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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999–2008
By Payne, Chris
- ISBN
- 9780063251281
- Publisher
- Dey Street
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Reviewed on May 1, 2023 | Arts & Humanities
Journalist Payne has skillfully woven together more than 150 in-depth interviews to illustrate the rise and massive popularity of emo, a rock genre that merged hardcore punk with pop melodies and heartfelt, emotion-laden lyrics. Skipping the nascent emergence of the music, he begins in 1999, when "third-wave emo" bands such as Midtown, Saves the Day, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, and Dashboard Co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
