time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Make a leaf-themed mix CD for your friends.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/VN3Mus6dig0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>I associate the season not with death as many might, but more so ennui and in the most exciting sense of term. Oh, what music can accompany this listlessness! The minor chords of possibility! I suggest starting the mix with something warm but bold, to set the tone for the rest of the album. For example, if your theme was music to listen to as a leaf floats gently to the ground, you might then begin with Karen Dalton’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsYHN7eCCtU\">“Something on Your Mind,”\u003c/a> a tune that begins accessibly and then that deep ungendered voice enters with one word: yesterday. (Alternate intro song: Nico’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_z_UEuEMAo\">“These Days”\u003c/a>). And then from there, those synesthetically orange-colored musicians can take the reigns. \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO3gWIGzH3A\">Simon and Garfunkel\u003c/a>, Real Estate, Cat Power, old Bruce Springsteen, Nina Simone, Laura Nyro. And of course, the charming Jens Lekman whose song “Maple Leaves” is a heartbreaking ode to the misunderstandings of love set to the strings of Mamas and the Papas’ \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEUCoPkECQ4\">“Do You Wanna Dance,”\u003c/a> another band whose harmonies could lift a pile of leaves into a swirl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Talk to spirits through a Ouija board.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/11dwWAqQ4A0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija\">legend\u003c/a>, the board began as an intended parlor game but then the spirits simply took over, using it as a portal to the living. A small heart-shaped piece of wood known as a planchette is used to contact the other side for answers to age-old questions such as: “Will I find my dream man?”; “Are you here to kill me?” and “Will my mom let me go on the ski trip?” You might suspect your friends are moving the planchette around and this suspicion might stem from your skepticism but that’s all part of the fun. Gather a few close friends, light some votives and get your scary on. And if you’re lucky, the spirits will talk to you first without even a prompting question. Once, when I was little, this girl down the street was by herself in her room and the Ouija board just happened to be out. The planchette started moving and she watched it spell out: M-A-K-E-M-E-A-S-A-N-D-W-I-C-H. Now that’s some pretty spooky stuff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Watch \u003cem>The Craft\u003c/em> and channel your inner Faruiza Balk.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/DoM4OXQVCcE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>There are thousands of \u003ca href=\"http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/top_100_horror_movies/?category=10\">horror movies\u003c/a> out there and even more scary ones, but none can quite compare the terror that is the 1996 teen drama starring Robin Tunney, \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeOu4VP3O1Y\">Neve Campbell\u003c/a>, Rachel True and the crowd favorite, Fairuza Balk. A cult classic about the occult, this film has everything you need to satisfy your autumnal desires: wicca, snakes, gossip, diving boards, butterflies and Connie Francis. Speaking of crooners, the soundtrack is killer, jam-packed with '90s staples like Matthew Sweet, Jewel, Juliana Hatfield, Elastica, and my personal favorite Love Spit Love’s cover of The Smiths' \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz9wCceqy60\">“How Soon is Now.”\u003c/a> When Sarah Bailey—played by Robin Tunney—moves into town, she has a hard time fitting in (didn’t we all!). A group of loner girls who dance to their own beat take Sarah in and she finds herself caught up in a strange world of black magic. But no one steals the scenes quite like Faruiza Balk’s character, Nancy Downs, whose desire to become greater than their god Manon, was the Oscar-winning performance that nobody saw.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Drink like you would on Thanksgiving.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_8920\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 717px\">\u003ca href=\"http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apfelsaft.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-8920 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Apfelsaft.jpeg\" alt=\"commons.wikimedia.org\" width=\"717\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Apfelsaft.jpeg 797w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Apfelsaft-400x301.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Wikimedia Commons\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And I definitely mean the amount you take in, which is usually a lot on that day. The last two Thanksgivings I was pretty intoxicated on vodka and apple cider, which my boyfriend’s cousin dubbed “George Washingtons” and which I’m totally down with. I attempted to research this seemingly obvious combination of beverages but the closest I found was \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applejack_(beverage)#cite_note-New_Jersey_Monthly-2\">Applejack\u003c/a>, a concentrated cider drink for which George Washington allegedly wanted the recipe. Close enough! You can even take it \u003ca href=\"http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Apple-Cider\">a step further\u003c/a> and prepare your own apple cider by simply buying delicious apples from that farmer you know, slicing them, pureeing them, and straining all the juice through cheesecloth. Voila! The crisp and brilliant taste of fall foliage bottled and in your refrigerator. If you’re interested in the difference between cider and juice, \u003ca href=\"http://www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/cider_juice_difference.htm\">here’s\u003c/a> a great explanation. Otherwise, you’re all set. Final step: just add vodka and you’ll be dancing on the pool table with a jack-o-lantern on your head in no time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Visit one of your old schools.