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Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova embodies empowerment. In their AP digital cover story, the singer and activist explores their journey in fourth-wave feminism.

NOFX follow up 2021's Single Album with their new record, Double Album. Fat Mike details its creation, the band's 40th anniversary and their 2023 farewell shows.

Back in the mid-’90s, if you turned on the TV and saw Barry Horowitz patting himself on the back in a wrestling ring, you knew something bad was about to happen. Heavily bearded and magnificently mulleted, once the bell rang, he’d get twisted up like a pretzel in Bret Hart’s Sharpshooter, or press-slammed by the Ultimate Warrior, or maybe have his head kicked by Shawn Michaels. Horowitz is chie...

The Paranoyds have released their powerful sophomore album, Talk Talk Talk. The band discuss opening for Jack White and embracing creative mistakes.

Modern Baseball's debut album, Sports, turns 10 this Nov. 27. Here's how they changed the face of emo with self-reflection and genuineness.

With their sophomore album, Back Home, Big Joanie are honoring the deep roots of their ancestors. In this interview, the punk trio detail its creation.

NNAMDÏ creates an electrifying community. On his new album Please Have a Seat, he continues to challenge the binaries of pop music by reinventing its every edge.

Show Me The Body's new album, Trouble The Water, dives even deeper into capitalist greed. The band dissect the process behind making their third record.

Punk, in all mediums, is armor for change. Women dressed in chains, leather and fishnets, as well as shaved heads, transformed into people who demanded to be heard.

Get to know TiaCorine, an "anime trap" artist who meshes musical worlds together. Tia delves into her much-anticipated debut album I Can't Wait, out now.

Neil Rubenstein is carving out his own place in the comedy world. The stand-up comic discusses his punk-rock roots and touring with Motion City Soundtrack.

From Ramones to The Twilight Zone, hell's portrayal in media has changed over the years. We owe this shift not only to Sam Raimi but also to the Vietnam war.

Ska has a rich history, and the Interrupters are leading the charge for the new gen. The band open up about their most personal album yet, In The Wild.

Kitchen Mouse is Highland Park's acclaimed vegan and vegetarian restaurant. Here's how former F-Minus member Erica Daking built the eatery from the ground up.

From Arctic Monkeys' Favourite Worst Nightmare to Fall Out Boy's Infinity On High, these are the best punk albums of 2007.

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.

“Let’s have a war ⁠— blame it on the Middle Class!” The guitar emerges in a blur. The outburst only lasts a second or two before the rest of the band kicks in as abruptly. Someone calls “Out of vogue” repeatedly, as lead singer Jeff Atta responds, “We don't need no magazines/We don’t need no pictures/We don’t need no TV/We don’t wanna know!” It’s over in a minute. The other three songs on the seve

The most important member of any rock ‘n’ roll band is the drummer. Seriously, you can have Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar in your band. But if Mitch Mitchell isn't in the back, holding it all together on drums? You just have noise.  Rhythm...

Nov. 20, 1980, after-dinner hour: England’s eyes were focused on Top Of The Pops, BBC’s long-running pop program, as they had every Thursday evening since the first day of 1964. In the middle of the rundown of the U.K.’s 30 best-selling singles appeared this apparition, resembling black leather Visigoths from a Hell’s Angels fever dream. The mixed scent of Mar...

2005 began with a sick hangover, otherwise known as facing four more years of President George W. Bush’s administration, compounded by the erroneous war in Iraq. And that queasy stomach and headache never subsided. Is it any wonder the year’s best punk music was overwhelmingly bright and cheerful, even if it pounded like a jackhammer? It was as ...