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 ...

Picture this: it’s 2005. You wake up, brush your hair into a side parting, covering one of your eyes so much so you can’t see ...

PARAMORE: (Singing) I can feel the pressure. It's getting closer now. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DEAR MARIA, COUNT ME IN") ALL TIME LOW: (Singing) I got your picture. I'm coming with you. Dear Maria, count ...

If you've ever identified as an emo kid, chances are, you know at least one of the many bands on the Hopeless Records roster – Guttermouth, Avenged Sevenfold, All Time Low, Sum 41, to name a few. Now, ...

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.