While punk rock was born in years prior, it was the 1980s when it came of age. The era solidified the sounds and the genre as mainstream and hear to stay. With its one-part rage and one-part ...

Punk rock music—that blistering, snarling, enlivening style—has exhilarated audiences for some 50 years now. What rose to prominence in the mid-1970s has become a sound for the generations. Never ...

Punk rock, a genre that’s known for being explicit, aggressive, and wildly feverish might be the best to capture a feeling as intense and complicated as love. For those who find themselves jilted this ...

Madonna may be the Queen of Pop, but her first love was another genre that shaped her sound and inspired her rise to global ...

The term "emo" is now 40 years old, according to the man who claims he invented it: Brian Baker. Baker, 60, is one of those ...

The October 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.

The Monkees and punk rock debuted in the same year: 1966. The two battled for chart supremacy. Interestingly, Jim Morrison of The Doors had a similar view of both. 1 of the masterminds behind the 1st ...

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 ...

Nashville punk band Snõõper is fronted by Blair Tramel, a former elementary, middle, and high school teacher. The band, known for its chaotic sound and playful live shows with puppets and props, ...

"The Femmes Are Giving" punk rock show at the Kilowatt Bar on Saturday in San Francisco intends to give a ferocious kick in the rear to heteronormativity, homo- and transphobia and ...