How Cave In briefly became alt-metal’s next big thing with their single Anchor

In 2003, Cave In embraced mainstream attention and wrote Anchor. Unfortunately, their stint in the big time would be ...
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Emo music not only still exists — it’s thriving

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.
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'In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of February

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 ...
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Emo music not only still exists — it's thriving

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 ...