Tag: the Clash
The 10 best punk drummers of the 1970s displayed great skill and power
“You’re only as good as your drummer,” Clash singer/rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer lamented in their documentary Westway To The World, as he recounted Nicky...
Revisit ‘Nimrod’: the moment Green Day ripped up their own rulebook
Technically, my first exposure to punk was through Green Day’s Dookie. At the time, I was young—probably too young. As kids so often do,...
How ska paved the way for punk… and took over the world along the...
“We’re the Interrupters! We’re from Los Angeles, California!” the young guitarist announces over a fanfare, as the camera pulls back and reveals a four-piece...
These 10 bands showcase the Ramones’ undying influence on music
Boston, Massachusetts, Sept. 25, 2021: The 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar played by Johnny Ramone on every Ramones album from 1977 onward and...
The 10 best punk vocalists of the 2010s upheld tradition in a new era
Welcome to Alternative Press’ 10 best punk vocalists of the ‘10s. As we noted when counting down punk’s greatest guitarists of this period, the...
10 rockers from the ‘50s who influenced rock ‘n’ roll, punk and more
Elvis Presley portrayed by actor Michael St. Gerard performing “Baby Let’s Play House” in 1955 in the 1990 ABC TV series “Elvis”:
Rockabilly is the...
Gang Of Four on their political roots, new box set ‘‘77-’81’ and more
When Leeds, U.K. post-punks Gang Of Four first appeared on American shores in 1980, they were simultaneously startling, exciting, fierce, warm, familiar and yet...
Atiba Jefferson outlines his process behind the lens
Each month, AP Gallery takes a deep dive into visual culture. We explore music videos and photographs, as well as images that shape the...
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...
10 reasons why Oasis are the most influential Britpop band of all time
Britpop was the sound of England taking back rock ‘n’ roll after American grunge and alt rock had annexed the world’s airwaves and charts...
