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 ...

Box Car Racer, +44, and Texas Is the Reason are all among the best pop punk bands that only released one album, but made it ...

The October roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

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 ...

On Monday morning, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, better known as the iconic French dance duo Daft Punk, released a cryptic eight-minute video on their YouTube channel titled ...

Punk rock has been a part of cinema ever since the music was created in places like Los Angeles, New York and London in the mid to late ’70s. Aside from the music, either live or on record, the big ...

The self-proclaimed Best in the World CM Punk has been wrestling for over 27 years. Recently he opened up about his plans (or lack of) to retire from professional wrestling. While speaking to Jackie ...

Punk celebrated his 47th birthday on October 26 and is now heading into WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event with a chance to become World Heavyweight Champion. He spoke to KSL News in Utah to promote the ...

CM Punk is finally back atop WWE's mountaintop as world heavyweight champion, and all signs point to this reign lasting ...

Dave Allen, the bassist of the groundbreaking post-punk band Gang of Four, has died just weeks before the start of the band’s farewell tour. He was 69. Allen died Saturday morning, April 5, at home ...