On November 26, 1976, the Sex Pistols released their first single, "Anarchy in the U.K.," and changed the landscape of punk ...
Punk-rock record collectors of the world, unite! This quiz is just for you. Presenting 20 classic punk albums, in chronological order. Tell us the year each was released. Simple enough, right? But ...
‘70s Punk Icons Have Major Announcement: ‘Never Thought We’d Make It This Far’ originally appeared on Parade. When you hear the word "punk," who do you think of? Some might imagine the spiky hair ...
Everyone’s a contrarian. You see plenty of armchair punk historians deny everything daily on social media. But a large chunk of what you read about in Alternative Press is impossible without punk’s ...
Rock ‘n’ roll narratives are played out. The stories that permeate the rock canon have been regurgitated time and again, from the forward-thinking but troubled young artist who can’t outrun his own ...
Punk rock music—that blistering, snarling, enlivening style—has exhilarated audiences for some 50 years now. What rose to prominence in the mid-1970s has become a sound for the generations. Never ...
Exene Cervenka remembers what she felt those early days after she joined the punk band X in the late 1970s. There was a feeling that they were at the cusp of something big, with a new emerging sound ...
Brian Gorsegner, vocalist of Night Birds (who are currently on hiatus) and booking agent for a handful of punk bands, has also put together a new punk book called Ancient Artifax. As the title implies ...
When you hear the word "punk," who do you think of? Some might imagine the spiky hair snarl of the Sex Pistols or the bowl cuts and leather jackets of The Ramones. Some might think of Green Day, Alice ...