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[Photo by: ValenZero/YouTube] Merry Christmas from Taking Back Sunday! (Or, rather, ValenZero.) The YouTube account uploaded some seriously awesome live footage of 2001 TBS, and it’s as epic as you’d think. Read more: Taking Back Sunday play secret show in New York—watch As shared by Substream, the footage was captured on an old tape at a […]

[Photo by: Glacier Road Productions/YouTube]  John Nolan (Taking Back Sunday) has debuted a brand new video for “Lost With You,” a track from the emo comedy film (Romance) In The Digital Age.  Read more: (Romance) In The Digital Age debuts new trailer and song written by TBS’ John Nolan “Jason Brescia, the film’s director came […]

Think you’ve earned the title of Lifelong Emo? Take this quiz on scene anthems and put your knowledge to the test! Read more: 14 songs with gang vocals that are impossible not to sing along to More on scene anthems Paramore have debuted a new music video for “Fake Happy,” directed by the band’s own Zac Farro. […]

Today, Nov 19, marks International Men's Day and Taking Back Sunday's Adam Lazzara is speaking out to break the stigma that surrounds men discussing their mental health. Read more: Upcoming emo movie debuts new trailer and song written by TBS's John Nolan According to the Campaign Against Living Miserably, suicide is the biggest killer of […]

[Photo by: @HANDSlNTHESKY/Twitter] Taking Back Sunday guitarist John Nolan covered Brand New’s “Magazines” from Your Favorite Weapon, and the internet is freaking out. Read more: Brand New confirm their end will be in 2018 Nolan played the track at his solo show, and you can watch his performance below: @brandnewrockfan sorry for the awful camera work & yelling, i […]

[Photo by: Comedy Dynamics/YouTube]  (Romance) In The Digital Age, a comedy film about a once-famous emo band whose karaoke video goes viral, is premiering a song and lyric video for “P.S. Whatever,” off the film's soundtrack. The track was written by John Nolan (Taking Back Sunday) and Ryan Hunter (Envy On The Coast) and serves as the […]

[Photo by: Ryan Bakerink] AP hit the road to Chicago for Riot Fest 2017 this year! Presented by Rockabilia, APTV correspondent Stevie James had the chance to post up and interview a ton of your favorite bands on-site.  On day one, we interviewed Four Year Strong, Seaway, Like Pacific and more. Today, on day two, we're livestreaming on […]

Lyrics don’t only work as tweets and Instagram captions, you can use them in real life, too, in your own love endeavors—as long as you pick the right ones. Lucky for you, we compiled some of the best and brightest lyrical lines from your faves in the scene—that are ripe for romance. Buckle up, memorize […]

The party doesn’t end at 10 p.m. when Riot Fest headliners wrap up their sets—the festival just announced their late night concert schedule, to take place at small clubs throughout Chicago, and they’re just as epic as the festival itself. Take a peek at the shows announced below! Read more: The Riot Fest schedule has […]

Ahh, emo music: dramatic, poetic and just the right amount of whiny. The often harsh and descriptive lyrics are all too relatable, loved by emo fans everywhere. We rounded up some of the most memorable and heartfelt lyrics from 10 different bands for you and deciphered their meanings. Get ready to sing your heart out! […]

It takes a lifetime of dedication and practice to become a full-time frontman. After all, our favorite vocalists of the scene had to start somewhere, right? We're celebrating some of your favorite vocalists by digging these super-old performances, from childhood to high school, out of the vault.  Read more: These photos of bands at their proms […]

[Photo credit: Twitter] Taking Back Sunday surprised local Long Island area fans on Wednesday night, July 12, with a secret show at the 300-capacity Long Beach Inn in Long Beach, New York. Watch some footage of the intimate, surprise TBS gig below! Read more: Taking Back Sunday announce Island Adventure Fun Time Jamboree Currently on […]

Sometimes it takes a few albums for a band to acquire a cult following. Other times, their very first single sends them off to tour the entire planet. The first music video a band decides to shoot a music video for is a very important choice to make. Read More: 18 of the best music […]

In early phases of a band, a stage sometimes isn't even an option. There's something about playing directly on the concrete of some shifty basement at eye-level with the audience that creates a very special mood. But sometimes bands are compelled to recreate that basement show vibe in a setting with hundreds or thousands of […]

There are a lot of ways to make an engaging music video; they are mini-films, after all, simply scored to your favorite songs. One of the ways to ensure greatness is to surprise and delight your audience with an unexpected cameo—especially if the celebrity in question is not someone you’d immediately associate with the artist, […]

How well do you remember the lyrics to one of Taking Back Sunday‘s first singles “Cute Without The ‘E’”? Take the quiz to find out. Hint: Never disregard background vocals! More on Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday and Every Time I Die are headining out on tour with Modern Chemistry (July 14 – Aug. 1) and […]

Picture in your head four nights of seeing Taking Back Sunday perform live, pretty amazing, right? Now imagine that those four nights take place in Jamaica.. Sound too good to be true? Well the Island Adventure Fun Time Jamboree are about to make all of your dreams come true. Check out all the details below! […]

Live music is a powerful thing—we don’t need to tell you that. The feeling of melting together with a seemingly infinite crowd of bodies while jamming along to the same tunes is nothing short of religious. Yet, somehow stripping away the lights, the huge crowd, the drums and the electric physical feel of amplification can […]

The first wave of bands has been announced for this year’s Riot Fest Chicago, and they’re proving once again that Riot Fest is the place to be. Jawbreaker, Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of The Stone Age are headlining, with Paramore, A Day To Remember, Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory, and many, many more […]

It's hard to find a band in the scene that weren't inspired by Green Day, which makes it even more awesome when these bands cover the world famous rock band. Check out some of our favorite Green Day songs being covered by Neck Deep, Taking Back Sunday and Bayside. Read more: Green Day and Stephen […]