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The 15 best punk albums of 2002, from Sleater-Kinney to the Used
The most notable aspect of punk rock in 2002 was the mainstream ascension of garage for the first time since the ‘60s. But all those albums by the Strokes, the White Stripes and the Hives that went mega this year were all recorded and released in 2002. Which explains their inclusion on this list, rather […]
These punk records from 2000 led the genre into a brand-new century
2000: The year Texas Gov. George W. Bush vanquished Bill Clinton’s Vice President Al Gore under what many contend was less-than-honest circumstances. Bush would assume the following January the seat in the Oval Office that his father George H.W. Bush occupied a decade before. The 43rd U.S. president soon blazed through Clinton’s budget surplus in […]
1998’s top 15 punk albums simultaneously changed and preserved the form
Top 15 punk albums of 1998? You’d be forgiven for thinking that there weren’t any in the year the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal dominated the news. A quick perusal of Billboard’s Hot 100 singles of the year sees domination by several R&B (Destiny’s Child, Janet Jackson, Usher, Mariah Carey) or hip-hop (Puff Daddy, Master P, […]
Dave Hause doesn’t believe in musical guilty pleasures and neither should you
Dave Hause is a staple of the modern punk community. The former frontman of the highly revered defunct punk outfit the Loved Ones. He also had a short-lived stint as a guitarist in the legendary hardcore punk act Paint It Black. And we would be remiss if we didn’t mention his tenure in punk supergroup, […]
40 pop-punk albums from the 2000s that’ll make you grab your old Chucks
Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary bands who produced albums that have stood the test of time. While it’s apparent that pop punk began a definitive era 20 years ago, it’s […]
Dillinger Four announce they're working on a new album
Dillinger Four have announced on Punknews.org that they're working on a new album. It has been almost five years since the band has released an album.Their last album C I V I L W A R was released in 2005 through Fat Wreck Chords.
The Lead - 100 Bands You Needed To Know in 2001: Where Are They Now?
100 Bands You Needed To Know in 2001: Where Are They Now? AP 297 marked our 13th annual “100 Bands You Need To Know” special, where we profile a hundred of our favorite up-and-coming acts from all walks of musical life. Many of our 100 Bands selections have gone onto fame, fortune and forgetting about […]
The Slow Death - Born Ugly Got Worse
The Slow Death Born Ugly Got Worse On the Slow Death’s debut album, Born Ugly Got Worse, frontman Jesse Thorsen and his not-always-merry men hit all the melodic-punk sweet spots; the shouted-along vocals, bobbly bass-lines and fast-out-of-the-gate anthems about relationship squabbles (“Sleeping Somewhere Else”) and drinking (“Phantom Limbs” and “Sorry Sam,” among others). Some nice […]
