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...
As the new century’s first decade unwound, things evolved or deteriorated rapidly, depending on your perspective. The entire world was...
The most notable aspect of punk rock in 2002 was the mainstream ascension of garage for the first time since...
The Bronx have released a live version of “Breaking News,” a track from their latest release Bronx VI. Alternative Press...
Berkeley’s Rancid, history’s most commercially successful street punk band, also have deep-running ska/rock steady/reggae roots. After all, both singer/guitarist Tim...
September 1963: A young R&B combo called the Rolling Stones are rehearsing, preparing for a recording session. Their manager, former...
1997: All media is declaring the alternative–rock explosion—for which Nirvana lit the fuse—over. This means the commercial pop-punk wave Green...
This past March 5, the French punk label Guerilla Asso quietly slipped a genius album into the marketplace: Rocket To...
1996: President Bill Clinton was squaring off against Kansas Sen. Bob Dole in a successful bid for a second term...
Some promo copywriter at the Clash’s American label, Epic Records, came up with the questionable slogan “19 songs by the...
In 1996, Your Punk Professor interviewed the Clash’s distinguished lead guitarist Mick Jones for a proposed Alternative Press piece on...