20 bands that shaped hardcore's evolution
From Bad Brains to Soul Glo, this is the evolution of hardcore. See how the genre has transformed over the years with these 20 influential artists.
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Inside Pacific Northwest punk, from the Sonics to Sub Pop
From the Sonics to the birth of Sub Pop, this is the history of Pacific Northwest punk. See how the genre transformed over the years.
The 10 best punk drummers of the ’90s, from Dave Grohl to Tobi Vail
The ‘90s was the moment when the experiments wrestled control of the laboratory away from the scientists. Suddenly, punk rock — the ragged step-sibling of rock and pop — was squarely in the mainstream of culture, after years of ruling the underground. It spawned alter...
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These 15 classic albums made 1996 a crucial year in punk history
1996: President Bill Clinton was squaring off against Kansas Sen. Bob Dole in a successful bid for a second term in the White House. On April 3, former math professor Ted Kaczynski was arrested in his remote Montana cabin, suspected (correctly, it turns out) to be American domestic terrorist the Unabomber...
10 guitarists who brought punk rock firmly into the 2000s
As we exited the ’90s and entered the new millennium, pop divas, prefabricated boy bands and rappers bragging about conspicuous consumption and how poorly they treated women ruled the airwaves. Meanwhile, what passed for “rock” was the white guys who beat you up in high school P.E. class who’d di...
15 punk albums from 1992 that thrived in the era of grunge
The mood of 1992: “We won!” Nirvana’s Nevermind sold by the truckload hourly. All anyone could talk about was alternative rock and grunge. Record biz execs walked around that spring’s SXSW convention in Austin in floppy, artfully unwashed hair, just-purchased flannel shirts and ripped jeans. You’d pass a line of t...
These 15 punk albums of 1990 set the tone for the decade
Welcome to the best punk albums of 1990. True, the Sunset Strip glam metallers’ omnipresence seemingly denied punk ever happened. Oddly, the bands all wore shredded Sex Pistols or Ramones T-shirts, grasping for some sorta punk credibility. They...
Kurt Cobain’s guitar is the most expensive ever sold at auction
Back in May, it was announced that Kurt Cobain‘s MTV Unplugged acoustic guitar was going up for sale. On June 19, the auction for the Nirvana frontman’s iconic guitar began and shortly after the auction launched, the guitar reached $1 million with four bids.
Now, we know just how much the M...
Kurt Cobain’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ guitar bids already hit $1 million at auction
Back in May, it was announced that Kurt Cobain's MTV Unplugged acoustic guitar is going up for auction. Well today, June 19, the auction for the Nirvana frontman's iconic guitar has started.
Bidding is currently taking place at the time of this article being published...
Here’s how you can own Kurt Cobain’s iconic ‘MTV Unplugged’ guitar
If you ever dreamed of owning your own piece of rock music history, now may be your chance. This week, it has been announced that the acoustic guitar Nirvana's Kurt Cobain played during their legendary MTV Unplugged In New York performance is heading straight to auction in June...
Poison Idea going on indefinite hiatus
Hardcore-punk icons Poison Idea have announced that they are embarking on an indefinite hiatus, and therefore cancelling all upcoming tour dates.
In an official press release, the band cite health issues and personal matters as the reasons for their abrupt discontinuation. Fur
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