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These 15 albums from 1997 irrefutably proved that punk was far from dead
1997: All media is declaring the alternative-rock explosion—for which Nirvana lit the fuse—over. This means the commercial pop-punk wave Green Day touched off was...
Courtney Love shares acoustic cover of Britney Spears’ “Lucky”–watch
Courtney Love recently dropped a tearful acoustic cover of Britney Spears’ “Lucky” as part of her Instagram covers series. The rendition was posted on...
Pom Pom Squad explore the teenage experience on their upcoming album
“I think it takes a lot of time to recover from being a young woman,” Mia Berrin of Brooklyn-based punk-rock foursome Pom Pom Squad...
10 unexpected collaborations that effortlessly blend genres
Collaboration among artists can make good songs turn into great ones. Surely, the alternative scene has witnessed this, whether it's Alex Gaskarth and Mark...
15 albums from 1995 that are a perfect gateway into the world of punk
In 1996, Your Punk Professor interviewed the Clash’s distinguished lead guitarist Mick Jones for a proposed Alternative Press piece on punk’s original guitar heroes....
15 punk albums that set up 1994 to be a year of major change...
To consider Alternative Press’ list of 1994’s top 15 punk albums, one has to bear in mind two factors:
Green Day’s Dookie was released...
10 alternative albums by women that have influenced music since the ’90s
As some of our favorite pop-punk bands continue to show us, we have a lot to thank 1990s alternative music for. Not only did the mainstream...
15 punk albums from 1993 that embraced contrarianism over prefab rebellion
Alternative rock still dominated popular music in 1993. This obviously begged the question of just how “alternative” something was if it was now on...
10 essential alternative ’90s bands fronted by women you should know
The '90s were chock-full of absolute icons, and no, we're not referring to the Princess Diana Beanie Baby or JNCO jeans when we say...
12 alternative projects fronted by women with new music you need to hear
Women in rock, from Against Me! and Evanescence to Paramore and Tonight Alive, are larger than life. While shaping the alternative music world as we...
