gray matter

20 emo classics that helped define today's scene, from 1985 to 1997

Has it really been 35 years since a group of well-intentioned Washington, D.C. punk scenesters coined the term “emo”? Because hardcore was cemented in its own realm, new bands and fans were looking for some kind of vernacular to describe a new sense of introspection. But it’s pretty safe to assume that back then, nobody […]