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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 over in their eyes, too. That selfsame media could not have been more wrong. Green Day had just issued their fifth album, Nimrod. The Offspring, the band who made the catchphrase […]

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 into the mainstream, taking punk and all its offshoots with it. Blame it on one album: Nirvana’s Nevermind.  Many punkier-than-thou types will moan when seeing this album’s inclusion. They’d be denying […]

Pale Waves release new music video and other news you might have missed today

Pale Waves dropped a new video for “Eighteen”—plus, don’t miss Soccer Mommy cover a Bruce Springsteen song. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: 10 bands who are gone, but should never be forgotten Pale Waves release a new video for “Eighteen” Pale Waves have dropped a music video for their […]