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

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration the great American inventor Thomas Edison once said, and in the music industry, with its relentless, energy-sapping schedules and constant demand for new ...

The post 10 Punk & Power Pop Albums Bobcat Goldthwait Thinks Every Music Fan Should Own appeared first on Consequence. Goldthwait wasn’t shy about saying who, exactly, he was talking about: “Those ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

Some of the greatest and most legendary albums by punk rock bands that we know and love today flopped quite hard when they were first released. Let’s look at a couple of examples of both punk albums ...

Young Marble Giants wasn’t around for long, but they did leave their mark on post-punk music history. Colossal Youth is a minimalist approach to the genre, without losing any of the elements that make ...

I'm emo over this. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Walt Disney Company is coming off recently celebrating one hundred years ...

X, an iconic punk band, appears to be calling it quits after nearly 50 years in the music business. Founding members John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and D. J. Bonebrake have announced a new album ...

Micky Dolenz said one of The Monkees‘ albums is “very punk.” In addition, he said The Monkees were the first garage band. Notably, The Monkees’ “punk” album was not a hit, even though it features ...

Punk rock's big bang happened sometime around 1973, when the self-titled debut album from the New York Dolls was released. There were plenty of ripples before then — the Stooges, MC5, any number of ...