pop punk’s not dead

Record labels, here’s an idea: Pop-Punk Goes Pop-Punk, a compilation of younger, “new wave” pop-punk bands covering our nostalgia-pumping favorites. It will probably never happen, but, for now, Knuckle Puck (one of AP’s 100 bands you need to know) have the right idea. The band’s singer, Joe Taylor, recently covered pop-punk blue bloods the Starting […]

(Photo: Emily Ibarra) Man Overboard have released a new video update from the “Pop Punk's Not Dead” tour. Check out the video below and tell us what you think!

While it’s true that pop-punk never really died, it’s arguably been years since the scene has been off life support—one may even have to turn the wayback machine to the halcyon days of the late 90s and early 2000s, when seemingly every major label was frantically searching for the next Blink-182 or New Found Glory. […]

New Found Glory recently recorded a Nervous Energies session. Check out the videos below. The band is currently headlining the Pop Punk's Not Dead tour with Set Your Goals, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard and This Time Next Year.    

When we first put the term “Pop Punk’s Not Dead” on the back of an NFG t-shirt, a lot of people thought it was a spoof on the Exploited's “Punk’s Not Dead.” Sure, it may have spawned from that a little, but we never looked into the full meaning behind their use of the term. […]