It’s summertime at Warped Tour and the crowd is roaring. Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Pierre is pointing at a sea of people and directing their chants to the most memorable lines of “Everything Is ...
Over the last several decades, emo music has experienced moments of mainstream popularity. Dashboard Confessional won a VMA in 2002, and more recently, Paramore won two Grammys in 2024. But the vast ...
Emo music is a subgenre of punk rock that is characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics, usually dealing with angst and social alienation. The music is sometimes raw, but almost always very ...
Louis Posen founded Hopeless Records 30 years ago and has seen emo music evolve. Dustin Franz for NPR Over the last several decades, emo music has experienced moments of mainstream popularity.