The Golden Age of Emo

The ConorTV Playlist Vol. 2 In the late ‘90s, bands like Milwaukee’s The Promise Ring, Kansas City’s The Get Up Kids and D.C.’s Dismemberment Plan churned out albums filled with confessional lyrics that resonated with the college radio crowd. I was a DJ at KURE at Iowa State University from 1997 – 2001, the golden…

The ’90s Punk Renaissance

The ConorTV Playlist Vol. 1     I used to make punk rock mixtapes and trade them with my friends in high school. We listened to all the bands in the image above. Plus local Chicago stuff like Apocalypse Hoboken, Oblivion and No Empathy. We would drive around the city with the windows rolled down…