While punk rock was born in years prior, it was the 1980s when it came of age. The era solidified the sounds and the genre as mainstream and hear to stay. With its one-part rage and one-part ...

The 1980s didn’t just sound different; it looked different, felt bigger, and pushed rock in multiple directions at once.

Billy Idol is setting the record straight about the secret muse for one of is famous songs, and whether or not it was Demi Moore. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the punk rocker was asked ...

Forty years later and the “Repo Man” soundtrack – officially titled “Repo Man (Music From The Original Motion Picture)” – stands the test of time as one of the greatest movie soundtracks ever made. It ...

In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

The Jr. Chemists were a Phoenix-based punk band formed in the early 1980s. The band was known for its quirky, childlike aesthetic and experimental sound. The Jr. Chemists were part of the vibrant Hate ...