Today I'm talking to TOM MULLEN from WASHED UP EMO.
Tom’s been in the music business for decades, doing digital marketing, executive work, & an array of creative projects at labels like Vagrant, TVT, Equal Vision, Sony, & others.
He started the Washed Up Emo website in 2007, & has since expanded it into a podcast with over 250 episodes, a book series, & a DJ night.
In this episode, we talk about how the changing media landscape of the late 90s & early 2000s intersected with alternative music culture, the ambivalence around "Midwest emo" as sub-genre & brand, & where Hum might fit within that specific context. We also explore one of the band’s most beloved b-sides, looking at its strange place in their discography. Where does it truly belong?
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SMILE POLITELY Interview: Matt Talbott
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TIMESTAMPS:
02:16 // Booking Hopesfall & Saves the Day
05:00 // Early Podcasting Landscape
13:43 // Curiosity & Connection
17:35 // Washed Up Emo Podcast
20:15 // "Midwest Emo,” the Anachronism
24:19 // HUM re Emo
34:27 // WRUV, MTV, & the Cat's Cradle
36:37 // The Quiet-Loud
39:52 // Pre-YPAA Sessions
46:45 // DIH Reissue Playback @ Sony
51:45 // "Boy with Stick" Discussion
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Other songs:
Deftones, "Minerva"
Title Fight: "Head in the Ceiling Fan"
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