Thursday, April 10, 2008

002: Indie vs. Emo

Moving onto more serious matters, let's take a look at indie vs. emo:



We find the two terms battling for search dominance throughout 2003 and into 2004. Then - just as bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco were beginning to make their oh-so-regrettable mark on the music world, indie doesn't just fall behind in the race, it keels over and dies.

Since 2005, emo has been rising the ranks of Google searches and not looking back, perhaps aided by MySpace and Hot Topic clearance sales. I highly suspect the trend line for Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise sales follows the emo line closely, but I'm currently too lazy to look.

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