Tom Mullen/Washed Up Emo – Anthology of Emo: Volume One

Edited and Introduction by Tom Mullen (Washed Up Emo)

Foreword by Andrew Sacher (Brooklyn Vegan)

Interviews with:

• Dan Didier & Davey Von Bohlen (The Promise Ring / Maritime / Vermont)
• Norman Brannon (Texas Is the Reason / New End Original / Shelter)
• Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional / Further Seems Forever / Twin Forks / Vacant Andys)
• Mike Kinsella (American Football / Owen / Cap’n Jazz / Joan of Arc / Owls / The One Up Downstairs / Their/They’re/There)
• Chris Leo (The Van Pelt / The Lapse / Native Nod / Vague Angels)
• Caithlin De Marrais, Kaia Fischer & William Kuehn (Rainer Maria)
• Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids / The New Amsterdams / The Terrible Twos / Radar State)
• Eric Richter (Christie Front Drive / Antarctica / The 101 / Golden City)
• Blair Shehan (Knapsack / The Jealous Sound / Racquet Club)
• Chris Simpson (Mineral / The Gloria Record / Zookeeper / Mountain Time)

In 2017, after 100+ interviews with artists and those involved with the emo and hardcore scene for the critically acclaimed Washed Up Emo Podcast, Tom Mullen, on the 10th anniversary of WashedUpEmo.com, introduced Anthology of Emo. The book, which sold out in less than a year, compiled the best stories from the podcast and features rare and unseen photos and ephemera. This second printing is an updated edition of the same volume from 2017.

For a word thats often misunderstood, the Anthology of Emo series is an informative companion and faithful guide to the genre of emo.

Tom Mullen is a music industry executive and veteran podcaster. Hes spent time at Atlantic, Equal Vision, Vagrant, TVT, EMI and Sony, where he was a 2016 Clio and Cannes Lions winner for his work with Bob Dylan.

In 2007, he founded WashedUpEmo.com, a destination for the entire history of emo. The site and podcast has been featured in The New Yorker, AV Club, Pitchfork, The New York Times, Paste, Billboard, Spin, Village Voice, Stereogum, Chicago Reader, Noisey, and Brooklyn Vegan. In 2011, it expanded to a podcast and DJ night in NYC. In 2014, he launched IsThisBandEmo.com, a site helping the world understand which bands are emo or not with a smile and a wink.

A proud native of Vermont, he lives in Los Angeles and spends his free time documenting and archiving the emo genre for future generations. A now popular outlet, audio, proved fruitful almost instantly in 2011. The Washed Up Emo Podcast started after Tom realized a noticeable void of podcasts from the genre. Utilizing music industry connections and his background as a college radio DJ, it quickly snowballed with critical acclaim after a few episodes and now has over 1 million plays and continues to be the definitive podcast for the emo genre.

The never-ending mountain of guests over the almost decade of episodes have included Jawbreaker, The Promise Ring, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, Piebald, The Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eat World, Mineral, and American Football. Now, after 170+ episodes, the Washed Up Emo Podcast still has one goal: to represent and document the entire history of emo for all fans of the genre.