The February 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.

Below we’ve highlighted the most important pop-punk album from every year through the '80s. Since the sub-genre was still in ...

The Punk in the Park festival has canceled its 2026 events following backlash over a donation made to Trump's presidential ...

A trio of pop-punk outfits took over the Agora Theater on Monday night to a damn-near sold-out show. Headliner Say Anything, fronted by vocalist Max Bemis, provided a solid ninety-minutes of early ...

MTV's RuPaul's Drag Race is back in full force with baby's first group challenge of season 18! In this week's "Q-Pop Girls Groups", the queens are split into three groups and tasked with performing a ...

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars ignite the stage with APT., blending pop-punk edge and rock revival energy at the Grammys 2026. The unexpected crossover fuses K-pop charisma with global pop funk, creating one of ...

From Blink-182 and Green Day to Yellowcard and Paramore, many pop-punk bands have stolen the hearts of rock music lovers. Though the genre has slightly shifted as the years (or decades) have passed, ...

You've probably heard these one-hit wonder pop-punk songs, but do you know where those artists are today? You're about to find out. There's a negative connotation that comes with being called a ...

One of the “best modern pop-punk bands” is coming to Syracuse next week. The Paradox will perform at Middle Ages Beer Hall on Jan. 17. Special guests Edgehill, Bike Routes and Out In Front will open ...

I t’s summertime at Warped Tour and the crowd is roaring. Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Pierre is pointing at a sea of people and directing their chants to the most memorable lines of “Everything Is ...

The world might look a little different than it did in the early 2000s — OK, a lot different — but the music that defined a generation has stood the test of time. While the Bamboozle music festival no ...

Mother Mary — the new A24 drama starring Anne Hathaway as a pop star facing an existential crisis and Michaela Coel as Hathaway’s old friend and fashion designer — has just released its first trailer.