punk

When you think Frank Sinatra, you may think more “jazz” than “punk,” but Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie is here to make the case that his idol may be more more himself a punk than bands whose music fits the genre.  “Sinatra didn't give a fuck,” Urie says, explaining that his unwavering loyalty to his […]

Often referred to as the “birthplace of punk”, legendary New York City club and bar CBGB will be reopening as the least-punk instutition imaginable—an airport restaurant in Newark, New Jersey.  Read More: New York Joey Ramone mural is a monument to punk rock history CBGB closed its doors in 2006, after hosting decades of shows featuring iconic […]

With more than 15 tracks written, punk princess Gwen Stefani is readying her return as a solo artist. Her long-awaited record was originally set to be released last winter, but Stefani instead shared two stand-alone singles: “Baby Don’t Lie” and “Spark The Fire.”  Read more: Avril Lavigne announces separation from Nickelback​‘s Chad Kroeger “I’m always in […]

Kevin Jonas was recently featured on an episode of MTV’s When I Was 17 and revealed that a certain punk band served as the inspiration for him wanting to become a musician. “So, when I was 17, I went to pretty much my first show on my own, which was a MXPX show. The ticket […]

Music icon Billy Idol recently gave an interview to The Big Issue where he discussed the early influence of punk and the shape of music today. In the interview—when asked about his commercial success and if he “betrayed” punk—Idol dismissed the punk movement’s political impact altogether. “Punk had done what it set out to do […]

This has been a good week for video games. The worlds of punk-rock and Nintendo have finally come together. Noisey recently found out about Punktendo, a video game emulator that is free to play and lets you play punk-rock versions of classic Nintendo games. Some of the titles include  “Fat Mike’s Golf,” “Masked Intruder’s Alley,” “Milo […]

Badass Digest recently dug up this amazing note written by a fifth grader named Taylor-Ruth. In the letter, the young girl writes about how she “checked out a bunch of music CDs from the library.” She then noted that a lot of the music has cuss words and the singers “do not like the man.” […]

Honda has begun a marketing campaign for its luxury brand Acura that uses punk music. In the commercial for their TLX sedan, a punk cover of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” by Sex Pistol Sid Vicious is used to highlight the car’s development. If he had lived past 21, it’s interesting to think what Vicious would’ve […]

We Are The Union You Can’t Hide The Sun The resemblance between We Are The Union and a ska-punk prototype like Less Than Jake is uncanny—but the similarities in horn-constructed harmonies and true-to-life lyrics don’t define them. There’s freshness to WATU’s approach, one that, since the band’s inception in 2005, continues to push the well-worn […]

Reel Big Fish Candy Coated Fury It may seem downright ridiculous that in the year 2012, Reel Big Fish are not only releasing new music, but it sounds like they picked up where they left off in 1997. The thing is, Aaron Barrett and his crew understand this fact better than anyone—and they unabashedly embrace […]

(Above: Russian feminist punks Pussy Riot) Interesting new Op-Ed at the New York Times today, in which Jessica Bruder talks about the growing resistant punk movement across the world while lamenting its demise in the US and UK. An excerpt: “The idea that music can help change things, rather than just sell expensive coats, isn’t very […]