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_8919\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 922px\">\u003ca href=\"http://campaign.geneseo.edu/\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-8919 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/SturgesHome_lg-1024x599.jpeg\" alt=\"Sturges Hall at SUNY Geneseo: www.geneseo.edu\" width=\"922\" height=\"539\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sturges Hall at SUNY Geneseo: www.geneseo.edu\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s inevitable the fall season is associated with back to school everything. From raincoats to pencils to lunchboxes to notebooks to sneakers. Every year when you were young you did your best to enjoy those Indian summers (which many parts of the country are currently withstanding), clinging to every bit of sunshine you could before your bedtime moved up two hours. And even in college, it was back to the dorm life, the all-nighters, the jam bands, the 3am pizza inhalations. I suggest a return to any of these schools because that's exactly what I did and it was awesome. I was home recently in upstate New York and took the hour and a half car ride up from Buffalo to the State University of New York at Geneseo; the same back road route I took countless times. The college itself sits upon a hill surrounded by vast farmlands. Although it was summer and the leaves had yet to change color, I could see it happening anyways because fall is the season I associate so closely with school. The reds and oranges just taking over. While you might not have gone to school on what was basically a farm, and while it might be impossible to travel thousands of miles just to feel a warm sense of nostalgia, there’s always another way, a more simple way. Just take a walk on cool day. By yourself or with a loved one. If there’s a tree on your way, that’s great. And if there’s a leaf falling from that tree, well, even better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_8849\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/04/the-ultimate-guide-of-guides-to-hardly-strictly-bluegrass/hsbg/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8849\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-8849\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/hsbg.jpg\" alt=\"hsbg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/hsbg.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/hsbg-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ron Baker/Wikimedia Commons\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>September is over, it's finally summer summer in San Francisco and somewhere in the city, Emmylou Harris is drinking a cup of tea. Put all those things together and it can mean only one thing: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass starts today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_8846\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 147px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/04/the-ultimate-guide-of-guides-to-hardly-strictly-bluegrass/temp/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8846\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-8846 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/temp.png\" alt=\"temp\" width=\"147\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/temp.png 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/temp-400x600.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to the perfect forecast.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is the only music festival you ever need to go to. It's free, for one thing, a gift to the city from the late \u003ca href=\"http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2013/memoriam/\" target=\"_blank\">Warren Hellman\u003c/a>, and it is in Golden Gate Park at the only time of year when it is possible that Golden Gate Park isn't freezing cold and covered in fog. Also: you can bring your own alcohol. Also, see above, Emmylou Harris plays every year and \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/c4bufWfOnuA\" target=\"_blank\">she WILL rip your heart out\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year the festival \u003ca href=\"http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2013/schedule/\" target=\"_blank\">is filled with amazing acts\u003c/a>. Right now, as I stand at my standing desk at work, I am missing MC Hammer. Let me repeat that: MC HAMMER! Let's all make a pact not to miss one more single thing. To that end, I have rounded-up the most important local guides to the festival. Read them, right after you watch the band First Aid Kit (playing today at 4:30pm) play their song \"Emmylou\" (the real Emmylou is playing on Sunday at 5:45pm). And guys, let's not get cocky. Don't forget to bring a sweater!\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/MfzpqU5IRdA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://d15ya7jlc6yy8b.cloudfront.net/paperclip/articles/3751/featured_images/original/lazyhost_hero.jpg?1380819673\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.thebolditalic.com/articles/3751-dont-be-an-ass-at-hardly-strictly-bluegrass\">Don't Be an Ass at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\u003c/a>Going to Hardly Strictly? Me too, and like all other festivals, I'm going to wander around in a contemptuous disdain for every attendee besides myself. While I'm trying to boogie-woogie to some Boz Scaggs, some tall asshole is going to be standing in front of me wearing an oversized hat and spilling boxed wine on my shoes.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly?src=anywhere\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"//static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.thebolditalic.com\" target=\"_blank\">Thebolditalic\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://sfist.com/assets_c/2013/10/hardly-strictly-thumb-640xauto-811389.