But it helped. At lightning speed, this brand of music moved from the proto punk of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s to classic punk of 1976-77, and onto the post-punk before the decade was over.

Festival co-founder Shawn Stern spoke with The Times about the origins of the festival and why the culture and spirit of punk ...

Brian James, the founding guitarist for the visionary and influential U.K. punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70. James' death on March 6 was confirmed on his official Facebook page ...

There is some debate about who holds the title of the first punk rock band. Some say it was the Ramones who helped make CBGB in New York City a hub for the rising genre and the subculture that ...

Pop punk has its naysayers among punk fans, although saying “nay” is sort of the go-to move for some punks. However, there are a lot of fine bands out there that fall under the nebulous ...

The Testors came out of the same gritty mid-to-late ‘70s punk scene that birthed The Ramones, Television, Blondie and Talking ...

Legendary punk band Black Flag is in the process of recording new music for the first time in 12 years, the band announced Thursday. Black Flag will now feature founding guitarist Greg Ginn ...

Brian James, the pioneering punk guitarist who co-founded the Damned, died Thursday, March 6, at the age of 70. James’ death ... to help in his quest for the music revolution that became known ...