--- product_id: 502002408 title: "Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008" price: "¥4988" currency: JPY in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/502002408-where-are-your-boys-tonight-the-oral-history-of-emo store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 **Price:** ¥4988 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 - **How much does it cost?** ¥4988 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/502002408-where-are-your-boys-tonight-the-oral-history-of-emo) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A “vivid and breathless” (Billboard) oral history of emo’s takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic! At the Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional. If Meet Me in the Bathroom traced New York City's early 2000’s rock scene, Where Are Your Boys Tonight? gives the inside story of the turn-of-the-millennium emo subculture that became bigger than anyone thought possible. There was Pete Wentz, the Fall Out Boy leader who launched a litany of scene-stealing bands and preposterous side-hustles, and Gerard Way, the wizard behind My Chemical Romance and The Black Parade . Panic! At the Disco and Paramore emerged soon after—a pair of intrepid outsiders who got massive playing by their own rules. As they ascended, MySpace took over the internet and the age of influencers dawned, with emo its choice aesthetic. Music journalist Chris Payne experienced emo's mainstream takeover from sweaty crowds and mosh pits growing up in New Jersey. In Where Are Your Boys Tonight? he offers an authoritative, impassioned, and occasionally absurd account told through interviews with more than 150 people, from the scene's biggest bands, producers, and managers to the teenage fans who helped redefine American music culture. Review: A must read for all those who never grew out of their “emo phase” - An amazing and wonderful look into the history of emo music through the words of the people who were there through it all. I devoured and loved this book and it made me all the more proud and grateful I had the music of these people in my formative years. Review: Very well done - Oral histories can be a tricky thing to pull off well, depending upon the participants. Chris Payne gathers a veritable who's who of the emo scene, and just about all of them are top notch storytellers. The heavy lifters here are Mikey Way, Pete Wentz, and particularly Gabe Saporta. Notably, at least one member of just about every band mentioned is interviewed, and their experiences form a tapestry by which the whole scene and its disparate factions came together and virtually invented a genre of music. This book will draw you right in. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #790,525 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Punk Musician Biographies #7 in Punk Music (Books) #14 in Music History & Criticism (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 387 Reviews | ## Images ![Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81bw5dvH9iL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read for all those who never grew out of their “emo phase” *by E***N on August 27, 2025* An amazing and wonderful look into the history of emo music through the words of the people who were there through it all. I devoured and loved this book and it made me all the more proud and grateful I had the music of these people in my formative years. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very well done *by J***D on July 10, 2024* Oral histories can be a tricky thing to pull off well, depending upon the participants. Chris Payne gathers a veritable who's who of the emo scene, and just about all of them are top notch storytellers. The heavy lifters here are Mikey Way, Pete Wentz, and particularly Gabe Saporta. Notably, at least one member of just about every band mentioned is interviewed, and their experiences form a tapestry by which the whole scene and its disparate factions came together and virtually invented a genre of music. This book will draw you right in. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for the elder emos *by J***H on May 3, 2024* I started listening to emo music around 2001 with bands like Pedro the lion, dashboard confessional, and midtown and grew as the scene did and the amount of bands that I loved that are in this book is insane. I grew up as a scene kid in southwest Missouri and had no idea how many other kids had the exact same experiences I did until I read this. Amazing book and so happy I bought it --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/502002408-where-are-your-boys-tonight-the-oral-history-of-emo](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/502002408-where-are-your-boys-tonight-the-oral-history-of-emo) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-09-27*