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Everybody Hurts:
An Essential Guide to Emo Culture

Leslie Simon & Trevor Kelley
HarperEntertainment
April 2007
ISBN: 0061195396

Once a confessional form of punk rock that was as emotional as it was loud, emo is now an undeniable cultural phenomenon with its own accompanying language, style, and ideology.

By tracing the scene's angst-y roots from William Shakespeare to bands who dress like William Shakespeare (cough--Panic! at the Disco--cough), coauthors Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley have created the definitive handbook for the heart-on-your-sleeve set.

Touvhing on topics such as fashion and the Internet, music and movies, and eating habits and adulthood, Everybody Hurts successfully identifies what it means to be emo in the present tense.

Author Bios

Leslie Simon is the managing editor at Alternative Press magazine. In addition to making appearances on Fuse and MTV, her work has appeared in Stuff, E! Online, and Teen People. In her spare time, she crafts Conor Oberst paper dolls. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

Trevor Kelley is a leading contributor for Alternative Press. His work has also appeared in Spin, NME, and Harp. His favorite emo album of the past ten years is Tell All Your Friends by Taking Back Sunday. He lives in New York.