Taking Back Sunday

About this episode

The episode explores the band Taking Back Sunday and their impact on early 2000s emo music, including their drama and performances.

This is a band that defined early 2000s emo for so many (including us). And it turns out the band drama was even messier than their lyrics. It's TAKING BACK SUNDAY week! The guys have an important show announcement up top before reexamining their short-lived intense fandom with these Long Island heroes. It takes a while to get through the early rise and messy bitch drama of Tell All Your Friends before we get to some performances, including an era-defining acoustic performance on Last Call wi...

People in this episode

Host: Tonight's Musical Guest, Today

Topics covered

• emo music
• band drama
• 2000s music history
• Taking Back Sunday
• fandom

Keywords

• Taking Back Sunday
• emo
• Tell All Your Friends
• Last Call
• band drama

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taking Back Sunday, Last Call

Books & works: Tell All Your Friends

Places: Long Island

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