#100 - 100 Underground Inspirations
Janes Addiction
The Sex Pistols
Bauhaus
Husker Du
The Smiths
Blondie
Nine Inch Nails
Devo
Minor Threat
Black Flag
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Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart brought a whimsical, ethereal and often transcendent edge to punk
Drummer, vocalist, artist and founding member of Hüsker Dü, Grantzberg “Grant” Vernon Hart died at 56 Sept. 14 from complications of kidney cancer. Though he spent his time in Hüsker Dü behind a drumkit, Hart’s massive presence and impeccable sense of melody was magnetic and absolutely captivating. Responsible for writing several songs for the band, the […]
The 25 most-bought Record Store Day releases
Record Store Day was fun, wasn’t it? Well, now it’s time to see who won. According to Buzz Angle Music, this year, indie record stores saw a 3.3% jump in sales from 2014. “Vinyl sales were up over 1,500% from the previous Saturday,” BAM reports. Below, you can see the 25 most-bought Record Store Day […]
All the rockstars and musicians we lost in 2017 so far
Photographer: In 2017 so far, we've lost many great rock artists and icons. From Linkin Park's buoyant frontman Chester Bennington to Chuck Berry, one of the pioneers of rock & roll, we look back on those who have brought us so much joy through their music. Read More: Tom Petty offered escapism through music and portrayed […]
These bands paved the way for pop punk, from Descendents to NOFX
“Teenage dream, so hard to beat…”: 1970s pop-punk roots As long as there’s been punk rock, pop punk — a more tuneful variant — has existed. What’s wrong with washing down your high-speed guitar crunch with some sunny melodies? Many of the earliest punk rockers grew up in the ’60s, their ears glued to transistor […]
The 15 best punk albums of 1983 include eternal hardcore classics
1983: Hardcore rules, OK—at least if it comes from America. England was mired in the nü pop of Culture Club and Duran Duran as its punk scene further slipped into shitty versions of what Motörhead did brilliantly. Not to say a similarly boneheaded ethic wasn’t starting to slip into U.S. hardcore. But the best of […]
Punk hero Bob Mould on touring, staying healthy and keeping others safe
Welcome to the conclusion of Alternative Press’ two-part interview with Bob Mould. In the initial installment, the former Hüsker Dü/Sugar leader addressed the harsh American political climate of the past few years and how it inspired the Dü-esque rage of his latest album, last year’s Blue Hearts. He explained he connected the Trump years with […]
10 bands whose debut albums contain their most iconic material
Sometimes in the music industry a new band come along and completely shake everything up by writing an album that blows people away right out of the gate. Living up to the hype of writing a great album is difficult enough. However, some bands created their most classic songs on their first go with their […]
The best punk albums of 1984 were leaner, meaner and so much weirder
The Sex Pistols may have cheerfully sang “No future for you” back in 1977. But in the ’80s, an entire generation lived in fear that America and Russia would lob nuclear warheads at each other, making for a really MAD time. It’s only fitting that as American politics got more conservative, the underground would dig […]
These 14 punk albums of 1984 made the year heavier and meaner
First, some background about the motives of punk albums of 1984. Jello Biafra, in the Dead Kennedys‘ masterly 1979 debut single “California Über Alles,” predicted 1984 as the year presidential hopeful Jerry Brown‘s “suede/denim secret police” would be “knock-knock(ing) at your front door” to haul “your uncool niece” to a reeducation camp because “Zen fascists […]
