Punk, Disco, and Silly Love Songs: Revisiting the Explosive Summer of 1976

Connecting the dots between Pink Floyd, the Ramones, Patti Smith, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, and more at a time when everything seemed to be happening at once.

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From Patti Smith to Bikini Kill, The Story of Feminist Punk in 33 Songs

From Patti Smith to Bikini Kill, The Story of Feminist Punk in 33 Songs





How This Glam Rock OG Became the Weeknd’s Video Muse

During punk’s early days, the identities of many European artists and foreign-language bands were often underrepresented—especially when the creative forces behind those bands were women. Laura Snapes sheds light on 10 of these groups.

During punk’s early days, the identities of many European artists and foreign-language bands were often underrepresented—especially when the creative forces behind those bands were women. Laura Snapes sheds light on 10 of these groups.



Stuart Berman tells of how Fucked Up continues to apply its principles of DIY determinism to a post-everything world.


Get ready for another installment of Shake Appeal, our garage/punk/psychedelic music round-up, featuring Timmy’s Organism, GaRY WrONG, Useless Eaters, Peach Kelli Pop, and more 




You’ve been good, so it’s time for another installment of Shake Appeal, our garage/punk/psychedelic/etc. music round-up

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"A punk is someone who knows how to ask the world uncomfortable questions and does everything possible to make sure the world can’t cop out of answering those questions. A punk is a person who lives and breathes astonishment. Astonishing other people and astonishing yourself—that’s what art is for us, and without art, life can’t exist, it would be too boring. A punk is always ready to rethink the idea of what is normal, and again, first and foremost, rethink their own ideas."

Pussy Riot

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