The Importance of Cursive’s “Happy Hollow” Almost 20 Years Later

Category: cursive

I don’t remember when I actually found Cursive. All I know is that I had a copy of their debut album Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes. I probably picked it up because that was around the time I found out about Mineral and other bands on Crank! Records. I played Cursive’s debut a lot, especially the first two songs “After the Movies” and “Downhill Racers.” It sounded … Read More The Importance of Cursive’s “Happy Hollow” Almost 20 Years Later

November 12, 2019 + barricades, citizen: an american lyric, civil rights, claudia rankine, cursive, georgia literature, get fixed, lillian e smith, southern literature, the right way is not the moderate way, tim kasher

Ridding Ourselves of the Giants and Pygmies of the Past

by Matthew Teutsch

On December 5, 1956, the Montgomery Improvement Association hosted the Institute on Non-Violence and Social Change commemorating the one year anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. They asked Lillian Smith to speak; however, she could not attend due to ill health. Rufus Lewis read Lillian’s speech, “The Right Way is Not a Moderate Way,” to the audience. Virginia Durr, who was in the crowd, … Read More Ridding Ourselves of the Giants and Pygmies of the Past

July 23, 2019 + cursive, dear ephesus, emo, endserenading, mineral, music, some red handed sleight of hand, sunny day real estate, the anniversary, the juliana theory

Some of My Favorite “Emo” Albums and Songs

by Matthew Teutsch

The other day while I was driving, Cursive’s “Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand” from The Ugly Organ (2003) started playing through my speakers. The musicality and themes of the album always drew me to it, especially the punk rock ethos and the cello. As I listened, I started to think back to all the bands I listened to from the mid-90s through the … Read More Some of My Favorite “Emo” Albums and Songs

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The Importance of Cursive’s “Happy Hollow” Almost 20 Years Later

Category: cursive