Portraits of Past

1996 was a historic year for emo. This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at 18 landmark emo (and emo-adjacent post-hardcore) albums from that year in honor of their 25th anniversaries...

Following our recent lists on 2000s post-hardcore and '90s metalcore, this edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' is about 25 albums that defined screamo in the '90s and '00s, and remain influential on the current scene today.

Lots of live footage captured by the late Tim Morris, a Red Bank, NJ resident who was a fixture of the scene that put on shows at his own house and taped lots of shows, has made its way online.

Portraits of Past @ Cake Shop (amore e biciclette) today in NYC * Carcass @ Nokia Theater * Howl! Festival (rain or shine?) * What Made Milwaukee Famous @ Maxwell's * Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler @ Comix * Monster Island Block Party (rain or shine) * Twi The Humble Feather @ Sound Fix Records * Silver Jews & Monotonix @ Music Hall of Williamsburg The Art Parade was cancelled today...

DOWNLOAD: Portraits of Past - "Implications of A Sinkhole Personality" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sinaloa - "Seek Harbor" (MP3) Portraits of Past circa 1994 Before screamo was a filthy word, the fallen but celebrated pioneers Portraits of Past were blazing a trail and leaving a small but compelling legacy in their wake...