The term "emo" is now 40 years old, according to the man who claims he invented it: Brian Baker. Baker, 60, is one of those ...

For decades, Warped Tour was a proving ground for punk, emo and alt-rock artists – and an annual place where those fan ...

The October roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

Emo anthems and pop-punk memories collided for When We Were Young in Las Vegas, proving nostalgia still hits just as hard.

No Upstate New York concerts are currently included on next year’s 20th anniversary tour, but fans can see them on their current tour next month. Hawthorne Heights will play the Westcott Theater in ...

Move over ugly sweater parties, and make way for ugly crying as Emo Christmas hits NYC for a limited run this holiday season.

Next year’s hard rock Download Festival will feature headlining slots from Linkin Park, Guns N’ Roses and Limp Bizkit. The ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Matt Zutell, Dylan Swinson, Ryan Hanifin and Marc Voyer make fun covers of the music of their ...

Time for a new NHL season and a new season preview that channels all your angst, rage and worry into a single track that could describe your team’s 2024-25 season chances, your feelings about that ...

What’s better than screaming down the highway and singing at the top of your lungs to your favorite songs? Maybe singing along to all your favorite emo and pop-punk songs you listened to in high ...

In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that ...