Tag: generation x
11 singers who helped define the vocal style of punk rock in the ‘90s
The ‘90s: the decade punk went mainstream. First, SoundScan made radio safe for Nirvana and the grunge-ified hordes. Then Green Day and other pop-punk...
How punk and reggae united and went “outernational” to rule the world
This past March 5, the French punk label Guerilla Asso quietly slipped a genius album into the marketplace: Rocket To Kingston, credited to Bobby...
10 glam-rock artists from the 1970s who heralded the coming age of punk
Rock ‘n’ roll had, for the most part, lost its “roll” by 1970. It became rock music—self-serious, dour, pompous, filled with pretensions to being...
15 punk albums from 1992 that thrived in the era of grunge
The mood of 1992: “We won!” Nirvana’s Nevermind sold by the truckload hourly. All anyone could talk about was alternative rock and grunge. Record...
There’s one ’70s punk-rock icon that Anti-Flag all agree is a badass
High-powered punks Anti-Flag recently celebrated the release of their documentary, Beyond Barricades: The Story Of Anti-Flag. Over the course of nearly three decades, the...
These 17 punk guitarists from the ’70s truly forged the cutting edge
Part of the initial hype around punk rock was it had “no guitar heroes.” That was an exaggeration. To clarify, punk (in part) was...
10 classic ’80s underground moments from the movie ‘Urgh! A Music War’
In the ’80s, there were plenty of great recordings that came out of the nascent new-wave and punk scenes. But one of the single...
QUIZ: How much ’70s punk trivia do you really know?
For many, first-wave punk was the sound of liberation. Chainsaw guitars, locomotive drums and screaming singers delivered brutal street poetry about the times. It...
The sleeves of these 25 old-school punk singles are as cool as the music
As recently established here, the 45 RPM record was the greatest medium for punk rock. It's compact, it's affordable and brevity's of essence—distill all...
Hear Billie Joe Armstrong reimagine this iconic John Lennon protest song
This week, Billie Joe Armstrong has reimagined a legendary song by John Lennon called "Gimme Some Truth." Released in 1971, Lennon wrote the song...
