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Ceci Bastida’s new podcast explores the Latinx roots of punk rock

by Taylor Linzinmeir

Fresh Produce Media and Audible have launched the Punk in Translation: Latinx Origins podcast. The project “tells the stories of...

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These bands paved the way for pop punk, from Descendents to NOFX

by Tim Stegall

“Teenage dream, so hard to beat…”: 1970s pop-punk roots As long as there’s been punk rock, pop punk — a...

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These 15 songs took on completely new identities from their original demo

by Katie Schmidt

Demos are a great way for listeners to peer into the creative process of their favorite musicians. As an artist’s...

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Photographer Bob Gruen talks new book and capturing punk’s early days

by JP Ervin

Each month, Alternative Press Gallery explores the work of photographers, directors and other creatives who help shape the music world...

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The 10 best punk drummers of the 1970s displayed great skill and power

by Tim Stegall

“You’re only as good as your drummer,” Clash singer/rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer lamented in their documentary Westway To The World,...

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11 re-imagined cover songs that became popular

by Augusta Battoclette

One of the best things about music is when artists put their own unique spin on iconic songs. Sometimes they...

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11 artists from the ’70s who formed the frontlines of NYC’s punk scene

by Tim Stegall

Since the world first became aware that there is such a thing as punk, there’s been a nonstop argument about...

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Kid Congo Powers is the most outside insider in all of punk rock

by Tim Stegall

Kid Congo Powers has been one of punk rock’s most valuable players since 1979. That was the moment when boho...

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15 albums from 1995 that are a perfect gateway into the world of punk

by Tim Stegall

In 1996, Your Punk Professor interviewed the Clash’s distinguished lead guitarist Mick Jones for a proposed Alternative Press piece on...

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37 musicians who exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

by Whitney Shoemaker

Music seems to know no boundaries, speaking a language that we all understand. It crosses all barriers and evidently all...