Punk

Pop Punk 

Girl’s Rock: Shonen Knife Returns!

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Atsuko Yamano, Good Charamel, Japan, Michie Nakatani, Naoko Yamano, Osaka, Our Best Place, Punk, Shonen Knife

The legendary Japanese punk band’s new album, Our Best Place, out now

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Garage Rock Punk Rock Rockabilly 

Still The Queen: The Cramps’ Poison Ivy Turns 70

February 20, 2023February 21, 2023 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Boston, Lux Interior, New York City, Poison Ivy, Punk, Rockabilly, The Cramps, The Rat

Celebrating the career of punk guitar icon

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Punk Surf 

LISTEN: Strawberry Fuzz Share “Dropout”

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Agent Orange, CandyShop Recordings, Dropout, Los Angeles, Punk, Strawberry Fuzz, Strongs Dr., surf

New album from L.A. surf punks, Strongs Dr., comes out tomorrow

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Punk Remembrance 

Vivienne Westwood, As Remembered By Malcolm McLaren’s Biographer

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Craig Bromberg 0 Comments England, fashion, Malcolm McLaren, Punk, RIP, The Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood

Fashion icon was much more than a satellite in partner’s orbit

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Folk Pub Rock Punk 

Mr. Love & Justice: Billy Bragg at 65

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Billy Bragg, England, folk, Michelle Shocked, Punk, The Clash

Jim Sullivan recounts his adventures with the English folk-punk legend

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Music Journalism Pop Punk 

Why I Don’t Hate blink-182

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Aaron Copland, Blink-182, Bon Jovi, Crass, Dry Cleaning, Iannis Xenakis, Krzysztof Penederecki, Mark Hoppus, Punk, punk rock, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, the Dils, The Weirdos, Tom DeLonge, Tony Conrad, Travis Barker

It’s okay if people are excited about their reunion

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Pop Punk 

LISTEN: “Pop Punk Song” by The Frst

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Ron Hart 1 Comment Dead Bundy, Mikei Gray, Pop, Pop Punk Song, Punk, Thr Frst

The Nashville band’s latest single lovingly lampoons its local scene

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Punk 

The Argument for Fugazi’s Best Record

October 16, 2021April 3, 2022 Ryan Bray 0 Comments 2001, Brendan Canty, Dischord Records, Don Zientara, Fugazi, Guy Picciotto, Ian MacKaye, Joe Lally, Punk, September 11, The Argument, Washington D.C.

The D.C. band’s farewell wasn’t the ending anyone wanted, but it’s the best we could have ever hoped for

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Punk 

ALBUMS: Comfortably Punk

September 21, 2021April 3, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2021, Amy Taylor, Amyl & The Sniffers, ATO Records, Australia, Comfort To Me, Cosmic Psychos, feedtime!, Punk

A bigger, bolder second album proves that growth suits Amyl & The Sniffers pretty damn well

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New Wave Punk Rock 

‘Have A Nice Death’: Chrissie Hynde at 70

September 7, 2021September 7, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 70th Birthday, Boston, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Martin Chambers, New Wave, Orpheum Theatre, Pete Farndon, Pretenders, Punk, Ray Davies, Stockholm, The Buzzcocks, The Kinks, The Pretenders

Looking back on over 40 years of seeing the fiery Pretenders frontwoman on stage

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Britpop Indie Rock Punk 

FILM: Matinee IDLES

August 26, 2021March 29, 2022 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2021, AF Gang, Bristol, Don't Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES, England, IDLES, Joe Talbot, Mark Bowen, MVD Visual, Punk, UK

An exciting new film celebrates the career of one of England’s wildest bands

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Experimental Post-Punk Spoken Word 

WATCH: “Psyche And The Ladder” by Diana Hayes and Andy Meyers

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2021, Andy Meyers, British Columbia, Deeper Into the Forest, Diana Hayes, Punk, Spoken Word, The Scenics

Get lost in the latest video from this new collaboration between the Toronto punk great and the Canadian poet and photographer

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Punk Remembrance 

R.I.P. Pierre Kezdy, 1962-2020: Goodbye to a Good Guy

October 26, 2020October 29, 2020 Jack Rabid 2 Comments Chicago, Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Pierre Kezdy, Punk, Satyricon, Steve Diggle, Strike Under, The Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Ruts, Touch and Go Records

Jack Rabid pays homage to a friend and essential figure in Chicago punk

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Punk 

Sonny Vincent Is Back!

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Frédéric Quennec 0 Comments 2020, CBGB, James Brown, Lenny Kaye, Punk, Sonny Vincent, Testors

Catching up with an unsung legend of NYC punk

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Punk 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The Damned Finally Get the Greatest Hits Album They Deserve

December 3, 2019December 19, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Black is the Night, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Hall and Oates, Pink Floyd, Punk, Radiohead, Strawberries, Suicide, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Black Album, The Damned, Wire

A celebration of the Captain and Co.’s essential two-disc anthology Black Is The Night

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