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Where Are Your Boys Tonight? by Chris Payne

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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?

The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

by Chris Payne

Length 13 hours 53 minutes

Language English

Narrators Graham Halstead & Chris Abell

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“This book is absolutely incredible! If you were a Scene Kid or loved any of these bands, Where Are Your Boys Tonight is an excellent oral history. The minute I stopped reading was the minute I wanted to re-read. The Scene holds a special moment in time, an incredibly specific feeling, and the catalyst for helping me live my best life over many years of accepting the many different versions of myself. Both viewing myself then and now through the music and experiences, while celebrating the absolute blast of a time I had. To hear about the very same shows in the very same places felt personal in a way that’s difficult to describe. I hope you find joy in celebrating all sides of yourself with this read. ”
— Shannon • Siren Books

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#50 in Bestselling Music Audiobooks

An explosive oral history of emo’s takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FALL OUT BOY, PARAMORE, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, JIMMY EAT WORLD, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, AND MANY MORE

If Meet Me in the Bathroom traced New York City's early 2000’s rock scene, Where Are Your Boys Tonight? gives the inside story of the turn-of-the-millennium emo subculture that became bigger than anyone thought possible. There was Pete Wentz, the Fall Out Boy leader who launched a litany of scene-stealing bands and preposterous side-hustles, and Gerard Way, the wizard behind My Chemical Romance and The Black Parade. Panic! At the Disco and Paramore emerged soon after—a pair of intrepid outsiders who got massive playing by their own rules. As they ascended, MySpace took over the internet and the age of influencers dawned, with emo its choice aesthetic.

Music journalist Chris Payne experienced emo's mainstream takeover from sweaty crowds and mosh pits growing up in New Jersey. In Where Are Your Boys Tonight? he offers an authoritative, impassioned, and occasionally absurd account told through interviews with more than 150 people, from the scene's biggest bands, producers, and managers to the teenage fans who helped redefine American music culture.

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Biography & Memoir History Music Nonfiction

Chris Payne is a journalist whose writing has appeared in publications like Vulture, Stereogum, The Ringer, Alternative Press, and Billboard, where he spent seven years as a staff writer and podcast host covering alternative and independent music. Earlier, he served two years as music director of the College of New Jersey’s WTSR. He was born in New Brunswick, NJ, grew up in Colonia, NJ, and now resides in Brooklyn.