It’s become predictable at this point: no matter how far society progresses, parents will always be freaked out about the aggressive rock’n’roll music listened to by their kids. No matter how many generations of rock fans turn into parents themselves, they will be horrified, mystified, or outraged by whatever mutation of rock music their children adopt. If you want a perfect example of this phenomena, you only have to watch Fox News’ insane 2006 report on “emo scene kids.”To the modern viewer, this “undercover report” is perhaps the most ridiculous thing ever created. This is in part because of the terrific shots of the most gaudy, scened-out emo kids the cameraman can find, which will make most viewers both laugh and blush as they remem...
