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 ...

Drawing up a list of the 50 best prog rock bands is an ambitious project if there ever was one ... like the proto-punk single “Silver Machine” (sung by their then-bassist Lemmy) and 1977 ...

The calendar has turned to 2025 and 2024 is already fading in the rearview mirror. That’s not going to stop us from looking back at last year’s best punk releases, however, because the need ...

From the dawn of rock to the present day, the best power ... the band offered a masterclass in indie rock success. Combining elements of art and garage rock with post-punk, they became one of ...

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

Forget the Sex Pistols, The Clash is the greatest punk band the UK has ever produced. Robert Smith’s The Cure is one of the most iconic British bands of the 1980s and 1990s, and holds a special ...

Not just increasingly high pollen counts; a spirit of madness, joy and rebellion. How else could we hope to survive the next four years (or four weeks) if we didn't embrace our inner punk rock magic.

The Coathangers Photograph by Jason Travis The Coathangers are one of the best punk bands around, but you’d be forgiven if you didn’t know that. Even its members admit that when they formed ...

In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that ...

If it’s good enough for Dylan, it’s good enough for him. Public Enemy are one of the greatest punk bands ever, and if you don’t see that, you’re part of the problem. Uncompromising, vitriolic and ...