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MC5’s Wayne Kramer on why the protopunk legends reformed—interview
by Tim StegallMC5 began in the Detroit suburb of Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1963. They were initially the classic American garage band,...
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20 greatest punk-rock vocalists of all time
by Tim StegallPunk rock would never escape society’s accusations of ineptitude. To mainstream ears, the music was ugly — tuneless, arhythmic, untalented....
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20 greatest punk-rock guitarists of all time
by Tim StegallThe hype about punk rock has always been that anyone can do it. This has resulted in misguided notions that...
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Maneka on tapping into Bad Brains’ jazzier side with new album ‘Dark Matters’—interview
by Neville HardmanWhen Bad Brains embarked on their reunion tour in 2008, Devin McKnight fondly remembers the band’s swerve between headlong hardcore...
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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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12 great standalone punk-rock singles, from the Clash to the Libertines
by Tim StegallThe seven-inch 45 RPM single was the perfect punk–rock medium, insofar as anything about a musical genre and culture as...
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The best punk drummers of the 2000s, from Travis Barker to Meg White
by Tim StegallAs the new century’s first decade unwound, things evolved or deteriorated rapidly, depending on your perspective. The entire world was...
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The 15 best punk albums of 2003, from Anti-Flag to Against Me!
by Tim StegallAfter months of President George W. Bush beating the war drums, bearing false evidence that Iraq had a hand in...
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Look back at some of the best Alternative Press covers in honor of issue 400
by Sam CoareFour hundred issues after the very first book to carry our name ran off the printers back in 1985, we...
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Steve Caballero on intersection of punk and skateboarding with new band Urethane
by Josh MaddenFor Steve Caballero, the intersection of punk and skateboarding has always been at the forefront of what he does and...
