On April 8, 1977, British rock group The Clash released their self-titled debut record, and with it, changed the state of punk music forever. The album included hits such as “White Riot” and “London’s ...

The March roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list ...

It was around the turn of the 21st century when pop punk music really started to hit the mainstream. Bands like Blink-182 and artists like Avril Lavigne really put the fun, energetic genre into the ...

On Monday morning, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, better known as the iconic French dance duo Daft Punk, released a cryptic eight-minute video on their YouTube channel titled ...

These punk rock frontmen and frontwomen remain some of the greatest of all time, and the genre likely wouldn't be the same ...

Rebel girls and rude boys, this one’s for you: tonight’s Punk Rock Karaoke invites everyone to sing along with his or her favorite songs for a good cause, as the Denver Health Collective hosts a ...

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 ...