Emos, a dying breed?

Jamie GetYourShotGun

Hi. So I've just moved to Cork City, as I'm in my first year of college. Lovely city. Very noisy. Anyways, I kinda noticed that there aren't any emos around the place. How come? Where are you all hiding? If you're not all extinct, is there anyone willing to answer a few questions about this city's emo scene? Ta.

Thespoofer

Jamie GetYourShotGun wrote: »

Hi. So I've just moved to Cork City, as I'm in my first year of college. Lovely city. Very noisy. Anyways, I kinda noticed that there aren't any emos around the place. How come? Where are you all hiding? If you're not all extinct, is there anyone willing to answer a few questions about this city's emo scene? Ta.

Whats an EMO ? Is it that short red guy with the funny voice?....

Jamie GetYourShotGun

Thespoofer wrote: »

Whats an EMO ? Is it that short red guy with the funny voice?....

That would be Santa. Or the Devil. Or both. Just don't tickle him, whoever he is.

Milly33

suppose times have changed they are either little ****s now or just hard core metallers... As fas as I can tell there isn't many places now for them to go. Suppose Freds is still there

Herb Powell

There's tons of em, but they're all around 16 years old. Whatever floats your boat like.

gimmick

Paul St on a Saturday afternoon is crawling with them.

scudo2

Thespoofer wrote: »

Whats an EMO ? Is it that short red guy with the funny voice?....

I tried Tescos, Dunns and Woodies, nobody has them !

Sephiroth_dude

Jamie GetYourShotGun wrote: »

Hi. So I've just moved to Cork City, as I'm in my first year of college. Lovely city. Very noisy. Anyways, I kinda noticed that there aren't any emos around the place. How come? Where are you all hiding? If you're not all extinct, is there anyone willing to answer a few questions about this city's emo scene? Ta.

Paul street would be your best bet.

AugustusMinimus

Paul Street attracts EMOs like Trafalgar Square attracts pigeons. Little ****ers are everywhere.

Scenemaker

Where did they all go in dublin too?

celica00

arent they hipsters now?

Xantia

They have gone expensive now like everything else !
Emos in Ireland

Milly33

haha very good!!! went into town a few weeks ago and have to say the only ones I noticed were the old goths and these two very different looking girls, the were kinda Anime looked quite fun but man it must be hard work

phatmanwc

celica00 wrote: »

arent they hipsters now?

Pretty much! The whole hipster thing has been applied like a paste across a not insignificant proportion of the entire 12-40 bracket it would seem. The latest fad. And keeping with its irony-based roots, it couldn't be more commercialised here. We seem to have a habit of doing that in Ireland.

It's a pity, because I used to like a lot of music that's now deemed 'hipster', back when it was a little more wholesome, and enjoyed donning the odd plaid shirt, but if I'm to be honest, I'm kinda put off these days. Time to find meaning in another niche before I'm 40..

As for emo, it does seem to have died a slow death, Paul St. definitely used to be the place. Maybe that t-shirt shop in Merchant's Quay closing down had something to do with it! Although, I'd be slow to consider all that malarky as emo, Sunny Day Real Estate and Get Up Kids would be more like it

Anyway, good luck, and enjoy Cork!

FTA69

It's a pity, because I used to like a lot of music that's now deemed 'hipster', back when it was a little more wholesome,

That's hipster talk!

Scenemaker

So how does it work here? Everyone in school has that comb_over is there no indiviguality here? It is sad really. Ive seen a few goths in the city but other than that its all the same with everyone. Are there any at all now?? I know there are a good few in calafornia where i came from

gobnaitolunacy

They've returned to their natural habitat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo,_County_Laois

rebs23

Scenemaker wrote: »

So how does it work here? Everyone in school has that comb_over is there no indiviguality here? It is sad really. Ive seen a few goths in the city but other than that its all the same with everyone. Are there any at all now?? I know there are a good few in calafornia where i came from

s

Back in the 80's it was the peace park, really Bishop Lucey Park,
then it was Paul St where they used to have their "goth repellent" noise thing on the wall. Too old now to tell you where to go but try Freds off the South Mall for a start.
Most of us from the 80's just grew up, have kids and go to the odd Sisters or DM concert when we can rope in a babysitter! Unfortunately the piercings and hairstyles are gone but we still like black clothes!

Ralf and Florian

The last time I was in Paul St there was this bunch of tracksuit scummers hanging around the entrance to Tescos doing that mock fighting thing they do and staring out anyone they bump into.Maybe they've scared away the emos.