Tag: the stooges
These 15 classic albums made 1996 a crucial year in punk history
1996: President Bill Clinton was squaring off against Kansas Sen. Bob Dole in a successful bid for a second term in the White House....
11 artists from the ’70s who formed the frontlines of NYC’s punk scene
Since the world first became aware that there is such a thing as punk, there’s been a nonstop argument about its birthplace. The clueless...
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...
Kid Congo Powers is the most outside insider in all of punk rock
Kid Congo Powers has been one of punk rock’s most valuable players since 1979. That was the moment when boho poet/Slash journalist/Blondie fan club...
10 punk vocalists from the ’70s who upended mainstream rock standards
Nashville songwriting great Harlan Howard once defined country music as “three chords and the truth.” Many have said that definition could also be applied...
10 legendary bands who built the foundation of the grunge genre
Despite the grousings of certain members of punk’s first generation, grunge most certainly earned its place on rock’s historical timeline, the perfect antidote to...
10 bands who put the Canadian punk scene on the map
Though all but forgotten by this point—save for documentary films like excellent Vancouver overview Bloodied But Unbowed and recent Teenage Head retrospective Picture My...
15 alternative music stars who got their start working in record stores
Record stores are magical places. A good, well-stocked and curated record shop with a knowledgeable staff can influence tastes, expand horizons and serve as...
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...
