Guitarist Stephen Egerton is the virtuoso buzz behind the Descendents fast, frantic, upbeat punk rock that has helped redefine the genre, as well as help create pop-punk. The legendary act is currently on tour with fellow old-school classic acts the Circle Jerks, and the Adolescents, and the band has shown no signs of switching to decaf anytime soon.
Read moreH.E Creative, Mike Damante partner on children's ska book 'Hey Ska-Burbia'-out Feb. 12
On Tuesday Feb. 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day, show your love for ska with the new children’s book HEY SKA-BURBIA written by MIKE DAMANTE and illustrated and published by H.E CREATIVE. Pre-orders for this limited release book are up, and you can pick-it up, pick-it up, pick-it up today!
Read moreREVIEW: The Get Up Kids Matt Pryor's memoir 'Red Letter Days' an emo essential
Matt Pryor, the beloved frontman and emo icon of acts like The Get Up Kids and the New Amsterdams, has penned a memoir chronicling his beginnings in Kanas to the Get Up Kids growth spurt to emo giants in his debut memoir “Red Letter Days.”
Read moreThe top albums of 2023
It’s that time of the year again, for the best albums of 2023. This year seemed to be a return to form for pop-punk new and old, and also showed older bands can bring out new tricks, while the new blood is flowing strong.
Read moreCOMMENTARY: If The Warped Tour would return in 2024, what would it look like?
The Vans Warped Tour, the summer traveling punk rock summer camp that helped launch the careers of some of the biggest names in music, called it quits for good after 25 years in 2019.If the Warped Tour was to come back next summer, what would it possibly look like?
Read more182 Day: The top 5 blink-182 shows I ever covered/ seen live
Happy 182 Day to those who celebrate. As the band is currently on its massive 2023-2024 world tour, I decided to go back in time and remember and rank the top blink shows I’ve attended /covered as a music journalist at Hearst Media, and as a fan from over 20 years’ worth of shows. The ranking is based upon stories associated with the show, setlist, and overall memories.
Read moreREVIEW: Fall Out Boy, Alkaline Trio rock Wrigley Field in Chicago
CHICAGO- Fall Out Boy’s North American Tour launched in grand fashion at the historic home of the Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field on June 21 in Chicago. The show’s grandiose setting was a perfect match to Fall Out Boy’s longstanding aspirations of global pop dominance, and served as a bucket list moment for Chicago’s favorite dark, pop-punk sons Alkaline Trio.
Read moreThe top 10 best NOFX songs of all time
Every band has an expiration date, and NOFX is calling it quits at 40 years, as they band is doing 40 dates of its popular “Punk In Drublic” festival that includes punk rock bands and craft beer. Is NOFX really done for good? Who knows, but let’s take a look at the band’s best 10 songs from a crazy career that helped define American punk.
Read moreFrom the vault: New Found Glory talk Warped Tour generation, first book
In this installment, here is a 2016 sit-down with Jordan Pundik and Ian Grushka from New Found Glory where they discuss the Warped Tour, and its place with that generation, the band’s first book, and more. New Found Glory’s new acoustic record “Make The Most Of It,” is out now.
Read moreREVIEW: Greg Graffin’s ‘Punk Paradox’ a nice addition to Bad Religion’s story
If you’re a fan of Bad Religion, you’ve heard the legendary punk rock band’s story by now. In Greg Graffin’s latest book “Punk Paradox,” the professor and front man gives you a deeper look from his perspective as an academic and a punk rocker.
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