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://sfist.com/2013/10/03/your_guide_to_hardly_strictly_blueg.php\">Your Guide To Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013\u003c/a>Friday marks the kickoff of the 13th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, generously underwritten in perpetuity by the late Warren Hellman. Things kick off in Hellman Hollow in Golden Gate Park with a kids program in the morning, hosted by MC Hammer, and the concert begins at noon.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly?src=anywhere\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"//static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://sfist.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sfist\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/common/assets/730227.200s.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2013/10/hardly_strictly_bluegrass_is_h.php\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: The Acts You've Got to See, and Our Guide to Doing the Festival Right\u003c/a>It's here! Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: three days of free roots music in Golden Gate Park, and all the attendant daytime drinking, Muni crowding, barefoot dancing, and general good times that come with a massive music confab and gorgeous early-October Bay Area weather.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly?src=anywhere\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"//static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sfweekly\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://i1.wp.com/showbams.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/hsb_cover2.jpg?fit=440%2C330\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://showbams.com/2013/10/01/hardly-strictly-bluegrass-survival-guide-2013/\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Survival Guide 2013\u003c/a>Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is one of the most anticipated events of the year in San Francisco, but with it's increased size over the past decade it can be a daunting weekend for some. Showbams breaks down all the pro tips you could need to enjoy long days of stellar, free music in a stunning setting.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly?src=anywhere\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"//static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://showbams.com\" target=\"_blank\">Showbams\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/24/06/27/5268961/3/rawImage.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/item/Hardly-Strictly-Bluegrass-2013-Guide-24176.php\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013 Guide\u003c/a>Friday Banjo Stage 12 p.m. Jesse Dee 1:15 p.m. Jesse DeNatale 2:35 p.m. Seldom Scene 4:15 p.m. Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band featuring Yunchen Lhamo 5:45 p.m. Bonnie Raitt Arrow Stage 12 p.m. Manchester Orchestra 1:15 p.m. Freakwater 2:35 p.m. Low 4:15 p.m. Father John Misty 5:45 p.m. Calexico Rooster Stage 12 p.m.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly?src=anywhere\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"//static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.sfgate.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sfgate\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://u.s.kqed.net/2013/09/28/hsb13640.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/noisepop/episode.jsp?essid=126436\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013\u003c/a>Get ready to feast on the 13th Annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival with this mix of just a few of the acts playing in Golden Gate Park this weekend (October 4-6), including: Trampled by Turtles, First Aid Kit, Cave Singers, Alla Lahs and other bands you have actually heard of.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly?src=anywhere\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"//static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.kqed.org\" target=\"_blank\">Kqed\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_8849\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/04/the-ultimate-guide-of-guides-to-hardly-strictly-bluegrass/hsbg/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8849\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-8849\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/hsbg.jpg\" alt=\"hsbg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/hsbg.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/hsbg-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ron Baker/Wikimedia Commons\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>September is over, it's finally summer summer in San Francisco and somewhere in the city, Emmylou Harris is drinking a cup of tea. Put all those things together and it can mean only one thing: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass starts today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_8846\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 147px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/04/the-ultimate-guide-of-guides-to-hardly-strictly-bluegrass/temp/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8846\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-8846 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/temp.png\" alt=\"temp\" width=\"147\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/temp.png 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/temp-400x600.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to the perfect forecast.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is the only music festival you ever need to go to. It's free, for one thing, a gift to the city from the late \u003ca href=\"http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2013/memoriam/\" target=\"_blank\">Warren Hellman\u003c/a>, and it is in Golden Gate Park at the only time of year when it is possible that Golden Gate Park isn't freezing cold and covered in fog. Also: you can bring your own alcohol. Also, see above, Emmylou Harris plays every year and \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/c4bufWfOnuA\" target=\"_blank\">she WILL rip your heart out\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year the festival \u003ca href=\"http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2013/schedule/\" target=\"_blank\">is filled with amazing acts\u003c/a>. Right now, as I stand at my standing desk at work, I am missing MC Hammer. Let me repeat that: MC HAMMER! Let's all make a pact not to miss one more single thing. To that end, I have rounded-up the most important local guides to the festival. Read them, right after you watch the band First Aid Kit (playing today at 4:30pm) play their song \"Emmylou\" (the real Emmylou is playing on Sunday at 5:45pm). And guys, let's not get cocky. Don't forget to bring a sweater!