Trying television: Mexico's emo riots on Current TV *
Mexico City-based freelance journalist Ioan Grillo produced this piece for Current TV summarizing the "emo riots" of spring 2008. I am interviewed for the segment. (As a general rule I tend to draw the line at radio, but I guess the times are a-changin'.)
While the confrontations have died down, interest in the Mexican emo phenomenon remains high, bringing the majority of new visitors to Intersections through searches and incoming links. In May, I wrote a lengthy in-depth piece on the topic in Spanish for Gatopardo, a vital venue for serious magazine journalism that is distributed across Latin America. I have a couple related pieces in print publications in the U.S. still coming up.
* My first post on the emo attacks is found here. Several posts follow in the archives and at LA Daily. (Post is edited.)
I too, enjoy emo core, screamo, hardcore, metal core, post hardcore and rock.
Hmmmm....
ps: what's with the sideways camera shot of your eyes/nose when you're talking about taking it from the internet to the real world?
Posted by: William | 21 July 2008 at 09:31 PM
Hey, Daniel. I'm loving your blog. Sorry we never were able to meet up in TJ, but I see that you are doing well exploring Mexico's center and outreaches. I am now in grad school and working at USC. I started a blog last month about what else, the border. It's called acrosstheborder.wordpress.com
Hope you can drop by now and then! Best, Anna
Posted by: Anna Cearley | 21 July 2008 at 09:37 PM
Will, But do you have hair like that? ;)
Anna, Thanks for stopping by! I will take a look at your new venture. Good luck at SC. If you're in Journalism, say hi to Sasha Anawalt and Marc Cooper and Victor Merina for me! My warm regards to la linea...
Posted by: Daniel H. | 21 July 2008 at 10:32 PM
fucking good post. i like it, i really like it. Waiting for more brigade post eh! dont forget us!. We are trying to make a tv channel actually in the near future, maybe you are interested.
Posted by: Alfredo | 22 July 2008 at 12:35 PM
mmmm u look so sexy...
Posted by: Uriel | 22 July 2008 at 02:41 PM
i just pimped your blog on my blog, and why do mexicans have straight hair anyway? mine is too wavy to even qualify within the bracket of emo candidates.
Posted by: William | 23 July 2008 at 04:20 PM
Carry me.
Posted by: Daniel H. | 25 July 2008 at 03:04 AM
Daniel, for your next public appearance, you'd ought to have a fleco just like that. Represent!
I don't qualify for that slammin' emo hair either. :'[
Posted by: Tania | 27 July 2008 at 12:06 AM