Tag: the stooges
These 15 albums from 1991 laid the foundation for punk as we know it
Welcome to Alternative Press’ pick of the 15 best punk albums of 1991. It was a momentous year, one in which underground culture burst...
New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain dies at age 69
Ronald George Mizrahi—born in Cairo, Egypt on Valentine’s Day, 1951—died Wednesday, losing a battle with cancer. He was 69. You knew him as Sylvain...
10 references you might have missed in My Chemical Romance’s lyrics
My Chemical Romance always insert references in lyrics, videos, performances and wherever else they can fit them. In fact, they're so abundant and often well...
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...
These 15 punk albums of 1987 brought more noise and power than ever
Welcome to the best punk albums of 1987. But first, some context.
Feb. 20, 1987: An attack by a domestic terrorist called "the Unabomber"...
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...
5 Seconds Of Summer drummer Ashton Irwin, Palaye Royale rock NYE set
In a night of good old fashioned rock and roll, we got to see 5 Seconds of Summer Ashton Irwin team up with Palaye...
Top 15 punk LPs of 1977 that undeniably defined the year
Punk festered the entire ’70s: The Stooges and New York Dolls cleared the field as all the misfits on the margins waited their turn,...
Can you identify these musicians by their Funko Pop! figures?
The Funko Pop! craze has officially reached epic proportions. It's come to the point that loyal fans are even creating their own custom figures...
8 punk rock heroes who shaped the genre before most of us were born
“People try to put us down,” protest punk artist YUNGBLUD snarls over two viciously downstroked guitar chords. “Just ’cause we get around/The things they...