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Is This Band Emo?
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A search for the band Cayetana on Is This Band Emo. The site yields that the band is a emo band, and to "see Wikipedia page, it's not just us."
Is This Band Emo's page when searching for the band Cayetana
Type of site
Music, comedy, search engine
Founded2014
Founder(s)Tom Mullen
URListhisbandemo.com
Current statusActive

Is This Band Emo? is a website that classifies various bands and musicians based on whether they are included in the emo music genre, with some responses interspersed with comedic comments. Created by Tom Mullen, founder of the Washed Up Emo podcast and website, it is intended to inform about the history of emo music. It has been featured in various music publications such as Alternative Press, Consequence, and Rolling Stone.

Origins

See also: Emo § History

The emo genre formed in the

Midwest developments.[1][3] Mullen later created the Is This Band Emo? site with various friends, musicians and writers around the world, facetiously called the Emo Council. He designed the logo for the council "in five seconds" based on the United Nations logo, and spent several months including bands with jokes on the site.[1] The website launched in late 2014 and crashed on its first day, according to Mullen.[1]

Content

"What I try to do with the site is remind people that if you came in through MCR, if you came in through Armor for Sleep or Fall Out Boy, there's more… There's more for you to experience, and let me show you where."

Tom Mullen discussing the purpose of the website.[1]

The Is This Band Emo? website functions as a basic search engine that generates a response on whether a band or musician is classified as emo or not emo.[4][5] As opposed to an algorithm or artificial intelligence models, the decision for the bands is manually determined by the Emo Council, who collectively discuss and vote for their inclusion.[1][5][6] Several of the responses include explanations on why a particular artist is or is not classified in the genre, often containing humorous and ironic commentary.[6][7] Bands listed as emo on the site include

punk, and basketball players such as Kevin Durant.[1] The site has received notice from Alternative Press,[4] Consequence,[5] and Rolling Stone,[7] along with musicians such as Phoebe Bridgers.[1] A similar website, Is This Band Punk?, was also created by Washed Up Emo for researching punk bands.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sayles, Justin (July 26, 2022). "Meet the Man Trying to Move Emo Beyond Its "Hair Metal" Past". The Ringer. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Sayles, Justin (July 25, 2022). "The (Slightly Abridged) Dictionary of Emo". The Ringer. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Burleson, Ryan (April 28, 2015). "The Medium: How Tom Mullen Took a Stand for Emo". Paste. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Sharp, Tyler (December 9, 2014). "This website will tell you if your favorite bands are "emo" or not". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  5. ^
    Consequence. Archived
    from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Mack, Emmy (January 23, 2015). "Is Your Favourite Band Actually An Emo Band? This Website Knows". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Broicher, Fabian (January 23, 2015). "Ist meine Lieblingsband emo? Website klärt endlich auf" [Is my favorite band emo? Website finally clarifies]. Rolling Stone (in German). Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Gerstein, Julie (December 30, 2015). "This Website Will Tell You If Your Favorite Bands Are Emo Or Not". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  9. Diffuser.fm. Archived
    from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Dickman, Maggie (December 9, 2014). "This website will tell you if your favorite bands are "punk" or not". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Hughes, Josiah (June 9, 2017). "There's Finally a Website to Tell You Whether Your Favourite Bands Are Punk or Not". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

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