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 ...

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Mark Stern, drummer of the veteran LA hardcore band Youth Brigade and co-founder of the annual punk festival Punk Rock Bowling, has made us a list of his top 10 bands of 2024, along with a playlist ...

The late 80s and early 90s saw the rise of Sonic Youth, Pixies, and Green Day just before the grunge explosion of Nirvana. While these bands are usually associated with alternative rock ...

Ghost frontman Tobias Forge is one of the breakout metal stars of the last 15 years. But before he dragged the masked Swedish ...

The December (and very early January) roundup of our punk column 'In Defense of the Genre' includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

Marc Campbell — a pioneer of Colorado punk and post-punk whose best-known song was the ’80s classic "88 Lines ... singer-guitarist in two Boulder-born bands in the late ’70s, the Ravers ...

The seemingly enigmatic marriage between country and punk was first consecrated in the late ‘70s and early’80s with bands ...