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These 13 emo albums are the perfect soundtrack to your college years

Writer/director Judd Apatow accurately summed up college when he said: “College is the reward for surviving high school.” It’s true. The college experience proffers unprecedented freedom and a constant buzz of wonder—alive in every cup of ramen noodles and late-night study group. You may have left your teen angst in high school, but you’ve only […]

The essential emo albums from the genre’s 35-year history

Here at AltPress, we’ve learned a crucial lesson. Mainstream America doesn’t understand that the concept of “emo” is over 30 years old. We know it wasn’t invented in a Hot Topic store. But we also know that the Grammys don’t have a category for “Best Emo Performance By A Duo Or Group With A Minimum […]

Christie Front Drive debut never-seen acoustic set—watch

Christie Front Drive have made a few brief returns to the stage since their breakup in 1997. Now, the band are teaming up with AP to share footage of one of those live sets. One of the many emo acts dominating the scene in the ’90s, the video shows an intimate acoustic show at Magic […]

12 ’90s Emo Bands That Need To Reunite Already

 It’s all the rage nowadays: All the punk and emo bands the current generation of music fans didn’t get to see in their prime are being pulled out of retirement. Some do a full tour or two (Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate); others play shows here and there (Refused, At The Drive-In, Cap’n Jazz, the […]