“7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)” is profoundly personal and packed with emotion, as its meaning references Pete Wentz’s debilitating mental state (particularly a suicide attempt that he survived ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Fall Out Boy land their first rap hit in America, as "Best Friend," ...

The original LP’s 13 songs are newly remastered, while the collection notably boasts previously unreleased alternate and acoustic versions as well as remixes, live recordings, B-sides, and more. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Stump’s penchant for pop hooks and Wentz’s clever wordplay, Cork Tree turned the Chicago hardcore scenesters into full-blown ...

In April 2005, I heard Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley’s opening hits of “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” for the first time. But nothing prepared me for the accompanying music video—a bizarre story of a ...

Fall Out Boy’s pop-punk breakthrough album From Under the Cork Tree officially reached a new commercial milestone as the emo icons gear up to celebrate the record’s 20th anniversary. On August 27, ...

Las Vegas’ annual emo nostalgia festival When We Were Young returned this past weekend with the same lineup happening two days in a row, on both Saturday (10/19) and Sunday (10/20). This year’s ...

Of course, Fall Out Boy’s own roots stemmed from the hardcore and punk underground of their native Chicago. They formed at all because Pete Wentz and Joe Trohman were burnt out on hardcore, seeking an ...

It’s a big week for swemos — that’s “Swiftie emos” for those of you out of the loop —as Taylor Swift praised a pair of 2000s ...

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LGBTQ themes are more common in rock music than a lot of people seem to think. For example, Fall Out Boy’s “Thnks fr th Mmrs” appears to have a bisexual undercurrent. Pete Wentz had quite a bit to say ...