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 ...

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 Damned are the greatest punk rock band of all-time, so logic would also have it, that they are also the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I write this because punk rock is the only genre of ...

The Paradox is a Black pop-punk band from Atlanta that has quickly become one of the hottest acts in the genre. The quartet formed in 2024 and quickly went viral, getting millions of streams on ...

We all know and love Joan Jett and Debbie Harry, but what about the female icons who don’t get mentioned in conversations about the heyday of punk nearly as often? Let’s dive into a list of four ...

Punk rock, a genre that’s known for being explicit, aggressive, and wildly feverish might be the best to capture a feeling as intense and complicated as love. For those who find themselves jilted this ...