If you see someone in a My Chemical Romance t-shirt these days, be sure to give them a hug. The term "emo" is now 40 years old, according to the man who claims he invented it: Brian Baker. Baker, 60, ...

Kellen Baker's motivation for forming Granddad with longtime friend Matt Harris was simple — to fill a void he had growing up gay in Alaska and provide a voice for people going through the same things ...

The November roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

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 ...