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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 […]

Lorraine Petel has a deep background in music and radio, from early roots in the punk scene to developing content for Sonos, NTS radio and shesaid.so. Her work has helped to push rock music broadcasting to new levels, even winning her the admiration of punk legend Iggy Pop, leading to collaborations between the pair for […]

Southern California gets a lot of credit for being the birthplace of many bands that you know and love such as Black Flag and Bad Religion, but Northern California’s discography, which includes both Green Day and Metallica, isn’t exactly that shabby either. The area may get a little less public affirmation, but hopefully we can […]

Welcome to Alternative Press’ 15 best punk albums of 1989. It’s easy to look at the final year of the decade and see it as transitional. But there are portents of the future all over this list. Yet, truth be told, haven’t we seen that with all these lists? As we’ve worked on this series, […]

Waterparks added a new act to their Entertainment tour—plus, don’t miss a compilation from Lookout! Records. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Waterparks reveal demographic isn’t what you’d assume, defend the fangirls 1. Sleep On It share new single Sleep On It released their new single “Disconnected,” the first […]

Read an excerpt from the new(ish) book, Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records, a musical history book chronicling the story of Lookout Records and the label's bands, written by Kevin Prested. This chapter focuses on the band Screeching Weasel.  THE YEAR OF THE WEASEL Aside from Green Day, one band was becoming synonymous […]

Hellcat Records will be reissuing legendary ska-punk outfit Operation Ivy's debut EP Hectic on vinyl Apr. 17. A pre-order has been launched here. THe EP was originally released in 1988 by the now officially defunct Lookout Records. Hellcat reissued the band's lone full-length, Energy, in 2007. Op Ivy frontman Jesse Michaels has since resurfaced in […]

Lookout Records owner/president Chris Appelgren released a lengthy statement over the weekend regarding the official closure of the seminal punk label. Read the full statement below. “I'm not sure exactly where exactly to start but I guess it's best to get the hard part out of the way. To put it simply, what was mentioned […]

Seminal punk label Lookout Records has officially closed its doors, according to label alumnus Ted Leo. Over the years, Lookout! had released material from Green Day, Screeching Weasel, Operation Ivy and others, but ceased issuing new records in 2006. The label had kept its back catalogue in print from that point until December 2011, according […]