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 ...

Bad Religion released their debut album, 'How Could Hell Be Any Worse?' and it's still important more than 40 years later.

Popular music of the ’70s and ’80s mixed and matched parts assembled earlier in the 20th century, borrowing from the melisma of soul, the locomotion of rock and roll, the improvisational verve ...

Robert X. Planet was one of those rare individuals gifted with an obscene level of talent who was great at anything he did.

After joining forces in Chicago, the band known as Bag People became a source of weirdo vitality in New York’s early ’80s post-punk/no-wave scene, but they never got around to releasing any recordings ...

If you grew up in the ’80s and the ’90s ... Well, Matt Archbold changed all of that and paved the way by going a bit more punk rock and rebelling against the entire culture.

A hard rock band who played noisy guitar solos at a time when public tastes were more focused on softer folk or psychedelic ...

Bonebrake), of the American punk rock band X, pose for a group portrait on January 14, 1981 at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco, California. Punk rock band X is saying goodbye with one final album ...

Pop quiz: who was the heaviest band of the 80s? If you’re tempted to respond to that question with some of the usual suspects ...