One of the problems in seeking a consensus on the greatest punk album ever is that if you ask ten rock fans for their definition of punk rock you'll get ten different answers. Met Gala 2026 will ...

When collating the songs of his life, songwriter and The Attractions frontman Elvis Costello gave a clue to his personal ...

The March 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.

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 ...

On 1977, British rock group The Clash released their self-titled debut record, and with it, changed the state of punk music ...

Here's the best pop-punk album from very year of the 1980s. Genres don’t appear overnight. They are the result of a natural evolution, where musical styles collide to create something new and dynamic.

Count Fall Out Boy, Alkaline Trio and Simple Plan among the big punk acts who have turned in stellar Disney covers.

Punk rock has always been about expressing aggression and attitude as much as it is about the music. But those lines aren't so easily defined. On the surface, bands that arrived during the genre's ...

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 ...

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 ...