\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/MfzpqU5IRdA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://d15ya7jlc6yy8b.cloudfront.net/paperclip/articles/3751/featured_images/original/lazyhost_hero.jpg?1380819673\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://www.thebolditalic.com/articles/3751-dont-be-an-ass-at-hardly-strictly-bluegrass\">Don't Be an Ass at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\u003c/a>Going to Hardly Strictly? Me too, and like all other festivals, I'm going to wander around in a contemptuous disdain for every attendee besides myself. While I'm trying to boogie-woogie to some Boz Scaggs, some tall asshole is going to be standing in front of me wearing an oversized hat and spilling boxed wine on my shoes.\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly?src=anywhere\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg src=\"//static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.thebolditalic.com\" target=\"_blank\">Thebolditalic\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003cimg class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" src=\"http://sfist.com/assets_c/2013/10/hardly-strictly-thumb-640xauto-811389.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003ca class=\"embedly-title\" href=\"http://sfist.com/2013/10/03/your_guide_to_hardly_strictly_blueg.php\">Your Guide To Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013\u003c/a>Friday marks the kickoff of the 13th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, generously underwritten in perpetuity by the late Warren Hellman. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/03/how-the-opera-is-cool-again/feature-image-sfoperadotcom/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8813\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8813\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Feature-Image-sfoperadotcom.png\" alt=\"sf opera\" width=\"510\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Feature-Image-sfoperadotcom.png 510w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Feature-Image-sfoperadotcom-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Post by contributor Alex Vikmanis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s be honest. Going to the opera is not the first idea that would come to mind on a random Saturday night for young hipsters in San Francisco. It really is at the bottom of the list of fun things to do. I mean, maybe the opera was cool upon its inception in Italy at the end of the 16th century when there weren’t indie pop shows or endless art openings or new bars with the best mixologists. Sure, young people two hundred years ago actually went to the opera and wooed each other and declared duels and wore long gloves and other dramatic and exciting things, but now it must just be a bunch of old ladies in musty furs dragging their tottering, hairless and toothless gents behind them. And also, isn’t the opera just plain boring?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ok, fine, a lot of that is true. On our recent excursion to \u003ca href=\"http://sfopera.com/Home.aspx\">San Francisco Opera’s\u003c/a> performance of \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-martinfield/tobias-pickers-dolores-cl_b_3977504.html\">\u003cem>Dolores Claiborne\u003c/em>\u003c/a> at the War Memorial Opera House, my best friend, Lisa, and I did run into a lot of old people and found the whole style of singing rather grating, but we also had one of the best nights out that we’ve had recently. This is how the opera is cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dressing over the top is a must\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/03/how-the-opera-is-cool-again/dressing-over-the-top/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8814\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-8814\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Dressing-Over-the-Top-773x1024.png\" alt=\"Dressing Over the Top\" width=\"278\" height=\"368\">\u003c/a>When I think of opera, I think of attire: tails, furs, gloves, top hats, diamonds. Because we’re in San Francisco, you can take it to a whole different level, mixing casual and black tie. Try shorts, high tops, and a bow tie. How about crushed velvets and huge white faux furs? Bright red shoes and a sleeveless hoodie with no shirt will do. Even going practically naked in several layers of lace is fine. Take all of your jewelry and put it all on. You won’t get dirty looks, but \u003cem>do\u003c/em> expect a lot of admiring stares and appreciative glances. Especially when you tipsily drop your most important accessory, a leopard print flask, down the aisle for all to see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tickets are not as expensive as you think\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hear your protestations: \"...but I’m a poor starving artist/writer/barista in San Francisco, I don’t have money for something bougie like the opera!