Negatives by Amy Fleisher Madden

A gorgeous hardcover time capsule of the emo music scene as it was
from 1996 to 2006, featuring never-before-seen photographs and neverbefore-told stories from key emo musicians, photographers, and icons.
While the term emo has become a familiar label, there was a time when that
wasn't the case. Many bands of the mid-to-late '90s would never have
classified themselves as such. With the advent of the 2000s, the previously
underground emo scene was put on the map, and the term and sound of the
genre morphed into something new. Today, the musical and cultural impact of
this movement is alive and well, responsible for some of the biggest and most
influential acts of the 21st century, from Jimmy Eat World to My Chemical
Romance, and the emo label has been reclaimed by those who can't imagine
life without it.
Through rare and never-before-seen photographs Amy Fleisher Madden,
founder of Fiddler Records (Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory,
Recover, and more), thoughtfully and lovingly put together this moving archive
of the second and third waves of emo. With a foreword by Chris Carrabba and
revealing essays from Frank Iero, Geoff Rickly, Norman Brannon, and Matt
Pryor, as well as insights and bite-sized narratives from photographers and
other musicians of the era, this heartwarming time capsule expounds an
extraordinary moment in music history-a scene that gave life to not only
numerous big names but also to a powerful sound and even more powerful
friendships.
Featuring more than eighty bands, including: • Jimmy Eat World
 • Dashboard Confessional
• My Chemical (...)

Amy Fleisher Madden founded the independent record label Fiddler Records
in Miami when she was sixteen years old. Before she could even vote, she
discovered and broke bands like Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory,
and several other emo and indie darlings. She closed her label after ten years
in 2006 and went on to work in advertising. She is the author of A Million
Miles, a YA novel. Today she is a freelance creative director, writer, and
sometimes photographer living in Los Angeles.

Chronicle Books
On Sale: Oct 24/23
8.5 x 11 • 320 pages
9781797220994 • $68.00 • CL - Hardcover, full-color
images throughout, unjacketed
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