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 ...

Not many pop-punk albums can be considered a solid 10/10, but here's a collection of some that even the sneeriest of critics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amy Taylor performs with her band Amyl and the Sniffers at Fenway Park. (Credit: Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) ...

Supergroups don’t always get the best reputation, and it’s not hard to see why. They can be better on paper than in execution, they can be a breeding ground for egos to clash, and they can rely too ...

The Damned are the greatest punk rock band of all-time, so logic would also have it, that they are also the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I write this because punk rock is the only genre of ...

We all know and love Joan Jett and Debbie Harry, but what about the female icons who don’t get mentioned in conversations about the heyday of punk nearly as often? Let’s dive into a list of four ...

Punk rock has been a part of cinema ever since the music was created in places like Los Angeles, New York and London in the mid to late ’70s. Aside from the music, either live or on record, the big ...

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 ...