\" Tickets are way less expensive than you think. For twenty-five bucks a pop, you can sit in the nosebleeds, which quite frankly, will do nicely. You basically feel like some sort of god watching these amazing voices pitch themselves all the way up to you. And if you want to see the details, the SF Opera has screens and subtitles right in front of the upper balcony. If you get really obsessed with the opera, you can even become a real patron and buy a \u003ca href=\"http://sfopera.com/subscriptions/series/select.aspx?seriestype=half\">half season\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://sfopera.com/subscriptions/series/select.aspx?seriestype=oot\">out of town series\u003c/a> where you can mix and match what shows you want to see. Imagine it! A real opera connoisseur in the last row with a half season pass! Hey, you’re even supporting local arts! Getting a drink and seeing a movie isn’t really any cheaper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The War Memorial Opera House is Crazy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/03/how-the-opera-is-cool-again/opera-house-is-crazy/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8816\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-8816\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/Opera-House-is-Crazy-890x1024.png\" alt=\"Opera House is Crazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"368\">\u003c/a>If the opera really does end up boring you, it will still be worth going to see the venue. The \u003ca href=\"http://sfopera.com/Plan-Your-Experience/War-Memorial-Opera-House.aspx\">War Memorial Opera House\u003c/a> is not only imposing on the outside, but beautiful and elaborate on the inside: ornate ceilings, winding stone staircases, huge gilded mirrors perfect for taking selfies, amazing views of the city, public and exclusive dining areas, powder rooms, and coral drinking fountains. There are also, literally, bars everywhere and some even have cocktails (the level with the box seats of course). Come early for a drink and then get another during intermission. Wander around the sumptuous halls and lounge on red velvet couches while watching the elite (and plenty of the non-elite) rushing to the bathroom or for a glass of champagne. There is always something to see even if it’s not the thing you paid to see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Opera is super weird and kind of annoying, but SF Opera is stepping it up\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/03/how-the-opera-is-cool-again/sf-oper-is-stepping-it-up/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8818\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-8818\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/SF-Oper-is-Stepping-it-up.png\" alt=\"SF Oper is Stepping it up\" width=\"256\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/SF-Oper-is-Stepping-it-up.png 711w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/SF-Oper-is-Stepping-it-up-400x531.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\">\u003c/a>I will admit it, as much as I’m trying to be a proponent of the opera, I’m not even really sure I like it that much. It’s a form of singing and style of performance that takes some getting used to. Most of it is sung in a different language and even if it is in English, it’s nearly impossible to understand what they’re saying. And there’s not a lot of dancing, which you would get out of ballet, or great acting, which you would find in cinema or musicals. It’s all about that intense, high pitched singing. What’s cool though is that the SF Opera is trying to bring the art form to a wider audience. This year, under the direction of David Gockley, they premiered, \u003cem>The Secret Garden\u003c/em> inspired by the children’s book, \u003cem>The Gospel of Mary Magdalene\u003c/em>, and \u003cem>Dolores Claiborne\u003c/em>, based on the Stephen King bestseller that I ate up when I was a teenager. If that’s not progressive enough, in recent years they co-produced the \u003cem>Ring Cycle\u003c/em>, a feminist and environmental series of operas and \u003cem>The Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c/em>, based on the book by Bay Area novelist, Amy Tan. There is something for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if I still haven’t convinced you to go to the opera, just think of it as an expansion of your artistic and cultural repertoire. Because ultimately you never know where inspiration might come from.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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The \u003ca href=\"http://sfopera.com/Plan-Your-Experience/War-Memorial-Opera-House.aspx\">War Memorial Opera House\u003c/a> is not only imposing on the outside, but beautiful and elaborate on the inside: ornate ceilings, winding stone staircases, huge gilded mirrors perfect for taking selfies, amazing views of the city, public and exclusive dining areas, powder rooms, and coral drinking fountains. There are also, literally, bars everywhere and some even have cocktails (the level with the box seats of course). Come early for a drink and then get another during intermission. Wander around the sumptuous halls and lounge on red velvet couches while watching the elite (and plenty of the non-elite) rushing to the bathroom or for a glass of champagne. There is always something to see even if it’s not the thing you paid to see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Opera is super weird and kind of annoying, but SF Opera is stepping it up\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2013/10/03/how-the-opera-is-cool-again/sf-oper-is-stepping-it-up/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8818\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-8818\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/SF-Oper-is-Stepping-it-up.png\" alt=\"SF Oper is Stepping it up\" width=\"256\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/SF-Oper-is-Stepping-it-up.png 711w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2013/10/SF-Oper-is-Stepping-it-up-400x531.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\">\u003c/a>I will admit it, as much as I’m trying to be a proponent of the opera, I’m not even really sure I like it that much. It’s a form of singing and style of performance that takes some getting used to. 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There is something for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if I still haven’t convinced you to go to the opera, just think of it as an expansion of your artistic and cultural repertoire. Because ultimately you never know where inspiration might come from.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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