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.

Baker, 60, is one of those punk rock Forrest Gump types, being involved in numerous landmark events in the genre. H e ...

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 ...

A pop-punk/emo band is back with its first new album in 10 years. Motion City Soundtrack released “The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World” on Friday, featuring 11 new songs and collaborations with ...

Our main non-genre-specific albums of the year list is coming soon here, but in the meantime here’s something a little more specific: the top 20 emo/punk albums of 2016 (and 10 Honorable Mentions).

TikTokers are dressing in their best emo and goth clothing and posing with Santa. Videos revealing the finished photos have received millions of views in this annual trend. One creator told Insider it ...

When Justin Pierre reflects on what he considers his band Motion City Soundtrack’s peak, his inability to remember most of it makes him sad. It’s almost too fitting given the band’s pop-punk and emo ...